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REALTORS® Complete SILVAR's 7th CIPS Institute


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Friday, April 6, 2018

SILVAR's 7th Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) Institute took place this week with 15 students registered, including SILVAR CIPS designees who took some courses for audit. REALTORS® enrolled came from around the San Francisco Bay Area and as far as Sacramento.

Interestingly enough, among the full-time REALTORS® registered, only one student was born in the U.S. The other students were born in China, Taiwan, India, and the Philippines. The composition of this year's class says everything about the cultural diversity in Silicon Valley, according to CIPS instructor David Wyant.

This is the seventh time Wyant and his wife and assistant Patsy, have returned to Silicon Valley to teach the CIPS Institute at SILVAR. The Wyants travel all over the world teaching the global real estate courses and are able to share valuable insights with their students. Wyant was named International Instructor of the Year at the National Association of REALTORS® Conference and Expo in Chicago last November. He has received the same award twice before, in 2012 and 2009.

The CIPS Institute provides training in international business issues, including currency conversion, cultural awareness, legal and tax requirements, transaction principles of international real estate, and specifics about the real estate markets in Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

Wyant said global real estate opportunities are everywhere. People move to Silicon Valley from other countries and foreign-born individuals residing here move to new markets. People in your current market may look to invest in property overseas.

"No matter which audience you cater to, the CIPS designation will provide you with the knowledge and tools to expand your business globally," said Wyant.

Thank you to this year's CIPS Sponsors of the Day: Darrell Monda with TourFactory; Kyle Chuang with Farmers' Insurance; Anita Rodal, international liaison with AFEX (Associated Foreign Exchange) and president of SBPI Services, Inc.; and Kim P. Nguyen and Suzette Reboton, premier mortgage consultant and vice president and senior branch manager, respectively, of HSBC Bank USA, Cupertino.

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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.

For further information, please contact Rose Meily at SILVAR Public Affairs, email , or phone (408) 200-0109.

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