I Survived Real Estate 2009 - Bringing together the real estate community to benefit the Orange County Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Riverside, CA (PRWEB) June 10, 2010 — The organizers of the successful “I Survived Real Estate” series, an annual event that brings together leading voices in the industry while raising money for breast cancer research, have been recognized in an international marketing competition.

The “I Survived Real Estate” panel featuring Christopher Thornberg, Rick Sharga, David Kittle, John Young, Tommy Williams, Pat Vredevoogd Combs, Jospeh Magdziarz, and Bruce Norris.The Norris Group, a diversified real estate company based in Riverside, Calif., received the 2010 Gold Award from Hermes Creative Awards for its production of “I Survived Real Estate 2009,” a black-tie event held last fall at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda. Planning for the 2010 event, scheduled for Sept. 17, already is underway. The 2009 event raised $60,807 for the Orange County Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, which raises money for breast cancer research. That amount was the second-largest amount raised by any group in that chapter and was roughly 35 percent more than The Norris Group raised the previous year during “I Survived Real Estate 2008.” In total, these events have raised more than $105,000 during the past two years for Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

In addition to receiving a gold award in the “special events” category, The Norris Group also received a gold award in the category of “audio/radio program.” The award recognizes the Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show and Podcast, which is hosted by company President Bruce Norris on KTIE 590AM.

“The Hermes awards are a testament to each member of the team that we have put together at The Norris Group and to the importance of the outreach goals behind the ‘I Survived Real Estate’ series,” Norris said. “It’s especially gratifying to win an award for your hard work when you know the end result was additional funding for such a worthy cause.”

Planning already is well underway for “I Survived Real Estate 2010,” which is scheduled for Sept. 17. The inaugural event in 2008 explored the origins of the market meltdown and last year’s version explored how different parts of the industry were adjusting to the market and various legislative efforts underway.

“I Survived Real Estate 2010” will revisit the topic of government intervention, provide legislative updates and bring a sharper focus to potential industry solutions. In addition to Bruce Norris, the panel for this fall’s event is scheduled to include Tommy Williams, 2008 President, National Auctioneers Association; Joseph Magdziarz, Vice-President, Appraisal Institute; Christopher Thornberg, Principal, Beacon Economics; and Sean O’Toole, President, ForeclosureRadar.com.

“While ‘I Survived Real Estate’ is designed to be a fun event that provides real estate professionals with the latest and best business intelligence available, we take our fundraising effort very seriously,” Norris said. “We work cooperatively with our many partners to put on the best event possible, and we thank them for all they do.”

The Norris Group would like to extend a special thank you to all the partners and sponsors that made this event possible The Business Press, Frye/Wiles: A Creative Agency, the San Diego Creative Investors Association (SDCIA), Invest Club for Women, Investors Workshops, JK Short Sale, Entrust California, MVT Productions, White House Catering, 1-m-1 Properties, Appraisal Institute of Southern California, Awesome Limousines, Community RE-Invest Group, Delmae Properties, Elite Auctions, Far Below Market, Inland Empire Investors Forum, Las Brisas Escrow, Los Angeles Meeting and Event Center, Mike Cantu, Mortgage Equity Group, National Association of Real Estate Investors, North San Diego Real Estate Investors Association, Northern California Real Estate Investors Association (NORCALREIA), Real Wealth Network, Realty 411 Magazine, RealtyTrac, Saddleback Valley Communities, San Jose Real Estate Investor Association (SJREI), Starz Photography, Tony Alvarez, and Westin South Coast Plaza, and the Women’s Council of Realtors Inland Valley Chapter

Hermes Creative Awards is an international competition for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of traditional materials and programs and emerging technologies. The awards are administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals, an international organization consisting of several thousand marketing, communication, advertising, public relations, media production, web and free-lance professionals.

For more information about The Norris Group’s California hard money loans or our California Trust Deed investments, visit the website or call our office at 951-780-5856 for more information. For upcoming California real estate investor training and events, visit The Norris Group website and our California investor calendar. You’ll also find our award-winning real estate radio show on KTIE 590am at 6pm on Saturdays or you can listen to over 170 podcasts in our free investor radio archive.

Thank you Women’s Council of Realtors Inland Valley Chapter for your support for the Komen walk as well as promotion for the event in the Inland Empire area. Your friendship over the years has meant a great deal to The Norris Group.

A special thenk you to Lori Renberg Brown with Ambergate Escrow and Mya Magleby with Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation for organizing the group! You two have been so wonderful.

Information on Women’s Council of Realtors

In today’s changing marketplace—with demanding customers and tough competition—you can’t do it alone. Not only do you need to be connected to the top professionals in the industry, but also to the cutting-edge training, real estate industry information and wealth-building strategies that will build your business and secure your future.

