Chief Economist, Condo Vultures® Founder To Appear on Housing Panel

PR Log (Press Release) – Jun 11, 2009 – Dr. Lawrence Yun, chief economist of the National Association of Realtors, and Peter Zalewski, a principal with the Bal Harbour, Fla.-based real estate consultancy Condo Vultures® LLC, will participate on a panel discussion on the state of the South Florida real estate market .

Yun and Zalewski are scheduled to speak at the Realtors Association of Greater Miami and the Beaches' International Business Luncheon between noon and 2 pm June 11 at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables.

Rei Mesa, Prudential Florida Realty; Oliver Ruiz, Fortune International Realty; and Ron Shuffield, Esslinger – Wooten – Max well, Inc., are also scheduled to appear on the panel. Matt Haggman, an award-winning journalist with The Miami Herald  will serve as moderator.

The luncheon is a highlight of the 14th International Real Estate Congress and Expo that draws a multinational audience from the Realtors Association of Greater Miami and the Beaches and its partners including SECOVI-SP and FENACI in Brazil,  and FNAIM France.

“We are proud to be able to bring high-caliber speakers and programming to address international real estate trends and opportunities in South Florida,” said Teresa King Kinney, RAMB Chief Executive officer, in a statement.

For those who can't attend the luncheon, Zalewski is scheduled to moderate a June 16 panel discussion entitled "Rental Rates and the Quest For Double-Digit Cap Rates" at the Doubletree Grand Hotel just north of Greater Downtown Miami.

Participating in the panel discussion, entitled "Rental Rates and the Quest For Double Digit Cap Rates", will be moderator Zalewski of Condo Vultures® along with:

- James Donnelly, president of the Castle Group condo association management company;

- Jack McCabe, national real estate analyst of McCabe Research & Consulting;
- Alan Ojeda, developer of the new Miami high-rise rental tower One Broadway;

- and Raul Valdes-Fauli, Miami-Dade County president of CNL Bank.

Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures® can be reached at 800-750-0517 or by email at peter@condovultures.com .