View from Real Contramar Condominiums in Ixtapa, Photo by Page Cameron.
By John Glaab
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NEW APPOINTMENTS FOR AMPI
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AMPI National Inauguration The Mexican Association of Mexican Real Estate Professionals (AMPI) has a new President. Adan Larracilla of Puebla, Puebla, has been sworn in, replacing outgoing President Hector Obregon of Leon, Guanajuato Also at the ceremony, Sergio Gomez became AMPI’s new Vice President and ten members representing a broad cross section of the Republic, joined the National Advisory Board. Jose Oscar Vega from the Secretary of the federal Government, representing President Felipe Calderon, presided at the ceremony.
he had breakfast earlier in the day with fifteen AMPI Past Presidents. The new President Larracilla outlined his goals and aspirations for 2011.
Jose Oscar Vegas had three messages for AMPI. First, he reported that the current Government is in full support of AMPI and its contribution to the housing industry. There are too many “coyotes” and too much fraud in the real estate industry. Second he spoke about the need to “regularize” the real estate industry. Here he referred to the need for licensing and mentioned the handful of states that have a law governing real estate. The Outgoing President Obregon reported on AMPI’s activities last year, its fifty-fifth year of third theme was trato directo, which basically operation. Several new Sections have been is the For Sale by Owner market. He said, established with AMPI now having Sections “This is a risky proposition.” in sixty-four cities. A major accomplishment was the establishment of AMPI’s new Train- Also speaking at the TOMA was Adrian ing and Statistics Institute. He also reported Arriaga, CIPS, CCIM. Adrian, a past Ambas-
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