{"id":819,"date":"2013-03-05T11:32:58","date_gmt":"2013-03-05T19:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/business\/2013\/03\/05\/buying-or-selling-a-house-talk-to-the-real-estate-experts-at-free-oc-home-fair\/"},"modified":"2013-03-05T11:32:58","modified_gmt":"2013-03-05T19:32:58","slug":"buying-or-selling-a-house-talk-to-the-real-estate-experts-at-free-oc-home-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/business\/2013\/03\/05\/buying-or-selling-a-house-talk-to-the-real-estate-experts-at-free-oc-home-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying or selling a house? Talk to the real estate experts at free OC Home Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Hoag Center for Real Estate and Finance<\/a> at Chapman University will host the OC Home Fair on its Orange campus Saturday, March 23, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The educational event, which features 25 different sessions to choose from and 40 vendors representing various aspects of home ownership, is free and open to the public. Orange County home owners, sellers and buyers are also encouraged to attend.<\/p>\n

Attendees will have opportunities to hear experts share tips on how to boost their credit, buy a home, reduce utility bills, understand the Orange County real estate market, invest, and stage and sell a home for top dollar. Industry experts from home lenders to insurance companies will be on hand to answer questions.<\/p>\n

\u201cA well informed public is the first step to insuring that past mistakes that led to the previous housing crash are not repeated,\u201d said Fadel Lawandy, director of Chapman\u2019s Hoag Center for Real Estate and Finance.\u00a0 \u201cAs one of the leading educational centers in the Orange County community, it is our responsibility to provide this education when possible. Bringing together experts involved with home ownership for a free event is a great opportunity for the public.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speakers include:<\/p>\n