Construction Associations Serve Members Across The USA

American Subcontractors Association - ASA

Founded in 1966, The American Subcontractors Association is the association of professional contractors. The American Subcontractors Association (ASA) serves 6,000 firms through a nationwide network of state and local chapters.

Association of General Contractors -AGC

The Association of General Contractors represents more than 33,000 companies including 7,500 general contractors and 12,000 specialty-contracting firms. The Association of General Contractors has nationwide network of chapters. There are more than 14,000 service providers and suppliers associated with AGC chapters.

Construction Industry Manufacturers Association

CIMA is a USA based international trade group for construction-services providers and construction equipment manufacturers.

Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

The council has a database of High Rise Buildings including vital statistics, photos and video footage. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat also has listings of professional firms linked to specific buildings.

Property Investor Associations In Kentucky, Missouri and New Jersey

Kentucky Property Investor Groups

Kentuckiana Real Estate Investors Association - KREIA
Northern Kentucky Property Owners Association - NKPOA

Missouri Property Investor Groups

Metro East Landlords Association - MELA
St. Louis REIA
Carondelet/Holly Hills Landlord Association - St. Louis Kansas City Investment Group - KCIG
St. Louis Area Housing Providers Association
Mid-America Association of Real Estate Investors - MAREI
Greater Springfield Apartment Landlords,Inc. St. Louis City Rental Property Owners Association

New Jersey Property Investor Groups

South Jersey Investors Club
Garden State Real Estate Investors Association - GSREIA
Metropolitan Real Estate Investors - MREIA
Real Property Investors of Tomorrow - RPIT

Hotel & Lodging Assocation Has Members In 52 States

AHLA - American Hotel & Lodging Association

The AH&LA helps fill the rooms of some 11,000 member properties, train employees, and answer member questions about hotel operations.

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) comprises 52 member state associations (including New York City and Washington, D.C.).

In addition, the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) offers its property members assistance in governmental affairs representation, communications, training and education.

Property Investor Associations In Illinois, Indiana and Iowa

Illinois Groups

Sauk Valley Landlord Association - SVLA
Elgin Property Owners Association - EPOA
West Suburban Landlords Association - WSLA
Metro East Landlords Association - MELA
Joliet Regional Landlord Association - JRLA
Midwest Real Estate Association - Midwest REA
Quad Cities Rental Property Association, Inc. - QCRPA
Central Illinois Investor's Association - CIIA
Lake County Apartment Owners Association - LCAOA
Northern Illinois REA - NIREA
Illinois Rental Property Owners Association - IRPOA

Indiana Groups

Indianapolis Landlords Association
Michiana Rental Association
Bartholomew County Landlord Association - BCLA
Apartment Association of East Central Indiana - AAECI
Central Indiana Real Estate Investment Association - CIREIA
Northwest Indiana Creative Investors Association - NICIA
Indy Property Investors - IPI
Kentucky Kentuckiana Real Estate Investors Association - KREIA
Michiana Income Property Owners Association - MIPOA

Iowa Groups

Siouxland Rental Association Quad Cities Rental Property Assoc. - QCRPA

Senior Citizens Across USA Catered For Thanks To SAREC - The Senior Advantage Real Estate Council

SAREC was established to meet the real estate related needs of senior citizens across the USA.

One way the Senior Advantage Real Estate Council achieves its goal is by offering a specific designation for real estate agents specializing in properties for senior citizens. The SAREC designation is Seniors Real Estate Specialists, or SRES for short.

To qualify for the SRES designation, real estate agents need to have successfully completed the Senior Advantage Real Estate Council education program.

As part of the SRES process the Realtor will need to demonstrate the essential knowledge and expertise required for dealing with senior citizens in various real estate transactions. This will involve showing competence in helping senior clients through major financial and lifestyle transitions involved in relocating, refinancing, or selling the family home.

As well as assisting seniors with the process of selling the family home, SRES designees need to be able to offer wisdom on matters such as: buying rental property, 30 financing, or managing the capital gains and tax implications of owning real estate.

Seniors Real Estate Specialists need to be aware of trends affecting senior's real estate transactions and be able to advise accordingly. In many cases the SRES designee will refer seniors to other real estate professionals such as an Attorney and Certified Public Accountant (CPA) specializing in senior clientèle issues.

Seniors Real Estate Specialists (SRES) members are required to be members of the National Association of Realtors.

The Senior Advantage Real Estate Council website is http://www.seniorsrealestate.com

CCREA and CMSA Real Estate Related Associations

Commercial Mortgage Securities Association CMSA

The Commercial Mortgage Securities Association is an international trade association encouraging the continued growth, liquidity and efficiency of the commercial real estate mortgage capital markets.

Coalition of Commercial Real Estate Associations CCREA

Coalition of Commercial Real Estate Associations is a collaboration of commercial and industrial real estate associations in the Delaware Valley.

Women Realtors Get Support From Women's Council of Realtors

Women make up a large percentage of realtors and the the Women's Council of Realtors [WCR] was established to enable women realtors to form and maximize relationships at many levels within the real estate industry.

Membership in the Council creates business opportunities and is an important source of information, education and business contacts for womem realtors. WCR develops skills to enable these realtors to succeed in the competitive real estate industry from everday business transactions to ongoing mentoring for real estate career development.

The Women's Council of Realtors provides the resources to develop a network of agents which can foster greater growth and a further understanding of the industry.

WCR takes an interest in issues relating to: flexible work schedules, equitable salaries, training and education in all aspects of the real estate industry. The council encourages a support system for professional women within the real estate industry.

The Women's Council of Realtors has a network of strong, active chapters across the USA. The WCR website for women realtors is http://www.wcr.org.

Three Lesser Known Real Estate Industry Associations

There are hundreds of real estate related industry associations internationally and it can get a bit confusing knowing who's who. Here are three US real estate associations that you may not have heard of:

Real Estate Finance Association

REFA stands for the Real Estate Finance Association which holds regular conferences of interest to the real estate finance community.

Real Estate Information Professional Association

Membership in the Real Estate Information Professional Association is available to inviduals and businesses actively involved in or associated with real estate information, information services or other information products.

Real Estate Round Table

The Real Estate Roundtable represent a variety of USA based real estate industry related people including: developers, public and privately held company owners, managers, investment bankers, commercial bankers, insurance company investors and opportunity funds.

What Are The ARES, ASHA and AREUEA Real Estate Assocations?

AREUEA is the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association.

AREUEA is a group of like-minded people who formed an association to provide information and analysis in the fields of real estate development, planning and economics.

ASHA is the American Senior Housing Association.

ASHA gets involved with the seniors housing industry on legislative and regulatory matters. ASHA promotes facilitates the exchange of information among the financiers, developers and operators working in the field of seniors housing.

ARES is the American Real Estate Society.

ARES is a society of practicing professionals and real estate professors at colleges and universities throughout the United States and the world.