Realtors to 'Rise and Shine' During Annual REALTORS Conference & Expo in San Diego
WASHINGTON (November 3, 2021) -- This week, Realtors from across the country and around the world will gather in San Diego to experience the premier global event for real estate professionals. "Rise and Shine" serves as the theme for the first-ever hybrid – in-person and virtual – REALTORS® Conference & Expo, the annual conference for the world's largest trade association. Participants from all 50 states, several U.S. territories and 45 countries will interact with 250 exhibitors at the industry's largest trade show and choose from 80 educational sessions on a wide array of topics, including emerging real estate technology, housing supply and affordability issues, and cybersecurity, among many others. "NAR's last in-person annual conference was nearly two years ago. In that time, Realtors® have risen to meet daunting business challenges and have helped lead our industry and our economy through the difficult times presented by the COVID-19 pandemic," said NAR President Charlie Oppler, a Realtor® from Franklin Lakes, N.J., and the CEO of Prominent Properties Sotheby's International Realty. "NAR members and real estate professionals from around the world will come together to share best practices, network, give back to the local community, and shine a light on what's new and next in our constantly changing industry." NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun will examine recent domestic and international economic trends and offer his 2022 forecast for the residential and commercial real estate markets. Former New Orleans Saints quarterback and Super Bowl XLIV MVP Drew Brees will join Oppler for the conference's general session on November 13. Simone Biles, four-time Olympic gold medalist and the most decorated gymnast in World Championship history, will deliver the keynote address during the conference's general session on November 14. Oppler will discuss the nation's political climate with CNBC contributor and radio host Ron Insana during Saturday's Federal Legislative and Political Forum. Finally, NAR will install its 2022 officers on Monday, November 15, during the association's Board of Directors meeting. Visit conference.realtor to track all conference happenings and events. Follow NAR on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @nardotrealtor and #NARAnnual. The National Association of Realtors® is America's largest trade association, representing more than 1.5 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.

Realtors Prepare to "Reset, Refocus, and Get Reinvigorated" During First-Ever Virtual Realtors Conference & Expo
WASHINGTON (October 30, 2020) -- The National Association of Realtors opens its first-ever virtual annual conference on Monday, November 2, when Realtors® from around the globe will experience the marquee event for the world's largest trade association. "Reset, Refocus, Get Reinvigorated and Find Your 'R'!" serves as the theme for this year's conference, which will welcome participants from all 50 states, several U.S. territories and more than 60 countries. Realtors® and their partners from across the industry will be able to interact with 75 exhibitors and choose from more than 50 educational sessions covering a wide array of topics, including how emerging technology like 5G and artificial intelligence will impact the real estate market, the state of global real estate in a post-COVID world, commercial real estate valuations, among many others. "In a year of significant and wide-ranging changes, Realtors® and real estate professionals from around the world will have the opportunity to connect with industry colleagues, experts and thought leaders to discuss the challenges and opportunities in real estate's 'now' normal," said NAR President Vince Malta, broker at Malta & Co., Inc., in San Francisco, Calif. "Our first-ever virtual annual conference offers a comprehensive lineup of impactful and engaging programming, networking, community service and more." NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun will review the impact of recent developments within the U.S. economy on the residential housing market and share his expectations for 2021. NAR CEO Bob Goldberg and AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins will discuss a new collaboration between the two organizations and the importance of enhancing consumer knowledge in age-friendly decisions for home-related purchases and actions. Long-time political strategists and high-profile couple James Carville and Mary Matalin will enlighten and entertain participants with their examination of today's most important political issues during the "All's Fair: Love, War and Politics" forum. Brian Buffini, founder of the largest training and coaching company in North America and real estate industry titan, will kick off Conference and Expo activities with an overview of his success strategies and tips for 2021. Conference-goers can participate or cheer on their friends for a good cause in the REALTORS® Relief Virtual 5K. Using a virtual 5K app, participants and their registered guests can complete and post their run or walk times to benefit the REALTORS® Relief Foundation. All proceeds will provide housing-related assistance to the victims of natural disasters across the U.S. New York Times best-selling author Glennon Doyle will close the conference with messages designed to inspire and empower. NAR installs its 2021 officers on Friday, November 13, during the association's Board of Directors meeting. NAR governance meetings will take place from November 2-13 and the Conference and Expo will occur from November 16-18. Visit www.conference.realtor to track all conference happenings and events. Follow NAR on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @nardotrealtor and #NARAnnual. The National Association of Realtors® is America's largest trade association, representing more than 1.4 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.

