January 2020
President's Message
Save the Date - FEA Midyear Meeting
Warning from a Fellow FEA Member
GAC Update: Reflecting on 2019 and Looking Ahead to 2020
Date for the 2020 CES® Exams Have Been Set
Affiliate Spotlights
Safe the Date 2020 - Chicago, IL
Affiliates First!
Membership Minute: Instructions for Renewing your FEA Membership
President's Message
by Scott R. Saunders, Asset Preservation, Inc.
When people hear the word “sustainability” it is often linked to the concept of ecological balance and not harming the environment or depleting natural resources. However, another more obvious definition is the ability to sustain or support something at a certain level.
Save the Date - FEA Midyear Meeting
April 28-29
FEA Midyear Meeting and Day on the Hill  
April 28–29, 2020  
The Melrose Georgetown Hotel  
2430 Pennsylvania Ave., NW 
Washington, DC 20037 
 
2020 finds us  Standing Strong in the Winds of Change .  
 
And we’re standing strong because of you!
Warning from a Fellow FEA Member
I need to bring a particular incident to your attention. One of my attorney/client Federal Express packages has been stolen and this seems to be bigger than a local one-time occurrence.
GAC Update: Reflecting on 2019 and Looking Ahead to 2020
FEA Holds More Than 175 Congressional Visits in 2019
Over the past year, FEA continued to make a significant impact on how policy makers view 1031 Exchanges. During 2019, FEA conducted more than 175 congressional meetings, with 57 during the Mid-Year Fly-in, 39 during the May Fly-in and 75 during the October Fly-in.  2020 congressional visits are currently being scheduled for FEA’s Mid-Year Fly-in, which will be held Tuesday, April 28 and Wednesday, April 29. Registration for the event will begin in February.
Dates for the 2020 CES® Exams Have Been Set
The exam will be offered again in conjunction with the FEA Mid-Year Fly-In in Washington, DC, on:

Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Application Deadline: March 31 st

In addition, the exam will be offered in several locations (as determined by the Council based upon interest expressed by exam candidates and the availability of suitable exam space and proctors) on:
Friday, May 1st
Application Deadline: April 3 rd

Of course, the exam will be offered again in conjunction with the FEA Annual Conference in Chicago, IL, on:

Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Application Deadline: August 21 st
CES 1031
Affiliate Spotlights
Colorado Financial Service Corporation
304 Inverness Way South, Suite 355
Centennial, CO 80112
(303) 962-7267
First Foundation Bank
18101 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 750
Irvine, CA 92612
(949) 668-7229
Save the Date 2020 – Chicago, IL
Affiliate First!
FEA thanks our Affiliate Members for their support of our FEA members and the 1031 exchange industry. In return, FEA members are encouraged to support our Affiliate Members.
1031 Investment Services LLC
(845) 534-6818

Alma Bank
(718) 663-5335

Axos Bank
(858) 732-1381

Back Nine Apartment Investors
(773) 272-5020

BankUnited
(914) 305-9428

BciCapital Inc.
(410) 458-5747

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
(917) 476-9393

Capital One
(631) 304-3061

Capital Square 1031
(804) 290-7900 Ext 132

Clark Wealth Strategies, Inc.
(402) 504-3531

Colorado Financial Service Corporation
(303) 962-7267

Customers Bank, CB Private & Commercial BKNG-NY
(212) 843-2488

Effective 1031 Planning
(888) 251-3004

ExchangeRight Real Estate, LLC
(855) 317-4448

First Foundation Bank
(949) 468-8559

Four Spring Capital Trust
(732) 749-7339

Independent Bank of Texas
(469) 301-2791

Inland Real Estate Group
(630) 218-4953

Kay Properties & Investments, LLC
(310) 404-7297
Lockton Insurance Brokers, LLC
(415) 568-4106

Luther Burbank Savings
(858) 436-1830

Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP
(516) 747-0300

Millwork Commercial Properties
(801) 899-1943

MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
(312) 601-3956

Nano Banc
(858) 880-5900

NexTrend Securities Inc.
(972) 661-1283

Northern Bank and Trust
(781) 569-1852

Passco Companies, LLC
(949) 263-7904

Peak Financial Company
(720) 443-4265

Peregrine 1031 Energy Partners
(214) 483-1997

Robbins May & Rich, LLP
(910) 692-4900

Seacoast Commerce Bank
(760) 550-2030

Signature Bank
(646) 822-1946

Stan Johnson Company
(646) 778-5560

Syndicated Equities
(312) 640-9028

TriState Capital Bank
(412) 304-0464

Umpqua Bank
(818) 254-3492

Wilmington Trust
(302) 636-6019
Membership Minute: Instructions for Renewing your FEA Membership
The FEA relies on your membership dues to continue its work for you. Your membership and support of the FEA has never been more essential.
Did You Know?
Did you know….FEA keeps a running spreadsheet on state withholding requirements upon sale of real estate AND QI regulations – summary of states?

1031 PAC
The FEA 1031PAC contributes to Members of Congress of both political parties. The FEA 1031PAC is funded by eligible individual employees. To become eligible, individuals must be employed by FEA member companies that have filed a Permission to Solicit form. A Permission to Solicit form is required by the Federal Election Commission before FEA can solicit eligible employees of member companies. 
 
Member companies are only permitted to grant one trade association permission to solicit their employees per calendar year. Contact Lynn Harkin at director@1031.org for more information.
 
FEA Member Key Contacts can find a Permission to Solicit Form here.
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