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Real Estate Weekly, March 5, 2003

MANAR Courses

March 6, 13, 20 - The Manhattan Association of REALTORS[R] and the NYS Commercial Association of REALTORS[R] are offering three introductory level continuing education courses for the residential broker who wishes to learn the basics of Commercial Real Estate. Each course provides 7.5 hours of CE Credit and may be taken individually or as a series. The courses are March 6 - Introduction to Commercial Real Estate - Tools of the Trade; March 13 - Introduction to Commercial & Investment Real Estate: Concepts and Terms and March 20 - Commercial Calculations The classes will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the offices of Manhattan Mortgage, 555 Madison Ave. (at 56th Street), 14th floor. Tuition for REALTOR[R] members is $100 for one day, $175 for two days and $225 for all three days. Tuition for non-members is $135, $250 and $300, respectively. The instructor is Edward S. Smith Jr. who has over 25 years experience in Commercial and Investment Real Estate Brokerage. For registration and additional information p lease call the MANAR office at 212 879-9166 or email lfrubinfeld@aol.com

Cooperator Expo

March 6 -- The Cooperator will hold its annual co-op and condo expo from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will take place at the New York Hilton and Towers, at 53rd St. and Ave. of the Americas. For registration and additional information please call (800) 725-6965.

YMBA Lunch

March 6 -- The Young Mortgage Bankers Association will hold its monthly luncheon, starting at 11:45 a.m. Deborah Adelman, president of Citi Bank Commercial Real Estate Group, will be the featured, speaker at the event. The luncheon will take place at the Cornell Club, at 6 E. 43rd St. For registration and additional information please call Joann Macaluso at (201) 440-8144.

IREM/BOMA Joint Luncheon

March 6 -- The Greater New York Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate (IREM) and the Building Owner's and Manager's Association (BOMA) will hold their annual joint luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, in the Astor Ballroom. The guest speaker will be announced at a later date. This event is open to all IREM & BOMA members and nonmembers. For IREM reservations, please contact Sheila Still at (212) 944- 9445 or visit www.iremnyc.org. For BOMA reservation please call Hallie Sherck (212) 239-3662.

Ivy Job Fair

March 11 -- Ivy Real Estate Education will hold a real estate job fair from 3 to 6 p.m. The event will take place at the SLC Conference Center, on the 16th floor of 352 Seventh Ave. Brokers: free of charge. For registration and additional information please call (212) 244-9898.

ABO Lunch

March 13 -- The Associated Builders and Owners of Greater New York will hold its monthly luncheon from noon to 2 p.m. James Gill, chairman of Battery Park City Authority, will be the featured speaker at the event. The luncheon will take place at the National Arts Club, at 15 Gramercy Park South. Members: $60 per person. Non-members: $75 per person. For registration and additional information please call (212) 385-4949.

CoreNet Global Dinner

March 13 - CoreNet Global will holds its 12th annual dinner, starting at 5:30 p.m. The event will take place at Pier 60 of Chelsea Piers. For registration and additional information, please call Gerry Diamond at (212) 348-1584.

UJA-Federation Lunch

March 13 - UJA-Federation of New York's Young Real Estate Group (REX) of the Real Estate & Allied Trades Division will honor Andrew S. Fawer, managing director of CIBC World Markets Corporation's Real Estate Securitization and Finance Group, at its annual luncheon at The Pierre, Fifth Avenue and 61st Street. The guest speaker will be His Excellency, Daniel Ayalon, Israeli Ambassador to the United States. The luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m. Cost of the luncheon is $145. For further information or to make a reservation, please call Jodi Chase at 1-212-836-1450 or e-mail her at chasej@ujafedny.org.

NRC Panel

March 18 - The National Realty Club will hold a panel on "Investing in the Boroughs" at noon at the Williams Club, 24 East 39th St. Panel members are Richard Wald, president of Emigrant Funding; Frank Gooden, principal of First Merchants, Inc. of Park Slope and Timothy King, executive managing director of Massey Knakal's new Brooklyn office. The cost is $40 for members and $65 for nonmembers (must be prepaid.) For more information call Tamara Beck at (212) 551-1013.

CityBar Center Seminar

March 19 - The CityBar Center for Continuing Legal Education will hold a seminar, entitled "The Clean Water Act: The Law That Works?," from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Eileen D. Millett, general counsel of Interstate Environmental Commission, will chair the event. The seminar will take place at 42 W. 44th St. Members: $285 per person. Non-members: $405 per person. For registration and additional information, please call (212) 382-6663.

MBA Conference

March 16 to 21 -- The Mortgage Bankers Association will hold its 20th anniversary regional conference. The event will include general sessions with top industry speakers and exhibits. It will take place at Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. For registration and additional information please call (973) 379-7447.