NAR to Deliver Virtual Solutions for 2020 Realtors Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo
WASHINGTON (March 18, 2020) -- Due to recent restrictions and recommendations implemented by the federal and Washington, D.C. governments, the National Association of Realtors announced Wednesday that it will deliver previously-planned programming and committee meetings virtually. With the Centers for Disease Control issuing guidance limiting discretionary travel and large gatherings, and the city of Washington, D.C. instituting a state of emergency to limit the spread of COVID-19, we will no longer hold the 2020 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings and Trade Expo in person from May 11-16 in Washington, D.C. The nation's largest trade association also announced Wednesday that it will use the time from now until July 1 as a reset to implement new virtual opportunities for member participation within all of its meetings and events. In addition, NAR noted it will be "putting members first" by focusing on enhancing and increasing member offerings that will directly help America's 1.4 million Realtors® navigate the coronavirus' unprecedented impact on members' personal lives and businesses. NAR will provide virtual options to ensure the full governance of its organization can continue while designing a true virtual meeting and convention in place of the RLMTE. The virtual experience will include, among other components: Committee Meetings Key Sessions Elections Coordination to secure alternate avenues for participation for state and local associations Payment and Refunds Registration: The majority of registrations required no fee and will be cancelled. Individuals who paid for the meetings, expo, pre-conference courses or special events will be automatically refunded in full. Hotel: Those who reserved a hotel through NAR will have registration automatically cancelled; no deposits have been processed. Airfare: Please contact your air carrier as soon as possible and seek a refund or credit. NAR looks forward to bringing members and participants together with engaging technology. Details on virtual meetings and dates will be forthcoming. The National Association of Realtors® is America's largest trade association, representing more than 1.4 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.

The Sky's the Limit as Realtors Gather in Chicago
CHICAGO (November 2, 2017) – The National Association of Realtors® kicks off its annual conference in Chicago today with a focus on education and opportunity. More than 20,000 Realtors® and guests from around the world are expected to attend the 2017 REALTORS® Conference & Expo, which runs through November 6 at McCormick Place convention center. Chicago hosted NAR's first ever annual conference in 1908, and this year marks the first time since 2001 that Realtors® will convene in the city for the meetings. The conference, themed "The Sky's The Limit," will feature more than 300 speakers at 100-plus conference sessions on a broad range of real estate issues, including brokerage management, innovation and business technology, affordability issues from inventory constraints, commercial markets, international real estate transactions, and tax reform's potential impact on real estate. "The conference provides a great opportunity to learn from and connect with other Realtors®, industry leaders and vendors from around the globe and to seek out information to better serve clients and grow their businesses," said NAR President William E. Brown, a Realtor® from Alamo, California and founder of Investment Properties. "Realtors ® will also be preparing themselves for the next industry opportunities and challenges, especially as Congress looks to tackle tax reform; while Realtors® support tax reform, it cannot happen by hiking taxes on millions of homeowners." During the week, conference attendees will hear from industry and political thought leaders, including Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, who will share the latest outlook for residential and commercial real estate markets; National Association of Home Builders Chief Economist Robert Dietz, Federal Housing Finance Agency Senior Economist William Doerner, U.C. Berkeley Hass Real Estate Group Chair Ken Rosen, MSNBC political analyst Steve Schmidt, and JLL Chief Economist Ryan Severino. On Wednesday and Thursday, conference attendees will roll up their sleeves to lend a hand to Habitat for Humanity Chicago. Attendees will also have the opportunity to network with colleagues from 60 countries around the world and attend 15-minute presentations from country representatives and other experts about doing business across borders at the Global Real Estate Pavilion in the expo hall. The expo opens Friday, Nov. 3 at 3 p.m. and will feature more than 400 industry-leading companies showcasing the latest products and services from real estate software to home protection and warranties. The conference will also include several celebrity guest appearances. On Saturday, Nov. 5, attendees will have the chance to meet 23-time Olympic Gold medalist Michael Phelps at the NAR booth in the trade expo and later that evening hear from him at the conference's general session. Rock legend John Fogerty, leader of Creedence Clearwater Revival, will perform at a special attendee concert on Sunday, Nov. 5. On Monday, Nov. 6, NAR's 2018 officers will be installed during the association's Board of Directors meeting. To stay connected with the conference, visit NAR's 2017 Conference Live website at www.narconferencelive.com, follow the Twitter hashtag #narannual or find us @nardotrealtor on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The National Association of Realtors®, "The Voice for Real Estate," is America's largest trade association, representing 1.3 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.

