American Home Shield: American Home Shield® is the nation's leading home warranty company with a proven record of more than 35 years of service to our customers. More than 1.2 million homeowners trust AHS® to help protect them from the budget-breaking expenses and hassles of dealing with unexpected breakdowns in their major home systems and appliances. In addition, REALTORS® choose AHS for their customers over twice as often as the next competitor. With over 14,000 contractors and 4 national call centers, AHS is prepared to provide the best customer service experience in the industry. Visit our website for more information or to order a warranty today.

Located at Booth 28

Whether you’re a home buyer, seller, real estate professional or home inspector, you’ll recognize the value in working with ASHI and any of our certified home inspectors across the United States and Canada. ASHI home inspectors stand out as models of professionalism and superior customer service.

Located at Booth 3

America's Realty: America's Realty is "The Independent Real Estate Broker's Franchise". Run your company as you choose with an industry low 2% royalty. America's Realty Agent Referral program allows you to receive Residual revenue from agents who you bring into America's Realty. And The Franchise is FREE!!!

Located at Booth 21

Amerispec: Amerispec Home Inspection Service is a full-service home inspection service. We offer home inspections, radon testing, mold testing and termite inspections. Fully insured - One million dollars E & O insurance with agent indemnification. We stand behind our inspections and agents, better than anyone - PERIOD!!!

Located at Booth 20

Associations Marketing Group: We know you'd rather have a root canal than wade through the fine print in health benefits. And it seems that once you've got through it, the rules change!

AMGI has the knowledge, experience and technology to make it easier for everyone involved.

Whether you're looking for a single health care plan or company-wide coverage, AMGI has the options - and expertise - you need now and in the future.

Located at Booth 13

Base: Benefit Administration for the Self-Employed (BASE) specializes in providing small to mid-sized business owners with valuable employee benefit plans. As a leading administrator of Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs), BASE partners with professionals nationwide to offer qualified small business owners a means of saving tax dollars with the BASE HRA. In addition to the BASE HRA, BASE also offers the BASE 125 Flexible Spending Account (FSA), BASE Premium Only Plan (POP) and BASE Group HRA for businesses with 4-99 employees.

Located at Booth 5

Located at Booth 16

Champion Seminars, Inc:
Performance Training & Personal Development Programs

Champion Seminars, Inc offers workshops, programs and seminars that provide the proven tools necessary for people to grow and prosper in all areas of their lives. Our instructors, including world-renowned sales trainer Tom Hopkins and personal development authority Matt De La Cruz offer expert advice along with real-world experiences in:
• Sales Training
• Management Training
• Leadership Skills • Goal Setting
• Personal Development
• Corporate Training

Our motivational training programs have made the difference for people with a desire to improve their lives. We have worked with a vast array of businesses, both small and large, many of them Fortune 500 companies. Champion Seminars, Inc can play an integral part in helping people reach new levels of personal and professional success.

Located at Booth 44

Condren Galleries, Ltd.: If you are looking for a unique closing gift for you clients, we have just what you need. We can create a drawing or watercolor of your client's home.

These have always been very well received and they leave a powerful point of impact sales tool for the agent. Who can ever forget such a gift as it hangs on their wall? The drawing becomes your perpetual business card.

Located at Booth 7

Consumer Credit of Des Moines: Since 1987 Consumer Credit has helped over 100,000 families find peace of mind through our budget counseling and debt repayment programs. Our counseling is free and confidential.
- Tom Coates

Located at Booth 48

Embark IT/Xerox: Embark IT, Inc is a Network Integrator: server/desktop/laptop /printers/switch/router/training/PC disposal.

Print needs by Xerox have been a mainstay of Embark IT's product line. Customers ask for is daily.

Located at Booth 14

www.fidelitymlssolutions.com

Fidelity MLS Systems & Solutions: Fidelity MLS Systems & Solutions (Fidelity MLS) provides the most comprehensive collection of advanced, fully integrated MLS tools available anywhere. Whether you are an agent, broker, or MLS administrator, Fidelity is on the cutting edge of Real Estate technology. Our products and services are backed by Fidelity National Financial, a Fortune 500 financial services organization.

Located at Booth 43

HMS Home Warranty: HMS Home Warranty is the leading supplier of Home Warranties and E&O Insurance in the Midwest for the last 20 years.

Call us at 1-800 397-1700.

Located at Booth 31

Homes and Land Magazine: Integrated Advertising that delivers.

Homes and Land Magazine provides a balanced marketing portfolio to help you reach all segments of the marketplace. Call 515-473-0235 for information.

Located at Booth 25

HUD: HUD is the nation’s housing agency committed to increasing home ownership particularly among minorities, creating affordable housing for low-income Americans, support the homeless, elderly, people with disabilities and people living with AIDS. HUD also promotes economic and community development as well as enforces the nation’s fair housing laws.

