T Minus 3 Days: On Trust and EB-5 Marketing in China

Just finished a chat with my still-jet-lagged partner Sharon Shi, who is somewhere West of Shanghai with a serious case of insomnia and EB-5-itis.  Sharon left Monday, arrived Tuesday, and will be meeting me in Beijing next week to begin what is turning into a rather grueling seminar schedule.&...

Jose E. Latour Oct 13, 2011

Announcing Our China/Vietnam Seminar Tour: Oct. 16 – Nov. 9, 2011

On October 16th, the distinguished Chinese-American attorney Sharon Shi and I will begin a three week EB-5 marketing tour in China and Vietnam.  Sharon, my shiny new partner, spent most of 2010 closing EB-5 deals in China; she decided, despite her astonishing success last year going it alone, t...

Jose E. Latour Oct 05, 2011

Orlando: EB-5 Financing of Real Estate

Well,  Brian Su's first "real-estate-focused" EB-5 event yesterday ROCKED...as expected.  The room was packed with the usual suspects -- and a lot of new folks -- and the topical theme was definitely more advanced than Brian's prior events.Opening speaker Robert Divine ...

Jose E. Latour Oct 01, 2011

Brian Su’s Orlando EB-5 Event is FRIDAY!

Guys, quick reminder: if you haven't booked your seats for Orlando Friday, get busy.  Friday's event is going to be the first the "Big Boys" (and "Big Girls", of course!) EB-5 seminar ever, and it will hold a wealth of information for those of you who are beyond the "beginner phase" of EB-5 fin...

Jose E. Latour Sep 28, 2011

Looking for a Few Good Florida EB-5 Projects…

I will soon be making a major announcement regarding the expansion of a Florida EB-5 Regional Center in which I am now a principal.   The RC, governed and administered by some of the most respected entrepreneurs and business leaders in the country,  will be going Florida-wide.  I...

Jose E. Latour Sep 09, 2011

Brian Su’s Orlando EB-5 Real Estate Finance Forum on Sept. 30

For those of you involved in anything EB-5, you know Brian Su as the man behind the most productive networking summits in our industry.  On September 30, Brian turns his attention to what may be the potentially greatest match-up in EB-5 history:  Chinese EB-5 venture capital for U.S. comme...

Jose E. Latour Sep 07, 2011

New Shark in the House…

Okay, in the past week days I've had two existing EB-5 RC clients come to me after hearing flat out lies from securities attorneys attempting to make a fast buck...and today I had a THIRD (prospective) client ask me the same question.It would appear the latest incarnation of the Man in the Gray...

Jose E. Latour Aug 31, 2011

Hollywood: Swingin’! New Cali EB-5 Regional Center APPROVED

Just received the attorney's copy of the USCIS letter of approval for Hollywood International Regional Center, LLC, and high-fives are flying!  Richard Heyman's brainchild, HIRC, like most of the best EB-5 Regional Centers, stems from the dual sources of relentless entrepreneurship and deep affectio...

Jose E. Latour Aug 31, 2011

New EB-5 Regional Center vs. Strategic Alliances for FVC

With USCIS’ announcement on August 2 that "within 30 days" some form of “premium processing” will be announced for EB-5 Regional Center applications, our sector is abuzz with speculation.  Those 30 days toll this week, and we are hopeful that Mr. Mayorkas will deliver as promised....

Jose E. Latour Aug 29, 2011

USCIS/DHS Gets Serious About EB-5

To the ABSOLUTE DELIGHT of the EB-5 Community, on August 2, 2011 Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas just unveiled a series of policy, operational, and outreach efforts “to fuel the nation's economy an...

Jose E. Latour Aug 05, 2011