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CEI President at ARKCR Conference, Prague

CEI President, Manuel Negrão, joined ARK (Czech Republic Real Estate Association) at the 20 years birthday congress, on March 30th, 2011. Manuel Negrão had the opportunity to speak about the European real estate activity and how to stimulate the housing sector. As CEI President he strongly supported the development and introduction of the EN 15733, emphasizing the importance of common standards in Europe. "Fair rules of competition for all real estate agents in Europe are one of the main goals of the work of CEI. The EN 15733 standard which is the European standard with which property companies in member states must comply in order to ensure the security of consumers responds to that exact requirement, regulating a market that is based on the natural desire people have to own the home they live in.

This regulation which functions as a sort of lowest common denominator for quality in the services provided by professionals working in the real estate industry will make a positive difference and will help to promote those companies working in accordance with the values of freedom, the market economy and respect for citizens and consumers, as well as the very idea of the European Union itself", he said in his speech in the ARK conference in Prague.

New CEI Board Elected – 2011/12

(Ian Tonge - General Secretary - NFOPP UK | Bennoit Coste - Vice President - UNIS France | Adriena Litomericka - Vice President - NARSK Slovakia | Manuel Negrão - President - APEMIP Portugal | Sven Johns - Treasurer - IVD Germany | Raffaele de Demo Vice President - FIAIP Italy)

Manuel Negrão elected as CEI President!

During the CEI General Assembly 2011 in Porto, Portugal, the members of the G.A. elected the new President of CEI.

Manuel Negrão, Porto, Portugal, member of APEMIP, the Portuguese Real Estate Association, has been elected for another two years as President of CEI. Negrão is President in CEI since January 2009 and has been re-elected for another period of two years. Manuel Negrão is real estate agent in Porto, Portugal. (more...)

Europe meets NAR – big success for CEI and CEPI

The two European Real Estate Associations CEI and CEPI have been presenting the european real estate market during the Convention and EXPO of the National Association of Realtors, United States. "It was a very successful appearance of our associations" the two presidents of CEI and CEPI, Manuel Negrao and Timo Mutanen declared after the NAR Convention. "NAR is the largest real estate agents association in the world. For the two european associations it was a good chance to bring the european real estate market into the focus of NAR and ist members", said Manuel Negrao. "We have heard from the NAR leadership team 2011 that the Global Alliances of NAR are more and more in the center of the business of american realtors. In some parts of the country more than 60 % of the realtors already had contacts and have made business with foreign buyers and sellers. Therefore it was important to talk about the specialties of the real estate market in Europe" Timo Multanen added. (more...)

European Real Estate meets NAR

Manuel Negrao, president of CEI, and Timo Multanen, president of CEPI, are meeting international leaders from real estate associations around the world during NAR Convention in New Orleans. The meeting will take place on friday, 4th of Neovember during this years NAR Convention. More than a hundred leaders form various real estate associaitions have confirmed their participation. In total 22 countries will be represented during the meeting.

Congratulations from CEI to CIMLOP

Manuel Negrao, President of CEI, announced during the CEI Board Meeting, that was held in Sofia at the 22nd and 23rd of October this month, that the new association CIMLOP was founded under the influence and great impact of APEMIP. All CEI members associations would like to emphazise the importance of international cooperation in the real estate business. The common roots of the associations that are now working together in the CIMLOP is a strong basis for a business between the countries and the members of the association. CEI wishes CIMLOP the best possible success and a fortunate leadership.