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2024 Events

Jul 10 Imad Abdullah, Architect, Real Estate Broker, Perspectives on Houston Real Estate

July 24th Julie with TK Images - Photography for Real Estate - 

Aug 14     Dianne McCoy - TREC Broker Lawyer Committee

Aug 28  Bus Tour & Lunch - Spring Branch District Bus Tour and Lunch - 4 hours

Sept. 11th - Rusty Adam - Texas A&M Real Estate Center -Economist
Sept 25th - Reliant Smart Home - 2 hour CE - NRG - Tania Turcios 2 hour CE

Oct. 9th - EL Crain - Motivational Speaker

Oct. 23rd  Happy Hour Location TBD


2024 Past Events

Jun 26 Justin Stapleton - Houston Hurricane Season - Channel 2 - Click 2 Houston

May 22nd - Matt Burress _ HAR - NAR Settlement

Feb 28 Chuck Poteet, Broker - Pivot Your Real Estate Business for Changing Times

Mar 13 Nancy Wilson, Mortgage Banker, 2 HOUR CE - Reverse Mortgage Purchase

Mar 27 Christopher Schreck, Research Economist, Federal Reserve

Apr 10 Cristina Schaffer - Social Media Class - Houston Association of Realtors

Apr 24 TJ Thompson, Inspector, Inspection Class

May 8 Elizabeth Seal, First American Home Warranty, Home Warranty CE Class

Feb 14    Sgt. Guinn, Precinct 5, Identity Fraud and Awareness
Jan 10 Mike Brubaker, Appraisals Update

 Jan 24  Marc Enzi, Taxes for Realtors®

2023 Past Events

Dec 13    CHRISTMAS PARTY - Maggiano's Little Italy 

Nov 8 Roland Altinger, Chief Appraiser, Harris Central Appraisal 
District: Tax Appraisal Update

Nov 25 Cory Burns, Chat GPT for Realtors

Oct 11 HAPPY HOUR, Jonathan's the Rub

Sep 27 Dan Seal, Economist, Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership

Sep 13 Kaitlynn Frey, Crime Stoppers, Financial Crime Prevention
 
Aug 23 Leslie Cortese, Concierge Auctions

Aug 9 Harold "Hap" May, CPA, CFF, LLM: Enforceability of EM Contract

July 26 Ann Chambers Taylor, Downtown District Update

July 12 Ted Jones, Economist, Stewart Title: Market Forecast 

June 28 John Bramlett, Stewart Insurance: Real Estate Liability: 
Reduce your risks and protect your license (3 hours CE)

June 14 Lender Panel: Dan Monson-Sente Mortgage, Mary Lee-Cornerstone Home Lending
Nancy Dalton-Garanteed Rate, Kelly Kearns-Certified Funding 2nd Liens,
Moderator, Sharon Yeary-Sharcom Realty & HIREBA President

May 24 HAPPY HOUR

May 10 Marc Enzi, EA, Tax Solutions: 1 Hour CE: 
FIRPTA (Foreign Investment in Real Estate Tax Act)

Apr 26 Mike Brubaker, Appraiser Extraordinaire - "Appraisals: It Depends" 
 
Apr 12 Tom Williams, Real Estate Photography with an iPhone

Mar 22 Hill Visits in Austin, Bus Trip
Mar 8 Kenny Pablo & Nicole Snyder, Army Corps of Engineers, "Ike Dike"

Feb 22 Chris Schreck, Federal Reserve Dallas, Houston Branch, Economic Update & tour 
of the Federal Reserve

Feb 8 Alisha Holt, HAR Member Benefits

Jan 25 Roy Guinn,  Sergeant, Community Relations, Harris Co. Constables' Office Pct. 5, 
"Surviving an Active Shooter and Realtor Safety"

Jan 11 Rick Rosenberg, Managing Principal, DPFG, Inc.:
"PIDs (Public Improvement Districts) & new disclosure requirements"
                        


 Meaningful Seminar Presentations
  Roland Altinger, Chief Appraiser HCAD

Harris Central Appraisal District (HCAD) Operations 2023

Roland Altinger, Chief Appraiser, Harris Central Appraisal District
  Ted Jones, PhD, Economist and Sr. Vice President, Stewart Title Guaranty
Market Forecast 2023
Ted Jones, PhD, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Affiliate Membership Directory     

HIREBA honors its Affiliate members who have demonstrated exceptional professionalism, leadership and participation in the real estate community and the community.

Outstanding Affiliate Member – Michael Brubaker

Mike Brubaker has been an appraiser in Houston since 1981. After graduating from the University of Houston with a degree in Architecture, he drifted into the appraisal business quite by accident. He opened Brubaker and Associates in 1988. The firm regularly performs 6,000 to 12,000 residential appraisals per year.

He is actively involved in the Houston Association of Mortgage Bankers, the Greater Houston Association of Mortgage Professionals and the Houston Association of Realtors, having served on each of their boards.

He is currently qualified as an instructor for the Appraisal Institute and the Texas Real Estate Commission. He is qualified as an expert in many Texas courts and is often asked to testify on complex valuation issues.

Mike has had a lot of fun nudging his sons toward adulthood, even though many will say he has yet to get there himself. He fiddles with wrenches and screwdrivers and generally likes to have his hands occupied. If you have a lot of time available, ask him about his 67 GTO or 1955 Ford tractor.

Mikes activities tend to involve fluid motion like snow skiing, skateboarding, water skiing, mountain biking and motorcycles. He has a pilot’s license with an instrument rating and enjoys putting an airplane into unusual attitudes. For Mike, watching is not a sport. Don’t ask him about the game on Sunday. He didn’t see it.

Mike’s communication skills are regularly fine-tuned as a result of his numerous public speaking and teaching activities. He teaches both basic and advanced appraisal courses, as well as current topic seminars.  His depth of knowledge in the appraisal field is widely known and his unique presentation skills make him a popular speaker at many real estate industry events both local and regional.


Outstanding Affiliate Member – Kelly Z Kearns

Kelly Z. Kearns has financed 2nd liens for over 30 years, prior to this I was a loan processor learning the mortgage industry hands on.

She is a pioneer at purchase/refinance 2nd liens, 2nd lien home improvement loans and home equity loans rules and products.

Certified Funding has been in the business for 35 years and I have been with them for 24 years.

I am NMLS certified account executive, thus I can handle/close loans myself as well. 


IMPORTANT LINKS

Business Owners Guide to the Cares Act
Cornerstone - Working with First-Time Homebuyers                         
Property Tax Protesting - What you need to know        
Stephen Klineberg - Houston on the Brink           
Shape Your Future: The 2020 Census  
What are the benefits


Bimonthly meetings for brokers and their agents

Listen to keynote Speakers at Meetings
Learn about new technology, and economic trends.

Network with industry leading Brokers
Present one of your listings at monthly meetings.

Consult affiliate members who are industry experts.  
Receive updates on events & news in real estate

Member profile on the HIREBA website

HAR-TAR-TREPAC , Legislative & political updates

Free CE credit courses

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Affiliate Memberships are available

Affiliate membership is open to a select number of:

    Appraiser
    Attorney
    Construction: Home Remodeling or Repairs
    E & O Insurance
    Home Warranty
    Hygientech Solutions
    Inspectors
    Insurance
    Media / Marketing
    Mortgage Lender
    Photographer   
    Roofing
    Surveyors
    Title Company

Affiliate Signup / Information
   

December 9  -  Christmas Party
Maggiano's Little Italy

Gloria Henley

Taylor & Jay