Realogy Announces 15 Competitors For 5th Annual 'FWD' Innovation Summit
Event to be hosted Sept. 8 at Microsoft Technology Center in New York City MADISON, N.J., July 24, 2017 -- Realogy Holdings Corp., a global leader in real estate franchising and provider of real estate brokerage, relocation and settlement services, today announced the selection of 15 emerging technology companies that will compete in front of a live audience for the right to be named the most innovative technology product or service designed for the real estate industry at the 5th annual Realogy FWD Innovation Summit (#RealogyFWD) on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017. Realogy also announced that the event will take place at the Microsoft Technology Center – New York, which is located in Times Square. "We're thrilled with the quality of this year's candidates, and the 15 companies we selected to compete for the 'FWD' crown are truly outstanding," said John Peyton, president and CEO of the Realogy Franchise Group. "We look forward to hosting their live demos at the Microsoft Technology Center in New York, a unique forum dedicated to showcasing innovative ideas and technology." Realogy selected the 15 companies from a pool of more than 80 high-quality applicants. These technology entrepreneurs will present live demos to an exclusive audience of Realogy senior executives, brand leaders and franchisees representing 275,000 affiliated sales agents worldwide. The 2017 Realogy FWD contestants are listed below in alphabetical order, along with a brief description of their product or service: Agentology – Lead management and qualification for real estate brokers and agents. (San Diego, Calif.) Boost by HomeSpotter – Social marketing automation for real estate brokers and agents. (Minneapolis, Minn.) BrokerSumo – Back-end management platform for real estate brokerages. (San Jose, Calif.) Brokers Technology – Mobile-first transaction management developed by real estate agents. (St. George, Utah) Carey – Facebook Messenger Bot platform for real estate. (Newport Beach, Calif.) Hurdlr, Inc. – Mobile application that provides real estate agents with insights into their business performance. (Bethesda, Md.) ListingZen – Application that uses machine learning to streamline the creation of listing and marketing materials for real estate agents and teams. (Pasadena, Calif.) myPlanit – A mobile app that organizes and analyzes a real estate agent's activity, photos and contacts. (New York, N.Y.) RealtyMe – An app designed for home sellers to track the progress of their real estate transaction with real-time social-media-style updates. (Camarillo, Calif.) Remzy – Software that connects home buyers with owners of homes who have not listed, but may want to sell. (Miami, Fla.) Snap21 – An app for easily requesting, and then promoting, online reviews. (Lancaster, Pa.) Structurely – An artificial intelligence assistant for real estate agents. (Johnston, Iowa) Transported – A virtual reality application that works with any camera or VR device. (Los Angeles, Calif.) VimChat – Simplifies and organizes SMS communication between consumers, real estate agents or brokers. (Burlingame, Calif.) VirtualAPT – A robot-driven virtual reality solution. (Brooklyn, N.Y.) Additional FWD Details: FWD is an invitation-only event is designed to find and attract the best new technology products and services for Realogy's franchise brands and company-owned residential real estate brokerages. In addition to presenting their products and services, each of the 15 companies selected to participate in the exclusive event will be able to tap into the Realogy network of real estate leaders. Realogy will award a $25,000 cash prize to the company that presents the most innovative technology product or service designed for the real estate industry Winner also will receive placement in the ZapStoreSM, an app and service marketplace that is directly integrated within Realogy's proprietary Zap® technology platform currently in use by its affiliated brokers and sales agents Additional information about the Realogy FWD Innovation Summit is available online at realogyfwd.com, including video highlights from last year's event, as well as a complete list of past winners and participants. About Realogy Holdings Corp. Realogy Holdings Corp. (NYSE: RLGY) is a global leader in residential real estate franchising and brokerage with many of the best-known industry brands including Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate, CENTURY 21®, Coldwell Banker®, Coldwell Banker Commercial®, Corcoran®, ERA®, Sotheby's International Realty® and ZipRealty®. Collectively, Realogy's franchise system members operate approximately 14,100 offices with more than 273,200 independent sales agents conducting business in 112 countries and territories around the world. NRT LLC, Realogy's company-owned real estate brokerage, is the largest residential brokerage company in the United States, operates under several of Realogy's brands and also provides related residential real estate services. Realogy also owns Cartus, a prominent worldwide provider of relocation services to corporate and affinity clients, Title Resource Group (TRG), a leading provider of title, settlement and underwriting services, and ZapLabs LLC, its innovation and technology development subsidiary. Realogy is headquartered in Madison, New Jersey.

