34th Outlook for Texas Land Markets conference promises to be ‘bigger and better than ever’
COLLEGE STATION, Tex. (Texas Real Estate Research Center) – Registration is open for the 34th Outlook for Texas Land Markets.
The highly anticipated annual event, presented by the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University (TRERC), will be April 10 and 11 in San Antonio. Because of the conference’s popularity, seating and hotel rooms are limited. Early registration is encouraged.
TRERC Executive Director Pamela Canon said the conference offers enormous value to anyone who values, transacts, or promotes rural land, including landowners, brokers, appraisers, and attorneys.
“Last year’s conference saw record attendance, underscoring its growing importance and popularity within the industry,” Canon said. “This year’s event will be bigger and better than ever. We’re very excited about it.”
Attendees have consistently praised the event as one of their favorites for networking and making new connections, highlighting its role in fostering valuable professional relationships.
The conference will spotlight an impressive lineup of industry experts covering a broad range of topics impacting Texas rural land markets. Sessions will touch on water concerns, the future of the energy sector, emerging legal issues in real estate, wildlife habitat management, current market trends, solar and wind power issues, new agricultural policies, and impacts of land fragmentation.
TRERC Research Economist Lynn Krebs, Ph.D, will deliver the conference’s annual land market review and outlook, and TRERC Research Director Daniel Oney, Ph.D., will update attendees on the state’s general economy and real estate market conditions.
Damon West, motivational speaker and author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller The Coffee Bean: A Simple Lesson to Create Positive Change, will be this year’s keynote speaker.
This year’s conference will roll out an app that can be downloaded to smartphones. The app will maximize attendees’ conference experience by giving them quick access to the conference agenda, speaker bios, and much more.
As always, the conference offers attendees the opportunity to obtain continuing education (CE) credits, which Texas license holders are required to earn each year to retain their credentials.
“Attendees can earn as many as 12 CE credits, depending on the agency and professional group issuing them,” said TRERC Program Coordinator Cheryl Pruitt, who organizes the two-day conference. “The list of organizations issuing CE credits is extensive.”
That list includes the American Society of Appraisers, the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, the International Right-of-Way Association, Property Tax Consultants, Property Tax Professionals, the Texas Appraiser Licensing & Certification Board, Texas Real Estate Commission, Society of American Foresters (Texas Chapter), and CPA.
“More than 100 CE credit hours were available to attendees through those organizations combined at last year’s conference,” Pruitt said. “More than 430 attendees received credits, and 72 of those received credits from multiple organizations.”
Early registration for the conference is $350 by Feb. 14, increasing after that. A special four-hour legal update from the Texas Real Estate Commission is available Friday after the conference concludes for an additional $50.
To register, visit the conference website. To reserve a hotel room at the negotiated rate, click here.
Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and connect with key players in the rural land market.
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
WHEN: Thursday, April 10, 2025 – Friday, April 11, 2025
WHERE:
Hyatt Regency San Antonio Riverwalk
123 Losoya St.
San Antonio, TX 78205
210-222-1234
REGISTRATION COST:
Conference only: $350 by Feb. 14, then $375.
Conference + Legal Update I: $400 by Feb. 14, then $425.
Online registration closes April 6 at 11 p.m.
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ABOUT TRERC
The Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University (TRERC) is the nation’s largest publicly funded organization devoted to real estate research. Created by the state legislature in 1971 to meet the data and knowledge sharing needs of many audiences, including the real estate industry, instructors, researchers, legislators, and the public, the Center creates public content, including digital and print documents, publications, and multiple format videos that are available at the Center’s website. Subscribe to TRERC news releases and other publications here.
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