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November 17 & 18, 2008

Official Media Sponsor

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA

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6 Hours DRE Consumer Protection Credit and/or 15 hours CPA Continuing Education Credit

 

Expand your business by learning how to fund Commercial & Income Property Loans and meet income property lenders!

A must attend seminar for all Mortgage Brokers, Commercial Real Estate Brokers, and all others who want to increase their

Commercial Mortgage knowledge!

Meet ONE on ONE with the following lenders (Scheduled to appear):

NEW LENDER FOR 2008

AGRICAP FINANCIAL CORPORATION FIRST CALIFORNIA BANK JOHNSON CAPITAL
BUSINESS PARTNERS, LLC GOLDEN SECURITY BANK PNC ARCS
CENTENNIAL BANK  GOVERNMENT LOANS (SBA) UNION BANK of CALIFORNIA
CIRCLE BANK  GREYSTONE FINANCIAL GROUP VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL
COMMUNITY COMMERCE BANK  IMPERIAL CAPITAL BANK WAMU - COMMERCIAL
FIDELITY MORTGAGE LENDERS WAMU- MULTI-FAMILY

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DATES:                                MONDAY, November 17, 2008 & TUESDAY, November 18, 2008

PLACE:                              The Fairmont San Francisco
                     
                            950 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA  94108  (415) 772 - 5000

 

REGISTRATION FEE:    Early Bird Rate:               $185.00    on or before October 15, 2008

                                            Prepaid Rate:                    $210.00    October 16 - November 7, 2008 

                                            Registration                      $250.00    after November 8 and at the door

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS:    Rates at the Fairmont starting at $249.00 - Limited rooms available (Promotional Code: GBAY1) - Direct Link to Fairmont Registration

SPECIAL PARKING PASS AVAILABLE - For More information and instruction go to www.allstargroup.com/parking

CANCELLATION POLICY: All cancellations must be in writing and received by October 17, 2008 and are subject to a $100 cancellation fee

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SCHEDULED PROGRAM:

Monday, November 17, 2008
 
1:00 PM  -  2:00 PM Conference Registration
 
2:00 PM  -  2:10 PM Opening Remarks and Introductions
Jon Fine &  Arnie Garfinkel welcome you to the 6th Annual Conference. They will provide the attendees with important information they need to know about the two day event. An official from the city of San Francisco is scheduled welcome you to the city.
 
2:10 PM  -  3:20 PM Commercial Lender Panel One
Business Partners, LLC, Circle bank, Community Commerce Bank, First California Bank, Golden Security Bank
 
3:35 PM  -  4:45 PM Defeasance & Yield Maintenance
Greg Stranger of Capital Defeasance discussing the value and understanding of Defeasance and Yield maintenance. This session if for the experienced Commercial Loan Attendee
 Optional
 
3:35 PM  -  4:45 PM Environmental Due Dilligence in Lending
Cherie Lim of JMK Environmental brings his many years of expertise to our event. JMK provides due diligence assistance and environmental consultation to more than 100 nationwide lenders and financial institutions. They were ranked 2nd in California and 14th in the U.S., according to EDR database.
 Optional
 
3:35 PM  -  4:45 PM Introductions to Commercial Lending & Underwriting
This session will enlighten you on the basics of Commercial Real Estate lending. Consider this session "Commercial Lending 101"
 Optional
 
5:00 PM  -  6:10 PM Apartment/Multifamily Lender Panel
Greystone Financial Group, Johnson Capital, PNC/ARCS Commercial Mortgage and WAMU - Multifamily
 
6:10 PM  -  8:00 PM Cocktail Party & Welcome Reception
 

Sponsored by Fidelity Mortgage Lenders

Please Join Chuck Hershson and the all of the Lenders and speakers for Cocktails and Hors D'Oeuvres. Win a new Laptop provided by Fidelity Mortgage Lenders. Must be present at the Cocktail Party to win.