Save BIG on the Real Estate Tech Event of the Summer
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Nearly 30 Countries Represented at Upcoming LeadingRE Global Symposium
Excitement is building for the 2016 Global Symposium of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® in Amsterdam October 23-25. LeadingRE members from nearly 30 countries will be participating, including Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the UAE, United Kingdom and the U.S. This is the 9th Global Symposium sponsored by LeadingRE for its members around the world, with previous locations in Dublin, Rome, Valencia, Madrid, Lisbon, Venice, Dubrovnik and Berlin. "Our network doesn't just feature dots on a map," comments LeadingRE President/CEO Pam O'Connor. "Globalization is an integral part of our culture. We bring top-performing real estate brokerages together from around the world at events like this to learn what is happening in global real estate. We foster close relationships, and as a result, our members have sent cross border referrals to over 90 countries in the past 12 months. Other real estate organizations talk about being global. We truly live it." The Amsterdam program will feature topics ranging from the global role of wealth management firms in real estate, to the impact of BREXIT, to what is happening in the Russian market. Keynote speaker Caspar Berry is a former poker player who uses that background and 15 years of media experience to offer unique insights on risk-taking and decision making. A special LeadingRE announcement is also slated for the opening session of the Global Symposium on October 24. To learn more about the event, visit www.LeadingRE.com/Symposium. To learn more about Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®, visit www.LeadingRE.com.

Oasis Summit and Lone Wolf Real Estate Technologies Herald Expanded Vision for Top Technology Conference
  CAMBRIDGE, ON - February 20, 2014 – Technology investor James Montgomery and Lone Wolf Real Estate Technologies have announced additions to the lineup of speakers slated to present at OASIS: THE MONTGOMERY SUMMIT. OASIS—an invitation-only event featuring top entrepreneurs and investors, senior level media and technology executives, and leading industry visionaries—will be held March 5-6, 2014 at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica. OASIS speakers added to the conference’s schedule include BlackBerry interim CEO John Chen, bestselling author Deepak Chopra, and tech legend Paul Maritz. Presenting at OASIS for the second time is Golden Globe-nominated actress and Honest Company founder Jessica Alba. Chen, a distinguished world leader in technology and former CEO of Sybase, Inc., was tapped to run BlackBerry in November, 2013. Chopra is America’s preeminent expert on alternative medicine and holistic health, and has authored 65 books; his current focus is the intersection of technology and wellness. Maritz, currently CEO of data firm Pivotal Labs, worked for Microsoft from 1986 to 2000 and was a member of the five-person Executive Committee that managed the company’s explosive growth during that time. In the years since, he has consistently been at the forefront of consumer computing technologies as CEO of VMware and other companies. Honest Co. founder Alba launched her brand of non-toxic baby products at the conference in 2012, and she returns this year after completing a $25 million round of funding. An outgrowth of the hugely popular Montgomery Technology Conference, OASIS makes its debut this year with 150 exceptional presenting companies. These companies will fall into three categories: “First Look” companies that generate less than $10 million in yearly revenues; “Emerging” companies with revenues between $10 million and $50 million; and “Growth” companies whose yearly revenues exceed $50 million. Prior conferences have provided early looks at Facebook, Twitter, Pandora, Splunk, Marketo, Meraki, Exact Target, Rocket Fuel, and other breakout companies. OASIS will have a special focus on creativity and innovation at the intersection of the technology and business worlds. “Lone Wolf has the vision of a complete enterprise solution for the real estate brokerage space. With a client base covering almost 10,000 real estate offices and 230,000 real estate agents, our company is poised to capitalize on the industry footprint we have created. Using a SAAS business model in a vertical niche industry with the potential for big data, our company is in the right position at the right time to present at OASIS.” said Lorne Wallace, CEO of Lone Wolf. Founder Montgomery says his goal with OASIS is to bridge one of the industry’s top insider technology and finance conferences with global thought leadership in innovation and creativity. “Montgomery Summit stakeholders have always relished the atmosphere at the Fairmont Miramar for intimate, high-level business networking and insights,” said Montgomery. “At the same time, these leaders embrace an atmosphere where creativity and innovation