Located at Booth 18

Iowa Association of REALTORS®: Stop by our booth and check out everything going on at the Iowa Association of REALTORS®. Stock up on the latest REALTOR® gear, including shirts, sweatshirts, and other novelty items. Also see the latest education schedules and learn about new programs to help you build your business. Be informed about legislative issues from the 2008 legislative session, and learn how you can help achieve future legislative goals. All this – PLUS try your hand at our basketball shoot or mini-golf game for a chance to win a year’s free dues from the Iowa Association of REALTORS®.

Located at Booth 9, 10 & 11

Iowa CRS Chapter: The Council’s mission is to attract and retain those REALTORS® seeking the knowledge, tools and relationship-building opportunities needed to maximize their income and professionalism in residential real estate.

Located at Booth 6

Iowa Equity Exchange: Personalized Section 1031 exchange intermediary services from a company founded by Ken Tharp and backed by his thirty years of diverse experience in the Iowa real estate industry. The standard exchange fee is $695, plus the client earns a very competitive interest rate on funds held in trust during the exchange period, often offsetting the fee entirely. A variety of carefully crafted safeguards are in place for funds held in trust, and yes, funds in excess of the $100,000 FDIC limit can be insured. All exchange structures can be accomodated: delayed, reverse, personal property, improvement and construction.

Integrity. Precision. Security.

Located at Booth 34

Iowa Finance Authority: The Iowa Finance Authority's mission is to finance, administer, advance, and preserve affordable housing and to promote community and economic development for Iowans.

Iowa Finance Authority - Title Guaranty:
In 1905, the Iowa Legislature created Title Guaranty, a division of Iowa Finance Authority, to provide guarantees of Iowa real property titles, facilitate mortgage lenders’ participation in the secondary market and to help ensure the integrity of the land-title transfer system. Title Guaranty is totally self-supporting, and all revenue is excess of operating expenses subsidies homeownership programs for first-time home buyers.

Located at Booth 37

www.IPE1031.com

IPE 1031: With Iowa’s only Certified Exchange Specialist® on staff, IPE 1031 is now well established as Iowa’s leading qualified intermediary company. Recognizing the trust clients and advisors are investing in them, IPE 1031 attorney principals David and Katie Brown have built their business culture around the statement that they are in the business of “Building Strong Relationships and Creating Customized Value.”

Clients who choose to work with IPE 1031 can expect exceptional service, superior client security, professionalism, fair dealing, integrity and unequaled expertise. Delayed, reverse, improvement and build-to-suit accommodation services are offered. Basic exchange fees start at $750 and all documentation is provided. IPE 1031 is bonded and insured for errors and omissions. Exchangers’ funds are held in segregated money market accounts that can be insured in excess of the $100,000 FDIC insurance limit. Additional security options are available such as establishment of custodial trust accounts with the depository institution.

Located at Booth 45

www.iowarealty.com

Iowa Realty: Iowa Realty has earned the title of “Iowa’s Largest” for many reasons. With over 60 company-owned and independently-owned offices statewide totaling over 1000 agents we can say “About 1 out of every 7 REALTORS® in the state is affiliated with Iowa Realty”.

What Iowa Realty provides its agents is the ultimate reason for our continued growth and sterling reputation from border to border. Check out our market leading website to see how an Iowa based company that has been called the Website ‘Developer-of-Choice’ created a website that interfaces easily with Rapattoni and other internet MLS programs while offering prospects the quickest assess to properties for sale.

For more information call John Wright, CRS @ 800-325-9946 or jwrightcrs@gmail.com

Located at Booth 29 & 30

Mary Kay: You can please everyone! That's because Mary Kay offers products everyone will love. From the latest looks to advanced skin care. Ask me about all out exciting product lines today!

Sandra B. - www.marykay.com/sbenner or 515-224-2991
Karen S. - www.marykay.com/karens or 515-577-2955

Located at Booth 15

Prudential First Realty: For more than 20 years, First Realty has been a trusted name to home buyers and sellers. Built on a commitment to exceptional customer service, Prudential First Realty is recognized for the professionalism of our real estate agents. When you list with Prudential First Realty, more than 180 sales associates in Des Moines are at your service. With top of the line marketing and REALTORS®, you can count on Prudential First Realty for all your real estate needs!

Located at Booth 41 & 42

RE/MAX Central Inc.: RE/MAX is about life.

RE/MAX is about enriching the lives of customers, who maybe buying their first home, searching for an investment property or moving to a new town. It’s about improving the lives of agents, by allowing them to run their businesses as they see fit, while offering a support system without equal in the industry.

