The Silicon Valley real estate community congratulated the 2016/2017 leadership team of the Chinese American Real Estate Association (CAREA) at the group's installation dinner held at the Mayflower Restaurant on Sept. 16. Silicon Valley Association of Realtors president Karen Trolan administered the oath of office to 2016/2017 CAREA president Jennifer Chen, officers and board of directors.
Chen is owner and president of J C Investment Consulting in San Jose. Serving with Chen as the 2016/2017 officers and directors are Coco Tan (Keller Williams Realty), immediate president; Yuan Chang (Intero Real Estate Services) and Wilson Chai (Bank of America), vice presidents; Kenny Tang (East West Bank), treasurer; David Wang (Century 21 Realty Alliance), secretary; Joyce Sun (GB Commercial, Inc.), membership; John Luk (GD Commercial, Inc.), founder and lifetime honorary chair; David Bonaccorsi, Esq. (Law Offices of Bernard, Bagley & Bonaccorsi, LLP), legal advisor; John Wong (Wong & Chin, CPAs), Wai Man Chan (Finance Eagle Strategies LLC), Sheena Chang (Vantec USA), advisors; and Dexter Lat (Realty World One Alliance), Mattie Wei (Re/Max Accord), Tracy Qui (KC& Association Insurance Agency), Leslie Chao (GD Commercial), Barbara Kuang (Allstate-BnW Associates, LLC), directors.
"Congratulations to you all! We at the Silicon Valley Association of Realtors, look forward to our continued partnership in promoting homeownership for the Chinese American community and all who aspire to achieve the American dream of homeownership," said Trolan after she administered the oath of office to the new leadership team.
Chen thanked Trolan, the local REALTOR® association, and the 400 real estate professionals at the gathering. She noted their presence "shows why since 1988 CAREA has achieved great success by connecting together real estate agents, developers, escrow agents, loan agents, appraisers and property managers." Chen's theme for her term is "Will to Succeed."
"Success is a team effort. It takes all of us working together to reach our full potential," said Chen.
Keynote speaker Tom Tognoli, founder, president and CEO of Intero Real Estate Services, said his life and the success of his real estate company are tied to the will to succeed and the F5, the five key foundations to a successful life and business – faith, family, friends, fitness and finances.
"Once you get your F5 in alignment, everything else falls into place," said Tognoli.
The Chinese American Real Estate Association was formed in 1988 in the San Francisco Bay Area to promote the social and economic well-being of Chinese Americans actively engaged in the field of real estate. Regular activities of the association include both dinner meetings and lunch seminars, which serve as forums for feature speakers to discuss contemporary and critical real estate issues and for networking with other Chinese American real estate professionals.
According to the 2012 Census, the three metropolitan areas with the largest Chinese American populations are the Greater New York Combined Statistical Area with approximately 735,000 people, the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland Combined Statistical Area with about 630,000 people, and the Greater Los Angeles Combined Statistical Area with about 567,000 people.
The Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS® (SILVAR) is a professional trade organization representing over 4,000 REALTORS® and Affiliate members engaged in the real estate business on the Peninsula and in the South Bay. SILVAR promotes the highest ethical standards of real estate practice, serves as an advocate for homeownership and homeowners, and represents the interests of property owners in Silicon Valley.
The term "REALTOR®" is a registered collective membership mark which identifies a real estate professional who is a member of the National Association of REALTORS® and who subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics.
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