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MAGAZINE.REALTOR CONFERENCE PICKS 2019 1

If you’re a walker, there’s no better place than San Francisco.

Why not carve out time to get outside Moscone Center and

its environs? These three walks can take a couple of hours

or all day, depending on your pace and the number of stops

you make along the way. Put on comfortable shoes and

loose-fitting layers, do some stretches, and explore a few of

the visual and culinary delights of the City by the Bay.

Walk #1: Stair Master (1.4 miles)Filbert Steps to Union Square START: Find your way to the Filbert Steps at the corner of

Filbert and Sansome streets (about 1.5 miles from Moscone

Center) and start climbing. Enjoy the beautiful private

gardens along the way. There are roughly 400 steps, so stop

occasionally to catch your breath and take in the beautiful

view of the Bay Bridge behind you. At the top, you’ll find one

of the city’s most recognizable landmarks, Coit Tower. Walk

the tower’s base to view murals painted in 1934 by artists

depicting life in California during the Depression. Then, pop

into the gift shop between 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. for a ticket

to ride the elevator up. The cost is $9, less if you’re older

than 61 or younger than 18.

Photo Opp: On a clear day, at the top of Coit Tower, you’re

treated to stunning 360-degree views of the city.

At this point, you’ll need a pick-me-up. Head over to Grant

Street, turn left, and stop at Caffe Trieste (601 Vallejo) for

a great cup of espresso or glass of wine and a chat with

regulars who’ve been visiting the café for decades.

Food Detour: A short jaunt west to Columbus Ave. will

take you to Mario’s Bohemian Cigar Store Cafe (566

Columbus). No, they don’t sell cigars, but they do have

smokin’ good Italian sandwiches at moderate prices.

Continue south on Grant through the city’s historic

Chinatown. Eat delicious baked pork buns, sample teas, and

purchase souvenirs before heading further south through

Union Square, where—depending on your budget—the real

shopping can begin.

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Photo Opps: At Grant and Bush Street, the Dragon Gate

marks the entrance to Chinatown. Walk two more blocks

and turn right on Post Street, stopping at Powell to see the

400-pound Hearts of San Francisco heart statue painted

by Tony Bennett. It’s one of many heart statues created

for an annual art fundraiser to benefit “The General,”

San Francisco General Hospital Foundation.

END: From Union Square, it’s just a few blocks back to

Moscone Center. You can make it!

Walk #2: Bayside (2.1 miles)Embarcadero, Pier 24 to Pier 39 START: Photography lovers can start at Pier 24

Photography (1.1 miles from Moscone Center) for a quiet

walk through a remarkable photo collection. The location

directly under the Bay Bridge offers a panoramic view of the

Bay. Entry is free, but the space is open only on weekdays,

and you need to book in advance for one of three showing

times: 10 a.m.–12 p.m., 1 p.m.–3 p.m., or 3:15 p.m.–5:15 p.m.

Book your visit at pier24.org. [https://pier24.org].

From there, head northwest on Herb Caen Way/San

Francisco Bay Trail, and in about four minutes, you’ll be at

Rincon Park. Take a rest!

Photo Opp: The park’s giant bow-and-arrow sculpture,

“Cupid’s Span,” makes a great backdrop.

Continue northwest along the San Francisco Bay Trail

until you reach the Beaux Arts style Ferry Building

(1 The Embarcadero). Grab a cappuccino or a cold brew at

Blue Bottle Coffee or enjoy soul food from Tanya Holland’s

Brown Sugar Kitchen. On a nice day, sit outside and watch

the ferries heading to Sausalito, Tiburon, Angel Island, and

other destinations.

Ferry Building events: Saturday, Nov. 9, Ferry Plaza

Farmer’s Market (8 a.m.–2 p.m.); Sunday, Nov. 10, Fog City

Flea Market (10 a.m.–5 p.m.)