When you join Women’s Council of REALTORS®, you tap into powerful programs that yield tangible results for you and your business—as well as networking and referral opportunities at the national, state and local levels.

For more information visit http://inlandvalleywcr.org/

Thank you Westin South Coast Plaza for helping us with the hotel arrangements for our out fo town guests of I Survived Real Estate 2009!!! We appreciate your prompt replies and outstanding service. You’ve been a huge help in making this event a success.

For more information about Westin South Coast Plaza, you can visit their website at HERE.

If you are coming from out of town, speak with Aaron norris at 951-780-5856 for a very special rate for this weekend.

About Westin South Coast Plaza

Inspire your senses at the newly redesigned hotel, The Westin South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa. Discover a host of new instinctive, personal sensory experiences including music, lighting, even aromatic and botanicals – all intended to soothe and stimulate. A fresh lobby design, with a new front desk and vibrant eclectic lobby lounge will offer a most personal welcome.

Unwind in our newly redesigned guest rooms featuring the Westin Heavenly Bed®, flat screen televisions, and signature Westin style.

For your dining pleasure the award-winning Pinot Provence serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The new Lobby Lounge, overlooking our waterfall terrace, offers cocktails and appetizers. You may also sign to your room account when dining at many of our surrounding world-class restaurants.

A short walk through the nearby park takes you to the heart of the Orange County theatre district, including the new Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Orange County Performing Arts Center, and South Coast Repertory. Across the “Unity” pedestrian bridge lies South Coast Plaza, with over 280 of the world’s great retail stores.

Find personal and instinctive service at every turn for a total renewal experience at The Westin South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa.

A big hug to Tony Alvarez who has always been a great friend and supporter of the Norris Group. We appreciate your contributions and friendship a great deal. Thanks for helping us make I Survived Real Estate 2009 so successful.

Tony teaches fellow investor the important of building relationships in the REO world and how to (and how not to) successfully approach the REO buy/sell business from the relationship perspective. He’s teaching a class on July 11th if you’re in town. See www.theREOmentor.com for more information.

Thank you so much Geraldine Barry and the San Jose Real Estate Investment Club team for your support of I Survived Real Estate 2009 from way up in Northern California! For more information about SJREI, visit www.sjrei.net.

About San Jose Real Estate Investors Association (SJREI)

Welcome to the San Jose Real Estate Investors Association (SJREI) website. We are an organization dedicated to providing the greater Bay Area a forum for the collaboration and continuing education of Real Estate Investors (REI). Over the past several years, SJREI has become a reliable source for solid, truthful analysis without the hype. It is a venue where REI of all experience levels can connect and become educated on local and national market conditions; determine where and when to invest, developing a comprehensive exit strategy for individual portfolios to minimize risk and maximize profit.

The SJREI provides current information, cutting edge market analysis, trend identification and opportunities so that the average investor can benefit from the information to minimize risk and maximize profit.  Our focus in mainly on education, due diligence, exit strategies, market timing and more.  We have a very active Association with all levels of investors which makes it interesting and educational for those who attend.

At our monthly meetings we host guest speakers who are experts in their fields, providing insightful and current information for the Real Estate Investors. In addition, the SJREI  Association meetings are an essential tool to assist with building a comprehensive real estate team for the individual investor.

SJREI Association frequently host seminars/workshops on a variety of timely real estate related topics.  As the original Association in the Silicon Valley area we have consistently provided local investors with opportunities to visit other markets, example include TX, Costa Rica, Mississippi,  Idaho,  Alabama to mention a few.  This effectively assists with determining if the markets visited are an appropriate investment for them.  SJREI also provides them with a ready-made team to manage properties in that area thereby simplifying the process so the busy executive can build wealth long-term without investing too much time trying to perform due diligence & coordinate and mange the process alone.

The SJREI strives to provide its member with the latest, up-to-date information on Real Estate investing.  SJREI has built relationships with some of the top professionals in the real estate industry who provide our members with information pertaining to building your team of professionals, tax strategies & remedies, market timing etc.  We are a one-stop-shop of resourceful information for the novice to the experienced Real Estate Investor.  Monthly meetings are a wonderful opportunity to network and build relationships with other like-minded people.

• Financing Deals
• Qualifying Sellers
• Buying & Selling
• Tax Strategies
• Creative Financing
• Property Management
• Foreclosures
• Negotiating
• Syndications/Partnerships
• Out-of-State Opportunities
• Taxes & Asset Protection
• Entity Structure
• Commercial Real Estate
• 1031 Tax Exchanges
• Property Analysis

www.sjrei.net

Thank you Realty 411 Magazine and Linda Plaiges for you efforts in helping us with I Survived Real Estate 2009! We so appreciate you support and contribution.

