2025 Convention Schedule
Schedule, locations, times, events, and speakers subject to change. Click the banners below to see each day’s schedule.
Pre-Convention Class: “2025 Tax Updates”
9 a.m.–1 p.m.
Willow room – Riverwoods Conference Center
Instructor: Chris Bird
Sponsor: Utah Residential Real Estate Council
This class is included in your Convention registration fee; however, you must pre-register for this class when your register for Convention. This class is limited to the first 175 people who indicate they will be attending.
Congress is making changes to the tax code that will impact small-business owners, property owners and investors. This session teaches you about the changes and how they will affect you and your clients.
Chris Bird is a CRS instructor and former IRS agent who specializes in wealth building, tax strategies and independent contractor tax issues.
Leadership Academy – Invitation Only
9 a.m.–1 p.m.
Maple room – Riverwoods Conference Center
Leadership session for the 2025 UAR Leadership Academy participants.
Registration Open
12–5 p.m.
Grand Reception Hall – Riverwoods Conference Center
Welcome to Convention! Stop by to pick up your badge and conference information.
Convention Kick-off Grand Assembly: “Becoming Irreplaceable”
2–3:30 p.m.
Mahogany/Redwood room – Riverwoods Conference Center
Keynote Speaker: John Israel (“Mr. Thank You”)
Sponsor: Fieldstone Homes
Specifically designed for entrepreneurs, John Israel’s presentation focuses on teaching skills and techniques to create loyalty, referrals and increased profitability.
Learn to:
- Gain omni-relevance with clients
- Create customer loyalty
- Activate referrals systematically and authentically
- Create an educational platform where clients voluntarily show up
- Increase profitability without spending more time or money
“Homeowner Associations: Protecting Your Buyers and Sellers”
4–5 p.m.
Mahogany/Redwood room – Riverwoods Conference Center
Instructor: Shelby Cardall
1 hour core Utah real estate C.E. credit
This class focuses on the most important aspects of an HOA that REALTORS® need to know when working with buyers or sellers. Learn how to protect yourself and your clients in the world of HOAs.
“Distressed Properties Decoded: Short Sale and Foreclosure Strategies”
4–5 p.m.
Willow room – Riverwoods Conference Center
Instructor: Terrie Lund
Sponsor: Ohana Title
A changing market has created an uptick in distressed sales. Get up to speed on what steps need to be taken to transfer title when there is not enough equity to pay lienholders in full.
Welcome Event: Dinner and Live Karaoke
6–9:30 p.m.
Birch Courtyard – Riverwoods Conference Center
Sponsor: Cache Valley Association of REALTORS® and Cache Valley Brokers: Cornerstone Real Estate, Engel & Volkers Logan, North Realty, Parker Real Estate Services, Shadow Mountain Realty
Kick off Convention with food, music and drinks alongside the beautiful Logan River. There will be karaoke with a live band and entertaining stories from Logan’s past between dancing and songs.
Registration Open
7 a.m.–5 p.m.
Grand Reception Hall – Riverwoods Conference Center
Stop by to pick up your badge and get answers to any conference questions.
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 a.m.
Cottonwood/Juniper/Elm/Birch Courtyard – Riverwoods Conference Center
Motivational Keynote: “Get Back on the Horse”
8:30–9:30 a.m.
Mahogany/Redwood room – Riverwoods Conference Center
Keynote Speaker: Amberley Snyder
Sponsor: UtahRealEstate.com
Rodeo pro Amberley Snyder shares her inspiring story of overcoming a paralyzing accident and the lessons she learned about resilience and hope. Amberley’s story is featured in the Netflix film “Walk. Ride. Rodeo.” Don’t miss this inspiring session about turning tragedy into triumph.
“How AI and ChatGPT are Transforming Real Estate”
9:45–10:45 a.m.
Mahogany/Redwood room – Riverwoods Conference Center
Instructor: Craig Grant
Sponsor: Woodside Homes
1 hour core Utah real estate C.E. credit
This session explains how AI, ChatGPT and other tools are revolutionizing real estate, covering best uses and legal and ethical implications. By the end of this session, you will be more intelligent about this fast-emerging technology to ensure you stay ahead of the curve.
“Cybersecurity: How Technology Can Ruin Your Business”
11 a.m.–12 p.m.
Mahogany/Redwood room – Riverwoods Conference Center
Instructor: Craig Grant
Sponsor: Nilson Homes
1 hour core Utah real estate C.E. credit
With the proliferation of wire transfer fraud, listing scams and many other digital schemes, the real estate industry has become a major target for hackers and fraudsters. They realize real estate professionals are often involved in large transactions, gather valuable information and typically don’t have the proper training, tools or resources to do so. In this session, you will learn how to assess your cybersecurity weaknesses, how to protect your clients with easy-to-implement, low-tech solutions, and how to navigate several laws and NAR policies.