can be explored in the context of building great products and companies.” Other speakers previously announced for OASIS include Ashish Thakkar, named World’s Best Young Entrepreneur by the World Entrepreneurship Forum, and Brazilian mining billionaire Bernardo Paz, who will talk about the importance of creativity and innovation through the context of his world-famous art retreat in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. The conference will feature an inaugural business plan competition—Money Ball—between early stage companies seeking financing in a live “Shark Tank”-like environment. The audience will be given the opportunity to invest in the winning company through a crowd sourcing platform. Panel sessions this year feature industry leaders and robust debates on the future of advertising technology, enterprise technology, digital payments, and digital entertainment. Panelists will include senior executives from Facebook, Citrix, Google, and Axicom; as well as leading venture investors and entrepreneurs. The digital payments panel, moderated by Quentin Hardy of the New York Times, will closely examine the future of Bitcoin and other “math based” currencies from the perspectives of leading entrepreneurs and investors. ABOUT OASIS: THE MONTGOMERY SUMMIT OASIS will feature exclusive gala receptions, world-class food, and special evening entertainment. Over 1,000 participants from around the world are expected to attend the inaugural OASIS Summit. Presenting sponsors for OASIS include the Signal Hill and Macquarie Capital. Additional sponsors include Citrix, Earnst & Young, Silicon Valley Bank, Cooley, Telesign, Stradling, City National Bank, Gibson Dunn, Vantage Media, and Telesystem Media. The conference will be held March 5-6, 2014 at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica. http://www.fairmont.com/santa-monica/ ABOUT LONE WOLF REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGIES Lone Wolf Real Estate Technologies Inc. is the North American leader in real estate solutions and services with almost 10,000 offices utilizing their fully integrated product lines. Lone Wolf’s Complete Enterprise Solutions is comprised of its core products and services – brokerWOLF back office management solution, WOLFconnect front office management solutions, globalWOLF website solution, loadingDOCS paperless office solution, mobileWOLF mobile solution, WOLFmedia ad revenue generation service, WOLFwatch accounting service and Lone Wolf’s newest service specific to the agent marketplace, agentWOLF. The Complete Enterprise Solution is ideal for real estate offices looking to seamlessly manage their data from the back office to the front office to brokerage and agent websites, providing a single point of entry for data, significant time savings and profitability opportunities. The Complete Enterprise Solution is an invaluable component of a successful real estate brokerage. Lone Wolf has offices in Cambridge, ON, Langley, BC, Las Vegas, NV and Show Low, AZ. For more information please visit www.lwolf.com. For more information about Lone Wolf’s appearance at OASIS or to inquire about an invitation to OASIS, contact us at [email protected].

Lone Wolf and NAR 2013 – Here’s Your Golden Opportunity
NAR 2013 is quickly approaching and we have a lot of exciting things going on for this show! Not only are we showcasing the all new WOLFconnect and the much anticipated loadingDOCS, we will have one of the most dynamic and exciting booths at the show. Here are some of the things Lone Wolf has going on for the annual REALTOR® Conference and Expo: Our Founder and CEO Lorne Wallace will be educating session attendees on how to find untapped revenue opportunities within their brokerage. We will be hosting daily seminars at our booth on a variety of topics including how to optimize your website for search, how to get the most out of social media, what tactics you can implement to get more leads than ever before, 10 things every broker should know, video marketing made easy, tips and tricks for efficient deal tracking on your way to a paperless real estate business and so much more! We will be having an iPad a day giveaway at our booth. Make sure to get involved and you can walk away a winner! It's time to meet McQuade... the best mascot in all of real estate. While all of that is fun and exciting what matters most to us is helping you take your business to the next level and reach unseen profitability with our software and solutions. We have a fully integrated system that saves time for everyone in your real estate business. From the most comprehensive back office solution in the industry brokerWOLF, to a front office system which brings your managers, administrators and agents powerful tools designed to keep everyone connected. You have a lot to discover. Make sure to stop by booth 1005 on your way to a more profitable real estate business. For more information, visit our event page and stay up to date with the latest! To view the original post, visit the Lone Wolf blog.

