No matter the industry, attending events alongside people who experience the same everyday tricky situations and joyous victories as you can be exhilarating.
The best gatherings weave this camaraderie into new teachings, and leave you with a renewed energy to tackle the grind.
Whether you’re planning your continuing education months in advance or are seeking something to do tomorrow, being able to visualize all the year’s possibilities in one place is as crucial as your trusty daily planner.
Networking, conferences, training and beyond — the real estate industry offers the works.
So here’s our comprehensive list of real estate events taking place in 2017. Dare to scan the whole list for new opportunities while taking note of the oldies-but-goodies.
We’ll update this page throughout the year to ensure it’s current. Bookmark it, and then book your trip.
January
Jan. 10-12 National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) Winter Meeting, Orlando, Florida
Jan. 11 Zillow Economic Forum, Washington, D.C.
Jan. 12-13 Distressed Energy & Real Estate: Investments & Workouts, Houston
Jan. 13 Tom Ferry – New Year New You, Anaheim, California
Jan. 16 Hacker Connect New York, New York
Jan. 17-20 Inman Connect New York, New York
Jan. 18-20 Winter Forum on Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund Investing, Laguna Beach, California
Jan. 24 National Multifamily Housing Council Apartment Strategies Outlook Conference, San Diego
Jan. 24-26 National Multifamily Housing Council Annual Meeting, San Diego
Jan. 24-27 Ninja Installation – Better Homes and Gardens Kansas City Homes, Leawood, Kansas
Jan. 26-28 Banff Western Connection, Banff, Canada
Jan. 31-Feb. 3 Ninja Installation – Ruhl & Ruhl Realtors, Davenport, Iowa
February
Feb. 7-10 Ninja Installation – Coldwell Banker Pro West, Medford, Oregon
Feb. 9-10 Council of Residential Specialists Sell-A-Bration, Phoenix
Feb. 13-16 Keller Williams Realty International Family Reunion, Las Vegas (SOLD OUT)
Feb. 15 WFG Refresh, Portland
Feb. 14-15 National Association of Realtors Broker Summit, San Diego
Feb. 23 Conference on Sustainable Real Estate, New York
Feb. 23-24 Pension Real Estate Association 2017 Spring Conference, New York
Feb. 27-28 NAHREP (National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals) Leadership Academy, Washington, D.C.
Feb. 27-March 1 Luxury Portfolio Summit, Miami
Feb. 27-March 2 Re/Max 2017 R4 Convention, Las Vegas
Feb. 27-March 5 Leading RE Conference 2017, Miami
March
March 1-2 NAHREP (National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals) Housing Policy & Hispanic Lending Conference, Washington, D.C.
March 1-3 Clareity 16th Annual MLS Executive Workshop, Scottsdale, Arizona
March 2-4 United Real Estate Convention, Austin, Texas
March 5-8 2017 RPAC President’s Circle Conference, Maui, Hawaii
March 6-9 Century 21 2017 Global Conference, Las Vegas (SOLD OUT)
March 6-9 Ninja Installation – Kappel Gateway, Fairfield, California
March 8-10 WFG Spark, Orlando, Florida
March 12-14 Rev’d Up Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Sales Convention, Phoenix
March 13-14 NAGLREP LGBT Housing Policy Summit, Washington, D.C.
March 14-15 IMN 7th Annual Bank & Financial Institutions Special Assets Forum on Real Estate, C&I and SBA Loans, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
March 15 Be A Boss! 10 Secrets of a Mega EA (real estate assistant training), Exton, Pennsylvania
March 17-20 NAR Association Executives Institute (AEI), Denver, Colorado
March 19-21 2017 ERA International Business Conference, Dallas
March 22-24 National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF) Winter Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona
March 27-28 Tennessee Association of Realtors Spring Conference and Business Meetings, Franklin, Tennessee
March 29-31 American Bankers Association’s Real Estate Lending Conference, Orlando
March 30 Real Estate REvive Conference & Expo, Rancho Cucamonga, California
March 30 Kansas City Regional Association of Realtors’ Recharge Technology & Real Estate Conference
April
April 4-5 FIABCI-USA Day at the United Nations & Annual Meeting, New York
April 6 21st Annual REIT Symposium: Navigating the REIT and Real Estate Cycles, New York
April 6 The MLS Summit 2017, Los Angeles
April 7 REBarCamp Nashville, Nashville, Tennessee
April 21-23 Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA) Global and Luxury Summit, Miami
April 24-27 RESO (Real Estate Standards Organization) Spring Meeting, Austin, Texas
April 26-28 Real Trends 2017 Gathering of Eagles, Denver, Colorado
April 29 Thrive REIA’s Annual REI Bar Camp, San Ramon, California
May
May 3-5 Swanepoel T3 Summit, Westlake Village, California
May 8 Fisher Real Estate Conference, San Francisco
May 11-12 IMN 3rd Annual Family Office & Private Wealth Management Forum, Huntington Beach, California
May 14-20 National Association of Realtors Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo, Washington, D.C.
May 16-17 IMN 5th Annual Real Estate CFO Forum, San Diego
May 17 Be A Boss! 10 Secrets of a Mega EA (real estate assistant training), Greenville, South Carolina
June
June 6-8 Mastermind Summit, Las Vegas
June (date TBA) National Association of Real Estate Editors 50th Annual Real Estate Journalism Conference, TBA
July
July 11-14 National Association of Realtors’ 2017 Government Affairs Directors’ (GAD) Institute, Palm Beach, Florida
July 16-18 RealWorld 2017, Las Vegas
July 19-21 National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF) Summer Conference, Washington, D.C.
August
Aug. 8 Connect On the Road San Francisco, San Francisco
Aug. 8-11 Inman Connect San Francisco, San Francisco
Aug. 10 Be A Boss! 10 Secrets of a Mega EA (real estate assistant training), Portland, Maine
Aug. 14-15 National Association of Realtors (NAR) Leadership Summit, Chicago
September
Sept. 13-16 Tennessee Association of Realtors Fall Convention, Memphis, Tennessee
Sept. 14 SIBOR Global Real Estate Summit, Brooklyn
Sept. 28-30 Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA) National Convention, San Diego
October
Oct. 10-12 California Realtor Expo, San Diego
Oct. 16-18 Pension Real Estate Association’s 27th Annual Institutional Investor Real Estate Conference, Chicago
Oct. 18 REDinNYC Dream Hotel PH-D Rooftop Lounge Networking Event, New York
Oct. 23-26 ULI (Urban Land Institute) Fall Meeting, Los Angeles
Oct. 18-19 Luxury Connect, Beverly Hills, California
November
Nov. 1-6 National Association of Realtors (NAR) Realtors Conference & Expo, Chicago
Nov. 15-17 Virginia Association of Realtors Property Management Conference, Charlottesville, Virginia
December
Dec. 4-7 Triple Play Realtor Convention and Trade Show, Atlantic City, New Jersey
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