The annual San Diego Association of REALTORS Trade Expo was held this past Friday May 9 at the San Diego Convention Center (Day 2 of this event was held on Saturday with the focus on consumers) and the Southern California CRS Chapter was there!

The event was free to all agents (minus the lunch, if you attended, and of course the $8 parking fee) and a great gathering place of vendors. With the market being what it is, seems the focus on advertising and marketing services, strategies and products just keeps growing. I didn’t spend a lot of time there today because of my schedule, and a big part of being there was to help staff our Southern California Chapter of CRS (Council of Residential Specialists) booth.

Many thanks to Barbara DuDeck, Area Vice President for San Diego, who coordinated the booth staffing. Barbara and I had a fun time Thursday afternoon setting the booth up, despite some challenges in figuring out how it all went together. Thanks also to the fellow Southern California CRS Chapter members who helped to staff the booth…Peter and Shirley Tenger, Linda Lesser, Barbara DuDeck, Diane Rath and others (sorry I do not have all the names but thanks!!).

Despite the market the turnout was pretty good. We had a lot of interest, a CRS joined our local Chapter, and 2 people signed up for the upcoming CRS 200 Class on Business Planning and Marketing being held at SDAR on May 22 and 23, 2008. We also raised a small sum of money for Habitat for Humanity, our Chapter with a Heart mission.

Enjoy the Virtual Tour of the Show!