"I would personally wait a year, but if you are a buyer, this would be a good time to buy a home," said Dennis Torres, director of real estate operations for Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management. Tuesday's report came a day after Data Quick Information Systems reported that house and condo sales were 22 percent higher in April than in March.Most of the sales were in areas hard hit by foreclosures, with homes less than $500,000 accounting for 66 percent of sales. Torres predicted that prices will continue to fall, putting houses within reach of more potential buyers but also causing anguish for homeowners watching their equity evaporate. He cautioned, however, that worries about inflation could result in higher Advertisementinterest rates that would again put a drag on affordability. "We haven't been visited by our old friend rapid inflation, but he's out there and coming to dinner," Torres said. | Dennis Torres, AUREO Vice President and REO Staff. Suggestion for guest activities - Dennis Torres and Hotel staff Moderator: Dennis Torres (Senior Real Estate Officer, Pepperdine University)9. Facilitated Roundtable: Real Estate Taxation of Off-Campus and Leased Properties.Moderator, Dennis Torres (Sr RE Officer, Pepperdine Univ).12. Facilitated Roundtable: Non-Traditional Development Trends and Practices.Moderator: Dennis Torres (Sr RE Officer, Pepperdine Univ) | of Dennis Torresof Dennis TorresLitigation Consulting and Expert TestimonyAdj. Professor of Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine UniversityDennis Torres, M.D.R.Dennis Torres, Inc.Dennis Torres, M.D.R.Adj. Professor of Negotiation and Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University | Dennis Torres Dennis Torres,Dennis Torres is a skilled, talented mediator, arbitrator and negotiator who is committed to serving the best interests of all parties.He has successfully settled and negotiated thousands of disputes and contracts throughout his professional career.Torres received his formal training in dispute resolution from Pepperdine University's School of Law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, which is rated number one in the country.He has both a Master's Degree in Dispute Resolution and a Professional Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution.Additionally, he is a graduate of The Fashion Institute of Technology, New York where he earned a degree in industrial engineering.He also studied law at LaSalle University before being assigned duty with the United States Air Force in Vietnam.In 2006, he completed the PON at Harvard Law School.In addition to his private practice, Torres serves as an adjunct professor of negotiation and dispute resolution for Pepperdine University and as a mediator for the Center for Conflict Resolution (CCR), the California Academy of Mediation Professionals (CAMP), the Arbitration, Mediation & Conciliation Center (AMCC), the State of California Superior Court in Ventura County and Los Angeles County, and the Courts of Malibu, Santa Monica and Van Nuys, and as both a mediator and arbitrator for the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD).He has been professionally associated with Pepperdine University since 1989.Torres is a member of the Southern California Mediation Association (SCMA), the Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution (SPIDR), which in 2001 merged and is now known as the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR), the American Bar Association (ABA) Associate, and the Community Associations Institute (CAI), a nationwide organization for homeowner associations.He specializes in commercial and business disputes with particular expertise in all areas of the real estate industry including, but not limited to, disputes involving contracts, borkerage, escrow, transactional matters, appraisal, construction and contractor law, title, property management, leasing and community associations (HOAs).Torres has served as president of many business, professional and charitable organizations including two homeowner associations; The Men's Association of Vista Del Mar; The Rotary Club of Malibu; Averi Dennis Realtors; Round Structures Inc.; The American Medical Support Flight Team, Inc. and One Vision, Inc.He also served as (1999-2000) president of the Association of University Real Estate Officials (AUREO) a professional organization of real estate officials from nearly every major university in the United States (and some in Canada and Australia), including Harvard, Stanford, Princeton; Yale, MIT, USC, University of California, Purdue, Vanderbilt and others. Torres and his wife Averi were married in 1969.For the first 5 years of its existence Torres served as president, executive director, chief fundraiser, mission coordinator and pilot.Today under the umbrella of Angel Flight America, approximately 25,000 flights per year, (68 per day, nearly 1 flight every 20 minutes of every day) are provided free of charge to families in need across America. | of Dennis Torresof Dennis Torresof Dennis TorresDennis Torres, Inc.Dennis Torres, CDR, MDR | of Dennis Torresof Dennis TorresLitigation Consulting and Expert TestimonyAdj. Professor of Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine UniversityDennis Torres, M.D.R.Dennis Torres, Inc.Dennis Torres, M.D.R.Adj. Professor of Negotiation and Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University | of Dennis Torresof Dennis TorresLitigation Consulting and Expert TestimonyAdj. Professor of Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine UniversityDennis Torres, M.D.R.Dennis Torres, Inc.Dennis Torres, M.D.R.Adj. 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