REAL ESTATE

Protection for Brokers: Real estate brokers can learn the latest ways to protect themselves when selling or buying commercial buildings at a Newport Beach seminar sponsored by the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors, a trade group in Orange County. With the real estate downturn prompting a rapid change of ownership in office and industrial projects, brokers sometimes are caught representing a client or tenant that no longer has an interest in the property. The seminar Wednesday in Newport Beach is designed to assist brokers in protecting themselves from liability.