Last week was a special week for me.  I was invited to attend and be a panelist (twice) at the Certifed Residential Specialist convention in Honolulu.  My wife Beverly and I attended the show and took a couple of days off while there to explore, and then attended the entire event.  The show was well attended by about 1,000 of the USA and Canada's top Realtors.

The event was put on by Howard Brinton of Star Power Systems and as always, I learned a lot there.  One of the things I learned was how lucky we are to live in Portland Oregon where our market continues to thrive - especially when compared to other markets such as Florida's west coast.