Keep following the San Francisco Bay Trail. If you have plenty

of time, stop at the Exploratorium, San Francisco’s museum

of “science, art, and human perception” ($29.95 for adults).

Food Detour: Take Battery Street’s winding path to Fog City

(formerly Fog City Diner, 1300 Battery) for fresh oysters,

hand-crafted cheeseburgers, and wood-fired pizza.

Continue north on Battery to get back to the Embarcadero

and walk to Pier 39, where even the locals can’t resist a trip

to see the colony of wild sea lions who’ve called K dock their

home for more than 20 years. No time to go this far? Catch

them on webcam at pier39.com.

END: There are dining and tourist attractions galore at

Pier 39, but at this point, no one would blame you for hailing

a ride back to Moscone Center. Or, walk another half-mile

west on Jefferson Street to reach the classic kitsch of

Fisherman’s Wharf.

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Walk #3: All Is Groovy (1.6 miles)Haight Street to the Japanese Tea GardenSTART: From the northwest corner of Buena Vista Park

(about 3 miles from Moscone Center), walk north on Central

for a block or so to see the “painted ladies” pictured on the

magazine’s cover. Then, turn back down to Haight Street

and start walking west toward Golden Gate Park.

Photo opp: At the corner of Haight and Ashbury streets,

you’re at the epicenter of the 1967 Summer of Love, when

as many as 100,000 mostly young people converged to

“turn on, tune in, and drop out.”

The hippie vibe remains strong in the Haight. Catch it at

the organic, fair trade Coffee to the People, gaze up at

the “Haight Ashbury legs” above the Piedmont Boutique

(1452 Haight), and cruise past the 1904-built Red Victorian

Inn (1665 Haight), now a “community-run cooperative”

that—in addition to hotel rooms—features classes and

“skillshares,” music, art shows, and family dinners.

Food stop: Fast food vegan? Yep. VeganBurg (1466 Haight)

has a 100% plant-based menu, moderate prices, and a 4 or

5 star rating from most Yelp reviewers. Can you dig it?

Cross Stanyan Street and head into Golden Gate Park.

Walk northwest toward John F. Kennedy Drive but don’t

cross. Instead, walk along the path south of the drive to

Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive. Turn left and walk until you see

the Japanese Tea Garden on your right. Admission is free

on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday when you enter the

garden by 10 a.m. Otherwise, nonresident adults pay $9

and can enter until 4:45 p.m. each day during the winter

months. The garden covers 5 acres and features classic

elements such as pagodas, stone lanterns, stepping stone

paths, and koi ponds.

Photo opp: The entire garden is Instagrammable, but

favorite photo spots are atop the high-arching drum bridge

and in front of the 11-foot-high, bronze Buddha. The bridge

was built in Japan and shipped to the city in 1894 when

a smaller version of the garden was installed for the San

Francisco Midwinter Exhibition. At the center of the garden

is a tea house where you can purchase a cup of hot tea and

Japanese snacks.

END: You’re about 4 miles from Moscone Center. If you’re

not ready to head back to the conference, take a ride

through the Presidio and up to Chrissy Field for a cool view

of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Organized NAR Tours Find out about Bay Area

tours planned especially for NAR members and

guests departing from the Moscone Center at

conference.realtor/event-type/tours.

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A home is much more than shelter, but a place of one’s own

can seem especially elusive to the neediest residents of

pricey San Francisco. REALTORS® in the City by the Bay

have stepped up big-time to make life better for more than

3,200 formerly homeless people who’ve been able to obtain

housing assistance from a variety of city agencies.

The Welcome Home Project, launched by the San Fran-

cisco Association of REALTORS® in 2015, addresses the

reality gap between receiving keys to permanent housing

and being able to turn the space into a comfortable home.

Donations of brand-new hygiene and houseware items

such as toasters, coffee makers, towels, and dishes line

a packed storage room at the SFAR headquarters, ready

to give participating families and individuals a fresh start

with a “welcome home” kit customized for their most

significant needs.