Join Homes.com Execs at Real Estate Connect in San Francisco!
Homes.com is excited to be back in San Francisco for one of the biggest events in the real estate industry, Real Estate Connect San Francisco 2013! If you're looking for the latest trends, technologies, and business practices that shape the industry, then the City by the Bay is the place to be on July 10 and 11th! Providing real estate professionals with a remarkable opportunity to network and learn from the industry's top influence, Real Estate Connect is always ahead of the curve and this year is no exception! The Homes.com Senior Management team will be participating in four panel discussions at this year's event, providing their expertise to real estate professionals in the following sessions: Agents: Looking for value in the rental market? Homes.com and ForRent.com Executive Vice President, Brock Maclean (Twitter: @Bmaclean) will be speaking on Is Renting the New Normal?, Thursday, July 11 at 4:30pm. Tech Experts and Marketing Pros: What marketing options are out there that you've never heard of, but should be paying attention to? Homes.com Vice President, Jason Doyle (Twitter: @JGD) will be speaking on What's Next in Online Advertising?, Thursday, July 11 at 1:30pm. Brokers and MLS Execs: Listings are ending up everywhere, but how can the MLS be positioned as the definitive listings caretaker? Homes.com Vice President, Andy Woolley (Twitter: @andywoolley) will be speaking on Ringleading at the Syndication Circus: Not Just Another Syndication Panel, Thursday, July 11 at 3pm. Brokers: Want to learn the Do's and Don'ts in social media? Then make sure to catch Homes.com's Director of Social Media, Erica Campbell (Twitter: @EricaCampbell) in Social Awkwardness: What a Brokerage Should Do – and Not Do – in the World of Social Media, Thursday, July 11 at 4:30pm. As a proud platinum sponsor at Real Estate Connect, Homes.com wants to make sure you can join the conversation and be among the "who's, who" in the real estate industry! Follow @HomesPro on Twitter and hashtag #ICSF for the latest updates from this year's conference. If you're headed to Real Estate Connect, stop by the Homes.com booth #14, enter for a chance to win an iPad Mini and find out how Homes.com can send you highly engaged consumer traffic! See you in San Francisco! To view the original post, view the Homes.com blog.

Visit Homes.com at Inman Connect & Succeed in 2013!
If you're going to be at Inman Connect New York this week, make sure to stop by the Homes.com booth to connect with our tech expert Joe Sesso to learn how to grow your real estate business in 2013 by partnering with us and allowing us to analyze your social media presence. Joe Sesso will be speaking at the beginning of two agent focused sessions on Thursday – don't miss "Turning Data into Business" from 2:55-3:40 pm and "Video, Photos, and Words: How to Master the Medium That's Right for You" from 3:45 – 4:30 pm. Right after Joe's intro, catch our very own Andy Woolley on an informative panel, "Overcoming the MLS Hurdle: How to Get the Data and Get to Market." Did you know that in a recent report by RealTrends, Homes.com ranked number one above all other competing real estate sites for delivering monthly referrals? Furthermore, 91% of all those who visit Homes.com in search of their next home purchase do not currently have a relationship with a real estate professional. This means that, as a partner with Homes.com, you'll be exposed to extensive opportunities to capture leads and cultivate new business. Joe will be able to talk with you on a personal level in order to help you succeed with Homes.com in light of these encouraging findings. Another way Homes.com and Joe Sesso can help you grow your business this year is by helping you get a handle on your social media presence with Social Impact. This new and innovative program, built and supported by the talented Homes.com team, is the first real estate centered online reputation management system. To get the skinny on Homes.com and Social Impact, don't forget to swing by the Homes.com booth at Inman Connect. You could also win a prize! If you can't attend, don't worry – we'll be live tweeting the entire event! Be sure to follow us on Twitter at @HomesPro.

