The Real Estate Standards Organization will hold the next RESO/RETS Conference in Washington, DC on Monday, April 6th through Wednesday, April 8th. The conference will be held at the NAR Building, 500 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC. A block of rooms has been reserved at The Washington Court Hotel for the nights of Aprile 5th, 6th, and 7th.
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Please click the link below to view the presentations. Delivering Data Standards to the Real Estate Industry presented by Rebecca Jensen, RESO Board Chair
The RESO Board is considering charging a nominal fee for the upcoming conferences to help defray some of the conference expenses. If approved, the fee will be $100 or less.
The 2 RCPs that will be presented for voting may be found here .