“This is an opportunity for us to be involved in the

community and to help the homeless population of San

Francisco transition to being back on their feet,” says

Lauren Bensinger, chief operating officer of McGuire Real

Estate. “Welcome Home supplies them with their basic

needs, things that most people don’t think about.”

The Welcome Home Project will provide basics to more

than 800 formerly homeless households this year and ex-

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pects that number to rise to 1,000 next year. The number

of homeless in San Francisco has risen by 17% in the past

two years, according to city data, as the housing shortage

and supply-and-demand real estate market has pushed

the median home price past $1.4 million.

When Welcome Home participants move in to perma-

nent housing, they often have very few belongings. For

many, it’s been a while since they had their own private

space, a door they can close, and a bed that needs

sheets, says Kendra Leingang, lead clinical supervisor

at the San Francisco Department of Homelessness and

Supportive Housing. “When I deliver the Welcome Home

kits, tenants are often so humbled, surprised, and grate-

ful that they are moved to tears.

They can’t believe that the com-

munity would give them supportive

tools to help them begin their new

housing journey with dignity.”

Demand for the kits is on the rise.

“We used to get three requests a

week for care packages, but now we

get three requests a day,” says Mary

Jung, executive director of the San

Francisco Association of REALTORS®

Foundation, who administers the

program. “This means the city is able

to find housing for more than a dozen

households a week, which is a very

good thing.” The association partners

with 49 homeless resource organiza-

tions to meet client needs.

REALTORS® support the program

in a variety of ways. “The Welcome

Home Project is related to what we

do—it’s about home, so REALTORS®

are very proud of it,” says Eugene Pak,

sales manager and associate broker

at Compass Real Estate and a former

SFAR president. Pak has organized

volunteers from his brokerage to

spend a day assembling toiletry

kits at the Welcome Home Project.

REALTORS® frequently get

involved in houseware drives by

donating new goods, but it’s the

annual fundraiser for the

Welcome Home Project that makes the biggest impact,

says project manager Marivic Cuevas. Last year’s annual

fundraiser, hosted by sponsor Airbnb, raised more

than $100,000.

Program recipients express deep gratitude for the

life-changing generosity. “For someone to take the time

out to supply me with the basic things that I needed, I can

assure you that I needed that, and it helped me so much,”

says James Derek Lucas, who received housing and a care

package in 2017 after more than 30 years on the streets of

San Francisco.

To donate new housewares or make a tax-deductible

contribution, visit WelcomeHomeSF.org.

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REALTORS® are leaders in driving positive

change in their communities. At the 2019

REALTORS® Conference & Expo, three philan-

thropic efforts will make a world of difference to

people in need in San Francisco and beyond.

Waste NotBoth the Moscone Center and NAR’s head-

quarters hotel, the Marriott Marquis, have

food recovery programs in place to ensure

that unused food from the conference goes to

those in need. For other meetings throughout

the year, NAR has partnered with the Food

Recovery Network, a national nonprofit

or ganization led by college students, to

donate unserved meals to the less fortunate

in the community. NAR CEO Bob Goldberg

announced the partnership in August, noting

that FRN helped the association recover

85 meals after two meetings were cancelled during the

REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo in Wash-

ington, D.C., in May. NAR has called on the 1,200 state and

local REALTOR® associations to develop similar food recov-

ery partnerships. “Giving back to the community is the right

thing to do, and I am proud that NAR members have a long

history of helping their neighbors,” Goldberg says.

FRN, which was founded in 2011 and has more than 200

chapters on college campuses in 44 states, has recovered

more than 3.9 million pounds of surplus food from school

cafeterias and local restaurants.

Take in the View, Be Part of the Relief Make your own commitment to help others while you’re

here. Join your friends and colleagues for the REALTORS®

Relief Climb on Saturday, Nov. 9, 7–9 a.m., at Oracle Park,

home of the San Francisco Giants. You can either climb the

stadium stairs or, if you prefer, head straight to the deck

and enjoy the view.