Twenty-five Innovative Companies Will Participate in Start-Up Alley at Real Estate Connect in New York City
Alameda, CA, (January 8, 2013) – Inman News®, the leader in independent real estate and technology news, announced that twenty-five companies are participating in Start-Up Alley at Real Estate Connect® New York City, January 16-18. "Start-ups are the heart and soul of Real Estate Connect. We are honored that so many companies launch at Connect, many of whom go on to do great things, changing the real estate industry," said Brad Inman, founder and publisher, Inman News. Real Estate Connect is the industry's premier technology confab. A record number of leading real estate brokers, C-level executives, entrepreneurs, journalists, analysts and investors from around the globe are already registered to attend. Companies featured in Start-Up Alley will include: Appraiser5 - Appraiser5 is a mobile application designed to help real estate professionals find quick and accurate property information for all 3,033 US counties; such as property details, tax info, school districts, and flood zones. The app will be available on both Apple and Android devices as well as any personal computer. Benutech - Benutech is focused on streamlining business processes in the real estate industry, including: research, relationship management, disclosure management and marketing. Benutech was founded with a commitment and dedication to revolutionize the real estate industry through the creation and implementation of advanced and intuitive business systems. Contactually - Contactually is a new relationship management system built for REALTORS®. Contactually's system automates follow-up processes, allows REALTORS® to generate an address book of social contacts, and creates an interaction history to see prior conversations. EZ Coordinator - EZ Coordinator is a free tool for agents which allows them to manage their real estate transactions online. It includes document storage, e-signatures using DocuSign, task management, Google calendar and contacts integration. FileSpout - FileSpout helps marketing departments manage an entire brokerage's listing media in a secure cloud-based application. Eliminate email, FTP and chaos. With FileSpout, you can seamlessly upload, manage, download, share, search and edit your photos, docs and other listing media. Happy Inspector - Happy Inspector is a property inspection application for the iPad that agents can use to help automate their home inspections — simplifying the process and reducing the need for manual entry. Hearsay Social - Hearsay Social's platform allows enterprises, including real estate brokerages and franchises, to empower their salespeople, franchisees and agents to build customer relationships and bolster their brand across all major social networks – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, and foursquare. HomeLight - HomeLight is a way for agents to source new business and showcase their skills to the world. HomeLight analyzes an agent's actual sales data and client reviews to provide them a free online profile that portrays their strengths and instills trust in prospective clients. HomeZada - HomeZada is an online home organization application where homeowners can track home inventory, home maintenance and home improvements projects. Real estate professionals can gift this solution to their clients with custom branding creating customer loyalty and online marketing opportunities. HubZu - Hubzu is a real estate marketplace that makes it easy to buy and sell homes online – start to finish. Their innovative auction platform can help brokers and agents sell faster and keep their commission. imageSurge - imageSurge is a U.S. developer of interactive digital display and kiosk solutions for the real estate industry. Their Interactive Real Estate Storefront offers a touch-interactive product capable of operating through any type of commercial window glass. Features include sunlight-readability, MLS integration, lead capture, user analytics. Inspection Manager - Inspection Manager was developed to replace the paper based forms of a property condition inspection with an electronic application that allows real estate professionals to manage and view their inspections, mark off conditions, take photos and mark off any areas of concern, then synchronise to the web to print a pre-formatted, professional pdf report. Listedby.com - ListedBy is a free, online real estate marketplace and social network with live bidding auction and 'Best Offer' functionality. Buyers, sellers, real estate professionals and service providers join ListedBy to network and to list, research, buy and sell real estate assets in a collaborative, transparent environment. MyClientDiscounts.com - MyClientDiscounts.com allows real estate professionals to communicate with their clients via a branded, daily email aggregated from 817 deal web sites. Clients can personalize their profile to receive deals they are interested in. myShortTrack - myShortTrack lets agents and brokers control transactions with less effort by bringing information, documents, and people together with permissions-based access while providing process management and automation, enabling professionals to focus on the communication and actions that keep deals on track. Nest4Less - Nest4Less is a free platform that allows agents to share home and family-related promotions with their sphere and expand their referral network through social sharing of these promotions. Agents can use this platform as a way to stay in touch with their sphere through social media and/or e-mail. NuOffer - NuOffer brings real estate negotiation into the 21st century, allowing agents to create and submit offers in fully digital form. Agents