Evening star., 1935-11-30
SOUTHEAST REALTY.
PARLEY PLANNED.
"Miniature National" Con-
vention to Be Held in
Atlanta Soon.

Drawing on the whole national real
; realtors of seven southeast states
Georgia, Alabama, North and South
Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi and
Florida, are going to Atlanta Decem-
Der 5 and for their own miniature
national convention, the first South
east regional convention of realtors.
The convention is held under
plan expected to be carried out in
every section of the country. Joint
planners are the National Association
of Real Estate Boards, State real
estate associations of the seven
States and the host real estate board.
Speakers will be top men, nationally,
In every branch of the business.
They are drawn for the Southeast
convention from Is States, all the
way from New Jersey to Texas. Other
coming regional conventions of
realtors tentatively scheduled under
the new plan: South Central regional
convention e States) at Tulsa,
February u and 13; Northwest
regional convention IS States at
Seattle in March, North Central
regional convention C States) April,
Great Lakes regional convention %
States May, New England regional
convention (6 States September,
Central Atlantic regional convention
q States, Southwest regional con-
vention a States october.
Headed by Walter S. Schmidt, Gin
cinnati national president, who will
discuss national issues now matter
of direct Importance to the individual
realtor in his everyday business,
leaders in every specialized field of
real estate will open discussions at
the Southeast regional convention.
To Tell of Florida Program.
Walter w. Rose, Orlando, State
Senator, national realtor president
elect, will describe Florida's remark
able program for tax relief for real
estate. The associations National
Committee on Real Estate Taxation
will hold an interstate discussion on
practical tax action, with real estate
owners of the region and all other
interested groups nVlCeQ.
With r. B. Whitaker, Kenosha,
Wis, chairman-elect of the brokers
division, N. A. R. E. B., presiding.
Guy S. Greene, Detroit, division
chairman, will talk on 1885 business
methods which are proving profitable.
Gilmer Richardson, Knoxville, Tenn,
will speak on Effective Sales
Methods for the Present Market"
Frederick M. Babcock, M A. l.,
chief, underwriting section, F. H. A,
will discuss the significance of the
mortgage risk rating plan of F. H. A.,
already adopted by many private
firms. Harry E. Gilbert, Baltimore,
new president of the American In
stitute of Real Estate Appraisers,
will open an appraisal forum.
Edward G. Hacker, Lansing, Mich,
president-elec of the Institute of
Real Estate Management. in the
chair. Harry A. Taylor, East Orange,
N. j., member of the advisory COM
mittee set up by New Jerseys State
Banking and Insurance Commission
to conserve real estate Of closed
banks, etc., will talk on the effective
method there at work for manage
ment of some 5000 properties in
liquidation.
Erwin Jackson, Birmingham, South
east manager for the Prudential Life
Insurance Co., will tell how that
company is restoring its real estate
holdings to a maximum of profitable
operation.
Mortgage Forum.
Robert Jemison, jr, Birmingham,
Ala, past president of the association
and State director of the Federal
Housing Administration; will address
a mortgage forum on "The Place of
the Individual Mortgage Broker in
the Federal Governments Financial
Program"
With Charles S. WanleSs, SPRING
field, Ill, vice chairman-elect OF
N. A r. E. BIS home builders division,
in the chair. James Harold Hawkins
Of McCalls Magazine, New York, will
outline a plan under which the
"Home of the Month" will be de-
scribed in detail in that magazine
monthly, beginning with its April
issue. The Home of the Month"