About Realty 411 Magazine

Visit www.realty411guide.com

Thank you so much to the Northern California Real Estate Investors Association (NORCALREIA) and David Granzella for sponsoring a table at I Survived Real Estate 2008. David and the NORCALRIE club could not make it down to Southern California for the evening but instead donated the table to cancer survivors. Thank you David and NORCALREIA for your huge hearts and for helping make the event even more special.

Info on NORCALREIA: http://www.norcalreia.com/

About Northern California Real Estate Investors Association (NORCALREI)

NORCALREIA is Sacramento’s premier real estate investment club. NORCALREIA provides quality real estate investment education and resources for our members, guests and friends. Our emphasis and commitment to solid real estate investor education enables our members to make CALCULATED investment decisions for continued wealth acquisition and wealth retention in this rapidly changing market environment. Since 2004, our associations and relationships with successful investors and educators such as Bruce Norris, Jack Fullerton, Peter Fortunato, Jack Miller, Dave Wilson and many others have allowed NORCALREIA to provide its membership with the most current and essential real estate investment techniques, strategies, and industry analysis. The capstone of success is not merely monetary, but relationships fortified by honesty, integrity, consistency and hard work. In other words, “suit up - show up- be honest.” We invite you to build wealth and success together, as NORCALREIA provides you with real estate knowledge, and solutions for today’s real estate market!!

“Building wealth and relationships together”

David Granzella

http://www.norcalreia.com/

A very special thank you to the North San Diego Real Estate Investors (NSDREI Association, Inc.) for becoming Gold Sponsors for I Survived Real Estate 2009. We appreciate your support and always look forward to working with your team. Special thanks to Eric and Linda.

About the North San Diego Real Estate Investors Association

North San Diego Real Estate Investors (NSDREI Association, Inc.) was formed in 2004 and is one of the premier real estate investing associations for both residents and non-residents of the San Diego area. Our mission is “to promote a supportive and inspiring environment for members to network, learn, grow, and take action to build personal wealth through real estate investing.” As a non-profit organization we have our member’s success in mind, and our profits are shared with our members via reduced prices and/or increased benefits. Please visit us on the web at www.nsdrei.org.

Thank you Philip Tirone and the Mortgage Equity group for once again sponsoring this unique and important event. You can learn more about Philip and his team atwww.themeg.net

About The Mortgage Equity Group

The Mortgage Equity Group (MEG) is in the business of simplifying the home loan process by assuming responsibility for your financial health as it relates to your mortgage decisions. We are dedicated to assisting you with the management of your mortgage, keeping abreast of interest rates, maximizing your credit score and minimizing your interest payments, and ensuring that your mortgage and real estate holdings blend well with all of your investments. We do this by leveraging a team of professionals equipped with tools, processes, and programs that make sure you meet your goals.

Philip X. Tirone

An expert in residential home financing, Philip X. Tirone has a unique background in difficult-to-obtain loans, having started his career working with borrowers with stated income and/or low credit scores. Philip founded The Mortgage Equity Group (The MEG) and specializes in educating borrowers to increase their credit scores so they qualify for optimal loan programs. A non-traditional mortgage company composed primarily of team members committed to providing each homebuyer with specialized time and services unique, The MEG complements traditional mortgage services with innovative programs aimed at reducing mortgage payments and maximizing buying power.

Philip excels at developing innovative strategies to simplify the mortgage process. He authored the 7 Steps to a 720® Credit Score, a book that teaches consumers to raise their credit scores and lower their interest rate. Most recently, he created The Home Loan Maximizer™, a program that allows home-owners to purchase larger homes while maintaining the same monthly payments. His Complete Financial Navigator™ analyzes his borrowers’ needs and financial picture, thereby helping borrowers overcome barriers to achieving their real estate goals. As a frequent guest lecturer at the University of California Los Angeles, Philip has authored and delivered numerous speeches about avoiding the “Mortgage Lifestyle Dilemma,” a phrase he coined to describe an emotional buying decision that results in overextension and a life that revolves around high mortgage payments.

Philip has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, New York Times.com, Wall Street Journal, Newsday, Woman’s World Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, Bottom Line Magazine, Bankrate.com, among others. He was recently featured in the New York Times bestseller, Secrets of the Young & Successful. In 2008, he will be featured in Dan Sullivan’s new book, Industry Transformers, which identifies eight individuals having a profound impact on their industry by creating meaningful ways for clients to bypass bureaucracy and red tape.

Named Arizona State University’s Man of the Year in 1994, Philip currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Lily, daughter, Ava, and son Dominic.

Lupita Solis

Lupita Solis has 25 years’ experience as a processor/underwriter for mortgage companies, always working with top producers who carry heavy volumes. She formerly financed loans in resort destinations in Mexico under the purview of one the country’s top mortgage companies. She joined the Mortgage Equity Group two years ago, bringing to the table her dedication to providing specific and focused detail to each and every client. Fluent in Spanish, Lupita is current working toward her real estate license. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and grandson.