Industry: Will Diversity Affiliates Rise To The Occaision In 2008?

Published: January 4, 2008, 9:00 am

Tags: real estate, industry, diversity, santa clara county, affiliates

Santa Clara County is a very diverse community. During the recent boom, numerous diversity affiliate groups sprang up to celebrate various cultures and provide additional support to real estate professionals who served those cultures. Over the past two years, however, diversity affiliate group membership has stagnated and attendence at affiliate events has fallen as real estate professionals have been forced to tighten their budgets in response to a slower market.2008 is going to be a challenging year. Are the organizers and leaders of diversity affiliate groups going to be up to the challenge? Are they going to restructure their organizations in ways that provide support while reducing expenses?What does it take to hold a diversity affiliate group meeting? It takes a venue, preferably one less expensive than the hotel meeting rooms and restaurants used in the past. Why not hold meetings at a local title company instead? Most diversity affiliate group boards include title

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