You need to sign up in advance at register.realtor and pay

a $50 registration fee. All proceeds will be shared by two

organizations: the REALTORS® Relief Foundation, which

offers short-term rental and mortgage assistance to disaster

victims ($32 million collected since 2001, and every dollar

goes to those in need), and the San Francisco Association

of REALTORS®’ Welcome Home Project, which provides

formerly homeless people with basic home goods (see story,

page 6-7). Each participant on Saturday will receive a free

T-shirt. No time to climb? You can make a tax-deductible

donation to RRF anytime at nar.realtor/rrf.

Drop Off Personal Care Products Be a good neighbor by picking up soap, toothpaste, or other

toiletries at Target (789 Mission, a five-minute walk from

Moscone)—or any retailer—to support a great cause. Bring

items to the Good Neighbor Awards booth in the Moscone

Center Hall D Concourse. These essentials will be delivered

to Centro Latino de San Francisco, a community center

primarily serving the elderly and adults with disabilities.

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There will be big-name speakers, world-class performances,

and inspirational moments galore. But members of NAR’s

Meeting and Conference Committee say the chance to learn

new business-building ideas is, hands down, the biggest

draw of the conference for them. A close second: networking

with real estate pros from around the world!

EDUCATION“Since I started attending NAR’s annual conference, my

business has grown each and every year. I look forward to

the incredible education opportunities. I focus on learning

as much as I can and then apply one thing into my business

well, and it has worked like a charm. Plus the networking

and referral opportunities are endless.”

—Christopher Suranna, CRS, GREEN, Washington, D.C.

“The education has been the most valuable [part of the

conference] to my business and my personal and pro-

fessional development. No matter how long I’ve been in

the business, every year I learn something new and have

multiple ‘a-ha’ moments!”

—Barry Grooms, Bradenton, Fla.

“I was on the [education] review committee. There

are so many great educators appearing at one event I

can’t wait!”

—Sally Sparks, Knoxville, Tenn.

“This is a huge opportunity to take your career to the

next level.”

—Karissa Thompson, Skaneateles, N.Y.

‘What I’m Most Looking Forward To’Conference Committee Weighs In


TIP: Plan each day in advance so you don’t miss key

sessions. Use the Event Planner at conference.

realtor; then download the NAR Annual app, avail-

able for iOS and Android devices, and take your

schedule with you.

TOP SPEAKERS “I am super excited to hear Billie Jean King speak. She

is an incredible trailblazer, a true hero on social issues,

and a personal role model. I get to see her from a distance

every year when I attend World Team Tennis events in

Philadelphia, but hearing her address the REALTORS® will

be another level entirely.”

—Stefanie Hahn, Collegeville, Pa.

WHEN: Sunday, 9-10 a.m., Inspirational Program, Moscone

North/South Center, Esplanade Ballroom

BONUS: Saturday, Nov. 9, 1–3 p.m., meet King in the NAR

Booth (#5545), and take home a custom tennis ball. While

you’re there, learn about exclusive member offers and prod-

ucts from NAR and its affiliates.

“I’m looking forward to seeing the former communications

director for Harley Davidson, Ken Schmidt. HD was on the

brink of failure. Ken engineered a turnaround with nontradi-

tional communications and customer relations. His methods

are applicable to our business. He’s very entertaining and

shares great insights into the challenges HD faced.”

—Gary Rogers, Waltham, Mass.

WHEN: Friday, 2-3 p.m., “Make Some Noise: Open Your

Throttle and Dominate Your Marketplace,” Moscone North/

South Center, Esplanade Ballroom

NETWORKING AND GIVING“There’s nothing more energizing then making new friends,

seeing great sights, giving back to those in need, getting

smarter, and dancing with those who have enriched my life!”

