AREAA National Convention 2018 - Las Vegas | Asian Real Estate Association Of America | 18 October 2018 | Aria Resort and Casino, 3730 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89158, USA

15 years ago, in a restaurant in Houston, Texas, AREAA was born.

The first few years were a bit rough as we sought to build a membership base and raise awareness about the issues affecting AAPI homeownership.

Today, AREAA has over 17,000 members in 39 chapters across North America, making us one of the largest AAPI organizations in the Western Hemisphere.

To celebrate this milestone anniversary, we have decided to come back to the city that formed our very first AREAA chapter, Las Vegas.

Las Vegas is known for its glitz and glam, but the city is a microcosm of what is happening in the AAPI community. Like the city they call home, the AAPI community in Las Vegas is dynamic, growing, and full of amazing potential for housing professionals.

The 2018 National Convention, at the stunning Aria Resort and Casino, will offer attendees an opportunity to innovate the way they do business with cutting edge breakout sessions, elevate their brand through our renowned networking events, and celebrate the achievements of AREAA and our members over the last 15 years.

2018 Speakers:

Randy Char
AREAA National

Ryan Serhant
Real Estate Icon, TV Personality

Angela Perez Baraquio
First Asian-American woman, the only-Filipina woman

Young Ahn
Real Estate Professional

Jed Anantasomboon
Originator for Academy Mortgage

Diane Arvizo
Nevada Rural Housing Authority

Nick Bailey
Century 21 Real Estate LLC

Andrea Berenfeld
Director for Domestic Partnerships for International Initiatives at Lennar International

Kazuko Boylan

Gayle Bryce
Accredited Mortgage Professional (AMP) designation from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s School of Mortgage Banking

Irene B. Bueno
Co-Founder and partner of NVG

Kim Castiglioni
VP/National Condo Manager for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage National Builder Division

Chris Chakford

Anthony Chan
Chief Economist for Chase

Herman Chan
An author, speaker and TV personality

Winson Chan
Vice President of AREAA Greater Toronto Chapter and a member of the Global Committee of the Canadian Real Estate Association

James Chen
Senior Loan Officer at Citizens Bank

Simon Chen
CEO of ERA Franchise Systems LLC

Allen Ching
Co-Founder and Managing Member of High Water Capital

Sherry Chris
President and CEO of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC

Lina Chu
Top Producer

Jenny Cui

Khue Dang
Producing Sales Manager, Union Bank

Winnie Davis
International President Elite

Wilson Du
Member of AREAA Greater East Bay

John S. Hamilton
His team have underwritten, financed, acquired and/or taken over management of over 120 hotels with over 45,000 rooms

Yihou Han
Vice President of the Residential Lending Department at Sterling Bank & Trust

Wil Hendrix-Griffin
Manager, PNC Bank Corporate

Allyn Hoang

Eric Hoffberg

Craig Hogan
Vice President of Luxury for Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC

Spencer Hoo
Board of Directors for AREAA OC Chapter

Choe Hung
Mortgage industry, LA Mortgage Expert

Tim Hur
2018 National Association of REALTORS’ (NAR) Chair for Diversity

Yan Kammish
Broker at Marcus & Millichap

Julie Kang
New York City Real Estate Market

Irina Kim Sang
Author of the published book “REALTOR® BRANDING

Scott knauer
Phoenix Real Estate Executive

Kris Krisco
Vice President of Business Development, Buildout

Joseph Lai
Area Sales Manager for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage in San Diego

Rusmin Lawin
Vice President of Real Estate Indonesia (REI) Developers Association for Foreign Affairs

Linda Lee
Real Estate Agent in the San Diego Market

Caron Ling
Real Estate Advisor, Engel & Völkers Honolulu and lifelong Honolulu resident

Evan Louie
Partner and founding member of HLN Group

Samuel Luna
Affordable Lending Director in the Single-Family division

Darin Marques

Lenny Mcneill
National Managing Director at US Bank Home Mortgage

Madalene Xuan-Trang Mielke
President & CEO of the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS)

Denver Nguyen

Jeff Nishita
Partner in the San Francisco office of Novogradac & Company LLP

Ritu Rani Pahwa
VP of Commercial Properties and Investments for International Sales Group (ISG)

Biran Patel
Treasurer of AAHOA

Navin Pathangay
Pathangay Architects, LLC.

Dawn Perry
SVP of Brand Marketing for ERA Real Estate

Alexander Phan

Don Pingaro

Mike Reagan
The RE/MAX Collection luxury real estate division

Michael Repka
CEO and General Counsel of DeLeon Realty

John Restrepo
Principal of Las Vegas-based RCG Economics

Michael Seeto
Realtor and Broker

Rick Sharga
Executive Vice President, Carrington Mortgage Holdings

Vicky Silvan
National Chairwoman for the Asian Real Estate Association of America

Richard Silver
Leading Silver Burtnick & Associates at Sotheby's International Realty Canada

Viney Singal
Founder, Valtus Capital Group

Laura Tang
President of Formality Real Estate

Jeffrey Tesch
Managing Director, RCN Capital LLC

Troy Theil
Real Estate Industry in 3 Major Markets (Chicago/North Shore, Madison, Wisconsin and now Seattle) as a Sales Consultan

Jamie Tian
Luxury real estate agent specializing in properties throughout Los Angeles including Beverly Hills

Gene Trowbridge
Founding Partner, Trowbridge Sidoti LLP

Kenny Truong
Is a rookie and a vet in the top 1% of agents in number of homes sold in the East Bay

Tom Truong
Real Estate Coach/Mentor/Sales Professional, a Developer, an Investor

Tamara Larisa Tyrbouslu
International Affairs and Women’s Studies

Jacki Ueng
VP Business Development, Real Estate Business

Eric Van Hoorde
President of Panama Bridge Services Corp.

Ajiing Wang
Secretary of the China Alliance of Real Estate Agencies

Cindy Waldron
Director of analytics and research in the Single-Family Affordable Lending and Access to Credit division

Ace Watanasuparp
Executive Vice President of Citizens Bank

Doug Winfrey
Brand Manager of RE/MAX Commercial

Vijay Yadlapati
NAR’s Associate Commercial Policy Representative

Mike Yim
Co-Founder and Managing Director of Quantum Capital Partners and Denali Capital

Zar Zanganeh
Owner/Broker of Luxe Estates & Lifestyles

2018 Sponsors and Partners:

• Bank of America
• CHASE
• REALOGY
• WELLS FARGO MORTGAGE
• REMAX
• usbank
• RADIAN
• UnionBnak
• Sterling bank & trust
• citi
• PrimeLending
• SUNTRUST MORTGAGE
• BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY
• NATIONAL ASSOCIARION OF REALTORS
• RealLeaving
• Quicken Loans
• Fannie Mae
• Freddie Mac
• PNC BANK
• RCN CAPITAL
• ENGEL & VOLKERS
• CARRINGTON
• HSBC
• GLAR
• ERA
• Better Homes
• CENTURY 21
• COLDEWELL BANKER
• THE PONTE
• northwestern Mutual
• QUINTESSENTIALLY ESTATE