What: St. Ann/St. Mary Strata & Real Estate Public Education Forum

Where: Ocho Rios Baptist Church Hall, Milford Road, Ocho Rios

When: Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 5 p.m.

Hosted by: Commission of Strat Corporations/Real Estate Board of Jamaica

For more information, please contact The Real Estate Board; 926-9748

Guest speakers for this event:
Joseph Shoucair Managing Director of the Housing Agency of Jamaica
Mark Crsokery President/CEO Stocks & Securities
Maxine Henry Wilson MP & UWI Lecturer

The Forum promises to be both interactive and informative, and will also feature various companies with displays including:
Jamaica National
Pixel 3D Studios
Housing Agency of Jamaica

Event date, location and time: October 1, 2010 at the PCJ Auditorium starting at 5:45pm

For more information, please call 461-8133 or email ammeshassamuels@gmail.com

“New Issues In Planning & Maintaining Housing Development”

Feature presentation – The Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, Minister of Water & Housing
Time & Venue – Wednesday, March 17, 2010 | 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. | Terra Nova All Suites Hotel, 17 Waterloo Road, Kingston 10

Cost – $8000 + GCT (up to March 10) | $9000 + GCT (after March 10)
Who should attend? Developers, engineers, project managers, attorneys-at-law, contractors, architects, financiers, real estate brokers and any other interested persons.

For more information, please contact Mrs. Marlene Lawrence – 876-929-6350 | marlene.lawrence@jmb.gov.jm

Venue – Couples Sans Souci, Ocho Rios, St. Ann
Date – Thursday, February 18, 2010
Time – 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Seminar Overview

Moderator – Leon HoSang (Managing Partner, Murray & Tucker)
Opening Address: Dr. The Hon. Horace Chang (Minister of Water & Housing)

Presentations:

• Initiatives to cope with home financing in these difficult times
• Legal dos and don’ts of selling and purchasing property – what you need to know
• Strata titles law – recent changes
• Strata housing insurance: Advantage General’s StrataSure policy
• What to expect when disaster strikes
• What happens after you die: Estate planning

The seminar will focus on recent developments in the Strata titles law.

The speakers are professionals with real world insight into Strata corporations, property management, mortgage companies and properties of strata properties.

Keynote speaker – Natalie Farrell-Ross (Partner – Myers, Fletcher & Gordon)

Panel:

• Sandra Watson, Real Estate Board
• Dennis Chung, Strata Chairman
• Janice Grant-Taffe, Vice-President/Legal Counsel & Corporate Secretary – Sagicor Life
• Norman Minott, Partner – Myers, Fletcher & Gordon

Venue: Sagicor Life Jamaica Ltd. Auditorium, 28-48 Barbados Avenue, Kingston 5

Date: Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Time: Registration  8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Presentation 9:00 a.m. – 12 noon

Cost: J$1,500 inclusive of parking

For additional information or registration, please contact Hyacinth Huslin via email at hyacinth.huslin@mfg.com.jm or via phone at 922-5860 ext. 2378

Date: November 20, 2009
Time: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location: Knutsford Court Hotel (Blue Mountain Suite), 11 Ruthven Road, Kingston 10

Presenters include:

• Hon. Orette Bruce Golding (Prime Minister of Jamaica) – keynote presentation on “The Government’s vision for real estate investment in Jamaica 2010 – 2011″
• Mrs. Sandra Watson (General Manager, The Real Estate Board) – presenting on “The importance of Jamaica’s Strata Act on property investment”
• Edwin Wint and Howard Johnson Jr. (Realtors Association of Jamaica) – presenting on “Understanding investment opportunities in Jamaica real estate”
• Herbert J. Strather (author) – presenting on “Creating a lifestyle of wealth in real estate in a troubled world economy”

Who should attend: strata owners, managers, realtors, finance/portfolio managers, mortgage brokers, bankers, property managers, property/real estate developers, lawyers, investment managers and real estate investors.

For more information, please contact: Mrs. Irene Hughes (Realtors Association of Jamaica) | Tel: 925-6223 | Email: info@realtorsjamaica.com

For more information, please email wecare@nht.gov.jm

Exhibition dates: May 4-8, 2009
Time: 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: The Atrium, HAJ Ltd., 13 Caledonia Avenue, Kingston 5