Trade Show and Lunch
12–1:30 p.m.
Grand Reception Hall/Cottonwood/Juniper/Elm/Birch Courtyard – Riverwoods Conference Center
Enjoy lunch, network and visit sponsor tables. Scan QR codes to enter to win an iMac!
“New Construction Basics”
1:30–2:30 p.m.
Willow room – Riverwoods Conference Center
Instructor: Kristy Owens
Sponsor: Guild Mortgage
1 hour elective Utah real estate C.E. credit
This course will give a broad overview of the construction process of a new build home. By the end of the course, licensees will know the basic timeline of a new construction home, the buyer agent’s role in a new construction contract, and how to better understand plot plans and blueprints.
“Gifting that Gets Referrals and Reviews”
1:30–2:30 p.m.
Mahogany/Redwood room – Riverwoods Conference Center
Instructor: John Israel
Sponsor: Cache Valley Association of REALTORS® and Cache Valley Brokers
Business leaders spend countless hours and thousands of dollars developing business plans, marketing campaigns and presentation skills — but few have taken the time to create a gifting strategy. After this unique and tactical training, you will leave with a clear plan and strategy of how to re-apply your gifting budget in an effective way that generates referrals and reviews.
“The Do’s and Don’ts of Working with Special Needs Clients”
3–5 p.m.
Mahogany/Redwood room – Riverwoods Conference Center
Instructor: John Young
Sponsor: Black Desert Resort
An estimated 1.3 billion people – 16% of the global population – experience a significant disability today. Now more than ever, it is important that real estate professionals learn a proper standard of practice for serving clients with a disability.
This course will review several laws as well as National Association of REALTORS® policies, the Code of Ethics, fair housing, ADA compliance and more.
This session meets the requirements for the National Association of REALTORS® fair housing training.
“The Four Pillars of Real Estate Investment”
3–5 p.m.
Willow room – Riverwoods Conference Center
Instructor: Steven Bond
Sponsor: First American Title/First American Exchange
2 hours elective Utah real estate C.E. credit
Elevate your skills as an advisor to your investor clients. Help investors make better decisions by understanding the four pillars that drive real estate investment returns: cash flow, depreciation, interest write-off, and equity through principal paydown and appreciation. We’ll apply these principles to a real-world investment analysis. Leave with tangible skills to better support your clients’ investment strategies.
“Association Executives Training”
3–5 p.m.
Maple room – Riverwoods Conference Center
Instructor: Craig Grant
Sponsor: Realtor.com
Session for local board association executives.
American West Heritage Center Party
6:30-10 p.m.
American West Heritage Center, 4025 S. Hwy 89-91, Wellsville
Sponsor: UtahRealEstate.com
Join us for a Western-themed party featuring dinner, drinks, line dancing, a live band, mechanical bull, archery and more! Plus, they’ll be an opportunity for photos with keynote speaker Amberley Snyder and her horse. We’ll also have a charity auction to benefit the UAR Housing Opportunity Fund.
Located at the edge of Logan, the American West Heritage Center is a 275-acre living history site that replicates a small frontier settlement, focusing on the cultural history of Cache Valley.
Registration Open
7 a.m.–12 p.m.
Grand Reception Hall – Riverwoods Conference Center
Stop by to pick up your badge and get answers to any questions about the conference.
Breakfast
7:30–8:30 a.m.
Cottonwood/Juniper/Elm/Birch Courtyard – Riverwoods Conference Center
“Forms Update”
8:30–9:30 a.m.
Mahogany/Redwood room – Riverwoods Conference Center
Instructors: Kreg Wagner and Shane Norris
Sponsor: Summit Sotheby’s International Realty
1 hour core Utah real estate C.E. credit
Get up to speed with the latest changes to UAR forms and avoid common contract mistakes when negotiating offers. We’ll review updates to the unrepresented buyer disclosure and seller disclosure forms as well as review contract best practices.
This class qualifies for 1 hour of legal credit for the new Leadership Designation
“Legal Panel”
10 a.m.–12 p.m.
Mahogany/Redwood room – Riverwoods Conference Center
Moderator: Kreg Wagner
Panelists: Lance Harrison, Shane Norris, Rachael Ortiz, Peter Christensen, Curtis Bullock
Sponsor: Washington County Board of REALTORS®
2 hours core Utah real estate C.E. credit
This class will provide an overview of the current real estate legal landscape. Topics include scam prevention, regulatory changes, current lawsuits, best practices for co-agency and more.
This class qualifies for 2 hours of legal credit for the new Leadership Designation