Ed Craine President, Broker Languages: English Office: (415) 406-2330, Ext. VM/Pager:   Email: ecraine@smithcraine.com         Highlights • Office All Your Own - Hispanic Trends Magazine Jan-Feb 2005 •Broker Banker Magazine v81 Reprint 2005

Ed is the CEO of Smith-Craine Finance, a San Francisco mortgage company. During his 25 years in business, Ed has helped several thousand people get loans, invest in real estate, and learn about the industry. Ed and his company have received wide recognition and won many awards for excellence thru the years. Most recently, Smith-Craine was selected one of “The Ten Most Dependable Mortgage Brokers of Northern California”. Ed is frequently quoted and has written books and articles on real estate lending and investing. He is also a speaker and instructor on various real estate finance and investing topics. He has appeared before industry groups, college classes, Lorman Seminars, The Learning Annex, and the Learning Exchange.

Ed is also actively involved with the California Association of Mortgage Brokers. He has been the President of the San Francisco Peninsula Chapter, and is currently serving on the State Legislative Committee. Ed has just been elected to serve as Vice President of CAMB for the year 2007-2008.

In addition to the above, Ed is also the current President of the Northern California Chapter of CCIM, the world’s leading commercial real estate trade association. Ed has been a real estate and mortgage broker on hundreds of millions of dollars of commercial property.

Ed is firmly committed to the idea that a well educated public will make better borrowing and real estate investment decisions. His goal is to help clients create financial wealth thru better management of their real estate loans and equity. Along the way, he also hopes that they will increase their knowledge and intellectual capital and achieve their life goals.

Ed is a graduate from Cornell University College of Arts & Sciences as a history major in 1973 and received his MBA from Cornell’s Johnson School in 1975.

When Ed isn’t working or writing, he loves to spend time with his family, read, travel, and keep fit so he can eat great food and drink great wine!