For those of you who can't make it to the National Association of REALTORS® Midyear conference this year, we're in the same boat! I always leave NAR conferences feeling educated and inspired, and was very disappointed that I would have to miss this week's event. So I decided to do the only thing I could to keep at least somewhat informed of what was happening – following the conference on the all-powerful Interwebs.

I'll share some of what I saw online today (Tuesday, May 15) and, if we get a good response, I'll keep up my NAR Midyear cyberstalking for the rest of the week!

On Twitter

On Twitter, I followed NAR Midyear at the hashtag #Midyear. Here are a few of the interesting Tweets I saw coming through today:

• Chris Nichols @utahREpro: Ron Insana asks panelists to characterize the market. Consensus at #midyear seems to be it's turned.
• Matt Case @mattcase: FHA actively working on changes to support affordable housing AND condo financing. Details soon, then on to regulatory approval. #midyear
• Jay Thompson @PhxREguy: There are Realtors here. Lots of them. #midyear http://instagr.am/p/KqGMDdhgsy/

• Dawn Bricker @dawnbricker: @annrubin pointing out the problems with the beginning of the short sale process! We lost the paperwork excuse! Go girl!! #midyear
• NAR Midyear @narmidyear: "For every home sold, three jobs are created," NAR First VP Steve Brown (Ohio) said @ today's #midyear #ypn meeting. http://live.blogs.realtor.org/2012/05/15/ypn-springs-into-action-at-midyear/
• Chris Nichols @utahREpro: Once we get housing prices heading north, good things will happen. It's self reinforcing. - Mark Zandi of Moody's #Midyear
• juliebeall @juliebeall: Cutler Dawson, "We are very close to the bottom but 'Goosey' about principal forgiveness" #midyear
• NAR Midyear @narmidyear: Seeing lots of iPads at this year's #midyear - @REALTORS can view the meetings program on tablet devices here http://bit.ly/JCVC1S
• Chris Nichols @utahREpro: We hear alot about shadow inventory, but don't forget that there is shadow (pent up) demand as well - #Midyear
• Kelly Mitchell @KellyMitchell: A certification for data? It's in the works. Will be nice to be able to tell good data from bad. #cmls#midyear
• Nick Kremydas @Kremydas: http://My.Realtor.org is a huge update. Check it out! #midyear
• Bay East @BayEast: Officials from BofA, Wells Fargo & JP Morgan discussing lending policies at the NAR meetings in DC#midyear http://pic.twitter.com/HuUXiOIw
  
• Nick Kremydas @Kremydas: Major lenders on stage at #midyear answering REALTOR® questions. That's why NAR is our best insurance protecting our industry.
• pamela_kabati @pamela_kabati: REthink the Future, NAR's new Strategic Planning process, aims to involve 20,000 REALTORS in the strat planning process this year. #midyear
• pamela_kabati @pamela_kabati: Energy building around the REALTOR Rally, Thurs. 9 am - 11 am on the Mall in WDC. Don't miss it! #midyear
• PrescottREALTORS @PAARtweet: CMLS working on branding program for listings that come directly from the MLS and brokers, called SOURCEMLS. Full support. #midyear #cmls

In the News

There are always a lot of press releases and other announcements that come out during a conference. Here are a few of the releases we saw come across the wires this weekend through today:

• MRIS and Imprev Announce Integrated Real Estate Marketing Center
• New Realtor.com® TV Channel to Reach 55 Million Households
• Clareity Security's SSO Portal Evolves Into a Full Application Store
• PropertyInfo® and Houston Association of REALTORS® Partnership on Electronic Transaction Solution Increases Efficiencies for Customers
• HomeFinder.com Launches 2012 Agent Makeover Sweepstakes

More About Midyear

If you're interested in learning more, we recommend the conference website: http://www.realtor.org/midyear.nsf/