Two Clicks and Look What You Find – Tell me about Duane Gomer born in Wisconsin Duane Gomer, born in Wisconsin, USA, has had a long and varied career, marked by success in real estate and education. Early life and education Duane Gomer was born to Ollie and Florence Gomer. He earned a Bachelor of […]
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Lawyers as Brokers
Today, we are presenting another outstanding offering by an industry leader, Wayne Bell. In the article, Wayne discusses the California laws concerning lawyers brokering properties. Interestingly, I have had the privilege of doing DRE license preparation classes for lawyers across the state. Yes, many of them read too much into every question, but they are […]
I GOT AN AWARD
A couple weeks ago I emailed a short announcement about an award I received. Today, I want to elaborate a little. Orange County Realtors sent me the following email from Dave Stefanides: In the spirit of recognizing our members, I am proud to announce a new, esteemed class of members – our Hall of Legends. Our […]
2023 SPEAKER OF THE YEAR
It is with pride that Duane Gomer Education selects Jay Mills as Speaker of the Year for 2023. He certainly earned any recognition he receives.Jay is a favorite of our students presenting our Notary and Real Estate Courses. Our staff greatly appreciates the professionalism he exhibits, as well as his crucial contributions to the organizational […]
Meeting People
Meeting nice people is the name of the game in real estate. I stumbled onto a method in the past few years. I walk in my local area and see nice people and dogs all the time. In the past I would ask the nice people if I could say hello. In almost all cases […]
An Interview With Doug McCauley California Department of Real Estate Commissioner
The Commissioner of the California Department of Real Estate, Doug McCauley, was very generous with his time and allowed me to interview him on his two year anniversary. I asked him the questions that I thought licensees would ask if they had this opportunity. His candid and open answers should help us better understand the […]
We Should Check Our Spam Regularly
This is something I constantly forget to do. Recently I checked and there was an email from my office that the computer thought was spam, some important information from NMLS, and a newsletter from Tristan Ahumada. Those should not be in spam. Also, I have some categories entitled promotions, updates, social and forums that I […]
I Meet The Nicest People : Don Currie
For many years I have been writing a series, I Meet The Nicest People. Today, I’m pleased to highlight Don Currie, Co-Founder and President of HighTechLending of Irvine, CA. He is definitely one of the nicest.Don Currie and Erika Macias established HighTech in 2007 after many years of experience at Impac Lending. With over 100 originators, 200 staff, […]
Duane Gomer Looks Back At 60 Years of Real Estate
In The Beginning In December of 1961 I received a Real Estate License from the California Department of Real Estate, Number 00257862. It is now December 2021 and I am still licensed and working. That is 60 years plus. This journey started after I had received a BS from Indiana University, an MBA from UCLA, […]
Jeff Lazerson
Mortgage Grader Jeff Lazerson is a friend, a student of Duane Gomer Education, a very active Mortgage Originator, and a columnist in our local Orange County Register plus 10 other newspapers in Southern California. He is an outstanding writer both from style and content. Periodically, I believe that his columns should be read by any […]