Located at Booth 1 & 2

RE/MAX Real Estate Concepts: We have six office locations in the Des Moines area: Altoona - Beaverdale - Downtown - Grimes - Southside - West Des Moines

Located at Booth 54

SendOutCards: SendOutCards is one of the most exciting online greeting card programs you will ever experience. The best part is that the card system allows you to personalize your cards in YOUR OWN HANDWRITING! Select when you want them mailed - push send and BOOM - YOU ARE DONE! Continue to work, prospect and the SOC system is mailing cards for you as you have your campaign scheduled!

By the way, the greeting cards are of perfect quality and mailed to your client in a white envelope, handwritten front SOC font and a REAL LICK AND STICK STAMP! You can even send GIFTS, GIFT CARDS and CHECKS! No card minimums and upload digital pics to card fronts!

Visit our demonstration on Tuesday September 16th or stop by our booth to see it in action! We have set up campaigns and will transfer these programs at NO COST to anyone that registers and becomes a sender of cards during convention! The real estate campaigns are designed for the purpose of making sure your clients never forget who you are! There is no better, easier, cheaper or more effective PERSONALIZED marketing tool available today....stop by and let us PROVE IT!

Located at Booth 32

Southwest Iowa Association of REALTORS®:

2009 Iowa Association of REALTORS® Convention - Council Bluffs Iowa

The Southwest Iowa Association of REALTORS® invite you to join us for 3 educational and fun packed days September 22nd – 24th in beautiful Southwest Iowa. Renew old friendships and develop new ones with REALTORS® from around the State of Iowa as well as our neighbors from Nebraska. This convention will offer many great seminars from Regional and National speakers and an Exhibit hall that is second to none.

The convention will be held at the Mid-America Center just off I-80/I-29 and is within walking distance to many outstanding hotels, restaurants, and other entertainment venues. Council Bluffs extensive bike trails offer scenic views within the city as well as longer bike trails that connect to Omaha or wind through the countryside. Maybe a scenic drive through the Loess Hills of Western Iowa on the Loess Hills Scenic Byway as the fall colors start to turn is your pleasure, or maybe a tour of our Western Iowa wineries.

If golf is your pleasure, we offer several courses that can cater to all ability levels. Other notable attractions are the Union Pacific Railroad museum, Squirrel Cage Jail, Lauritzen Gardens, Henry Doorly Zoo just to mention a few. Maybe you’ll want to take a walk across the New Missouri River pedestrian bridge. The 3000 foot long bridge is the nations only pedestrian bridge linking two states, and is one of the longest pedestrian spans ever designed and constructed. When lit up at night, it is truly an amazing architectural structure.

Located at Booth 36

Spindustry: Spindustry Training is proud to be partnering with Iowa Association of REALTORS® to bring you a broad range of computer training courses to help enhance your business. All courses are taught by professional instructors and are certified for continuing education credits.

• Get the necessary details to use Microsoft Publisher to create polished communications, from business cards to attention grabbing brochures.
• Unleash the potential of personalized communications through understanding of Microsoft Outlook and learn how it can really work as your personal assistant.
• Learn more about other desktop applications like Microsoft Word and Excel, so that you can manage and complete tasks more effectively.
  

Located at Booth 4

www.topproducer.com

Top Producer Systems: Top Producer Systems is the number one provider of real estate sales and marketing systems. Top Producer® 7i™ is endorsed by RE/MAX International, Keller Williams Realty, Coldwell Banker, Century 21, ERA and GMAC Real Estate. Top Producer Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of Move, Inc., the leading provider of real estate media and technology solutions.

Located at Booth 19

Check out Universal for all of the following:

• Low-priced full-color business cards and magnet business cards
• Convenient online ordering and inventory management of printed materials
• Best prices on coffee mugs, pens and much, much more!

Our slogan is “Great prices, great service, great printing”…. and now GREAT SPECIALTY PRODUCTS too…It’s ALL at Universal!

Located at Booth 24

USDA: USDA, Rural Development is committed to the future of rural communities. Income & otherwise eligible applicants may receive no down payment loans to purchase homes in rural communities.

Located at Booth 33

US Department of Veteran Affairs: Learn all about VA home loans! Eligible veterans can get a VA home loan with "no down payment" up to $417,000 in 2008. Learn how easy it is for veterans to obtain a Certificate of Eligibility to start the process! Lenders follow easy steps in processing and use automated systems that reduce processing time! VA home loans offer an untapped customer base allowing lenders to make more loans using our flexible credit underwriting guidelines. Help veterans achieve the goal of homeownership! Contact us at the St. Paul Regional Loan Center by email rlc/lp@va.gov or by phone 800-287-0611 option 3.

Located at Booth27