—Mike Bruno, Sarasota, Fla.

“I’m looking forward to the opportunity to gather with pro-

fessionals from around the globe to enhance my education

and skills, to collaborate on both a professional and a social

level, and to build my professional referral network. The

opportunity to come together as one and conquer the

REALTORS® Relief challenge while helping those facing the

challenge of natural disasters is soul raising and empowering.

—Kelly Catallo, CRS, Medford, Mass.

NETWORK:

Commercial Marketplace, Global Real Estate Pavilion, and

Green Pavilion. REALTORS® Expo: Friday, 3 p.m.–6 p.m.;

Saturday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Young Professionals Networking Reception: Verso,

1525 Mission, Friday, 6-9 p.m. (ticketed, or $75 at the door)

GIVE BACK:REALTORS® Relief Stair Climb and Good Neighbor Awards

toiletries drive. See details on page 8.

CAN’T CHOOSE A FAVORITE“There’s a wide array of educational topics to keep us busy

during the day and some amazing events planned to keep us

entertained at night. Add in beautiful city, and it’s going to be

a fun and fulfilling conference!”

—Heather Dunn, Powell, Ohio

“I truly am looking forward to the entire conference. The

education sessions are always tremendous. I feel so fortu-

nate that I will have the opportunity to see live the incred-

ible talents of Pentatonix. I absolutely love attending the

General Session; you walk away from it feeling very proud

to be a REALTOR®. And the expo is fabulous and fun; it is

‘REALTOR® retail therapy’ at its best!”

—Jennifer Shea, GRI, Butte, Mt.

“I’ve never spent time in San Francisco. This will

be a fun experience for our office! The education

sessions are particularly intriguing. I always look

forward to the expo—as a new company, we look

for new and innovative solutions!”

—Melissa Atchley, Amarillo, Texas

HIGHLIGHTS:

General Session featuring the 20th Year celebration of

the Good Neighbor Awards, Saturday, 4–6 p.m.,

Moscone West, Level 3

Celebrity Concert featuring Pentatonix,

Sunday, 9–10:30 p.m., Moscone West, Level 3


Too bad you can’t be in two places at once. With so much

going on at the REALTORS® Conference & Expo, you may

find yourself wishing you could. Luckily, there are several

ways to stay connected and on track.

Your Live News TeamREALTOR® Magazine editors and featured attendees will

be posting coverage of special events, education sessions,

and other conference news live. Follow the coverage at

magazine.realtor/live. Bookmark the page and check back

for daily updates. You can also follow REALTOR® Magazine

Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts (realtormag).

And if you’ve ever dreamed of being on a magazine cover,

now is your chance. Conference attendees are invited to

stop by the REALTOR® Magazine Cover Star Booth in the

Moscone Center Hall D Concourse to take selfies and group

pictures in front of a giant REALTOR® Magazine cover,

sponsored by Motto Mortgage. (Get a free selfie stick while

they last!) Share your pics with the #RMCoverStar and

#NARAnnual hashtags. You just might get a retweet or

regram from REALTOR® Magazine.

Be Part of the Social Stream Post about your conference experience on social media

using the official #NARAnnual hashtag and see what others

are posting by following the hashtag in Facebook, Twitter,

and Instagram. You can also follow the official conference

Twitter handle, @NARAnnual, and the National Association

of REALTORS® handle, @nardotrealtor. And don’t forget

to follow #ThatsWhoWeR to read inspiring stories from

REALTORS® on what the R means to them.

Check Your App OftenDownload the NAR Annual mobile app, available for iOS

and Android devices, to browse committee meetings and

education sessions, find speaker details, get the lowdown

on exhibitors, and even plan tours.

With all the amazing connections available this week,

you’ll likely have a robust new network to tap into by the time

you head for home. Even better, you’ll be able to reconnect

in person next year at the 2020 REALTORS® Conference &

Expo in New Orleans.

Until next time!

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