Real estate conference to feature Jack Kemp, current trends

September 24, 2007

WHO: Jack Kemp, former congressman and vice presidential candidate, and about 80 real estate industry experts from around the state of Florida.

WHAT: Kemp, who served as secretary of Housing and Urban Development during the George H.W. Bush administration, is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the second annual conference sponsored by the University of Florida’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies. He will discuss national and Florida real estate markets.

As a New York congressman from 1971 to 1989, Kemp helped to write a memorandum to president-elect Ronald Reagan that became the foundation of “Reaganomics.” He was the vice presidential candidate in the Bob Dole campaign for presidency in 1996.

The conference will focus on the latest trends in real estate. Discussions will cover such topics as the sub-prime mortgage meltdown and its fall-out for the mortgage industry; the outlook for housing prices; whether the condo market has hit bottom; and the effects of the housing slowdown on the state’s economy.

Property tax issues, including the property tax measure slated for the ballot in January, will be the subject of another roundtable discussion led by Dominic Calabro of Florida Tax Watch.

Hank Fishkind, president of Fishkind and Associates, will discuss the health of real estate markets… After Kemp’s keynote address, there will be break-out informal sessions on green buildings, the sub-prime mortgage meltdown and other current issues.

WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28.

WHERE: Hilton UF Conference Center, 1714 S.W. 34th St., Gainesville

CONTACT: Because of limited space for participants and news media, reservations must be made by e-mailing or calling Andrea Huisden, the center’s assistant director, at 352-273-0312 or andrea.huisden@cba.ufl.edu Additional information is available from Wayne Archer, the center’s director, at 352-273-0314 and on the center’s Web site at www.realestate.ufl.edu.