The Australian Property Institute, in conjunction with Finsia, is holding its fifth annual residential property outlook breakfast, January 31 at the Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre. Topics to be discussed include the current state of the residential property market, the factors which will drive the market in 2008, and how the recent economic boom has affected properties in regional areas. Speakers include: Rob Druitt – president, Real Estate Institute of WA; Nigel Satterley – managing director, Satterley Property Group; Frank Allen – director property markets – Westpac Banking Group; and Reg Howard-Smith – CEO, Chamber of Minerals and Energy. Registration costs $77 for API or Finsia members and $88 for non members. For more information contact Jillian Doncon on 9223 8901 or email cpd.wa@finsia.com.