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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
 
7:30 AM  -  8:30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast
 

Sponsored by WAMU

 
8:30 AM  -  9:45 AM Commercial Lender Panel Two
Centennial Bank, Imperial Capital Bank, Union Bank of CA, and WAMU - Commercial
 
10:00 AM  -  11:10 PM Niche Lender Panel
AgriCap Financial Corporation,  Fidelity Mortgage Lenders, Government Loans, Velocity Commercial Capital, LLC
 
11:20 AM  -  12:30 PM How to Originate Commercial Loans
Don Sonsma from First California Bank shares his expertise of commercial loan origination with the attendees. This is a must session as a second part of introduction to commercial lending.
 Optional
 
11:20 AM  -  12:30 PM Panel Discussion - Lending on Large Commercial Properties
This is an interactive session that will tackle the issues that arise with loans over $5,000,000.
 Optional
 
11:20 AM  -  12:30 PM Simple Commercial Appraisal Rules of Thumb
Paul Chandler, President of Property Sciences will discuss exactly what an Appraiser goes through to determine value on all Commercial and Multi Family Properties. See why a Commercial Apprasial is different from a SFR appraisal.
 Optional
 
12:30 PM  -  2:00 PM LUNCHEON & Keynote Address
A Sit Down Luncheon and networking with the Lenders.

Our Keynote is Jim Butler who is a Founding Partner of Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro LLP and he is Chairman of the firm's Global Hospitality Group®. Jim and his team are more than "just" great hotel lawyers. They are also hospitality consultants and business advisors. They are deal makers. They can help find the right operator or capital provider. They know who to call and how to reach them. They are a major gateway of hotel finance, facilitating the flow of capital with their legal skill, hospitality industry knowledge and ability to find the right "fit" for all parts of the capital stack. Because they are part of the very fabric of the hotel industry, they are able to help clients identify key business goals, assemble the right team, strategize the approach to optimize value and then get the deal done. Jim is frequently quoted as an expert on hotel issues by national and industry publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Forbes, BusinessWeek, and Hotel Business. A frequent author and speaker, Jim's books, articles and many expert panel presentations cover topics such as negotiating, re-negotiating or terminating hotel management agreements, development, acquisition and sale, hotel finance, complex joint venture and entity structure matters, workouts, as well as many operating and strategic issues.

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2:00 PM  -  3:00 PM  
GENERAL SESSION - New Challenges for California Real Estate Lending
 

Jeff Davi - California Department of Real Estate Commissioner, William Haraf - California Department of Financial Institutions. Stephen Pugh, Alain Pinel Investment Group director, and Paul Chandler, Property Sciences Founder will be discussing the new Challenges facing some of the new rules and regulations in doing real estate lending in California for both Financial Institutions and Loan Brokers/Realtors and Mortgage Bankers.

Jeff Davi                     William Haraf               Stephen Pugh           Paul Chandler

Arnie Garfinkel, Moderator

 

   

 

 
3:10 PM  -  4:20 PM Cost Segregation - RE Tax Strategies
Paul Olson from Commercial Cashflow Advisors will introduce the benefits and how to use Cost Seggregation when dealing with Commercial Real Estate
 Optional
 
3:10 PM  -  4:20 PM Lending "Green" in California
Mitch Miller of Miller Law Group and James Monninger of PG & E will discuss the benefits of going Green in California when it comes to commercial real estate.
 Optional
 
3:10 PM  -  4:20 PM Title & Escrow for Commercial Real Estate
Craig Sullivan, Jon Fine and others will enlighten those attending this session on the in's and outs of the Title & Escrow side of Commercial Lending.
 Optional
 
4:25 PM  -  5:35 PM Owner User/SBA Loans
Ben Jacob & Michael Togut will assit you in understanding how to get your owner user property loans done
 Optional
 
4:25 PM  -  5:35 PM Third Party Reports
Paul Chandler and Jay Kwon will lead a panel of what and why you need third party reports on commercial real estate loans such as appraisal and environmental.
 Optional
 
4:25 PM  -  5:35 PM

COMMERCIAL LOAN DOCUMENTATION OVERVIEW

Learn about emerging trends and ways lenders are optimizing their performance in this overview of various methodologies for loan closing documentation in this session led by Lance Cutsforth of RoboDocs.  See why commercial loan documentation differs significantly from SFR documentation.

 

CONFERENCE Includes:

 

 The most Comprehensive Bay Area Commercial Real Estate Lending Event of the Year

BRING YOUR LOAN REQUESTS! 

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