can receive digital counter offers – then sort, filter and analyze them on NuOffer's mobile platform. Onvedeo - Onvedeo, an emerging video platform for Real Estate, has the goal of making video a standard in all real estate and rental postings. Onvedeo provides agents and property managers tools to easily and effectively book video professionals, record, and distribute videos through the mobile application, website, and classifieds sites. Placester - Placester provides turn-key real estate websites in minutes. Featuring more than 85% MLS coverage, their beautiful designs can be easily customized to showcase a real estate professional's brand. Each site comes ready to go with the tools for SEO, lead capture and more including: listing pages, neighborhood pages, blogs, galleries and social media integrations. RealtyConnection.com - RealtyConnection was founded to reduce the expense and time spent on recruiting. The RealtyConnection platform puts a company's information in front of real estate agents looking for a new office. Reesio - Reesio combines the steps of the real estate transaction allowing agents, clients, and third parties to electronically sign and share real estate documents, and manage property showings, offers, messages, and document storage in one place. Secure Show - Secure Show® was designed with safety in mind. A simple I.D. verification process allows real estate professionals and landlords the opportunity to know who they're going to meet with before meeting face-to-face. Sensopia - Sensopia's MagicPlan allows users to make a floor plan with pictures from a mobile device, eliminating the need to measure and draw. MagicPlan counts more than 3 million downloads and was "App of the week" in 92 countries. Videolicious - With Videolicious, real estate professionals can use their phone, tablet or desktop to make videos. Users choose the shots to include and Videolicious does the rest—producing a professional-quality video in seconds. Nearly one million individuals and businesses use Videolicious. WebsiteBox - WebsiteBox offers a $99 website for real estate agents, teams and offices with hosting included. Real Estate Connect New York will take place at the Grand Hyatt New York, January 16-18, and will kick-off with Agent Reboot™ designed to help local real estate pros master new technologies and marketing techniques. For additional information about sponsorship or exhibitor opportunities, contact us here. About Inman News Inman News is the leading source of independent real estate news, information, advice, research, technology, opinion and commentary for industry professionals and consumers alike. Inman's award winning, unbiased and hard-hitting stories are known throughout the real estate industry. Agents and brokers globally trust Inman News as their first source of accurate, innovative and timely daily real estate news. For more information, visit www.inman.com

Xplode Conference 2012 Heads To West Palm Beach Florida
South Florida real estate professionals should mark their schedules for Monday May 21, 2012 for the Xplode Conference on real estate technology. The power packed one-day conference is coming to West Palm Beach with its fast paced, rapid-fire format and high energy learning environment for Realtors and all real estate industry professionals. Xplode Founder Matt Fagioli said, "Expect 15 to 20 top national speakers delivering up to the minute content regarding real estate marketing and technology. It's a day that you just can't afford to miss if you're trying to stay current with the tech scene in real estate." The Xplode team recently finished conferences in Orange County, California and Austin, Texas where sell out crowds found the very best information available for real estate technology. Agents and Realtors in south Florida can expect the same top notch information - so much information that it's really almost more than you can absorb in one day! Sponsors and partners of Xplode Conference will be onsite as well. They include RPR, Exit Realty, Realtor.com, Wellcomemat.com, Tribus, Happy Grasshopper, REtechnology, RealKISS and more. The West Palm Beach Xplode Conference 2012 is located at the Hilton West Palm Beach Airport hotel. The conference begins with a networking opportunity at 8am and closes at 5pm. The main stage presentations begin at 8:30am. About Xplode Conference Xplode is a leading producer of conferences and events for the real estate industry. Xplode hosts great conferences all over the US on the subject of real estate marketing and technology. Our six core areas of content are video, mobile, data, social, search and systems. Xplode Conference is a product of Helives, LLC based near Atlanta, Georgia.

NAR Technology Acquisition
Washington, November 09, 2009- The National Association of Realtors® has acquired technology to create a database of all properties in the U.S. so Realtors® can better assist consumers in a high-tech, fast-paced business world. The technology acquisition includes licensed data and secured data aggregation services from LPS Real Estate Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lender Processing Services Inc. (NYSE:LPS), a leader in real estate technology. NAR will use the assets to develop the Realtors® Property ResourceTM, a parcel-centric information database covering all of the more than 147 million property parcels in the country as a resource for NAR members. NAR is planning to launch RPRTM in the second quarter 2010. “Realtors® are the first, best source for real estate information, and the RPR™ is another emphatic feature to that resource. RPR™ will give Realtors® nationwide data on all properties at their fingertips so they can respond quickly to consumers interested in residential and commercial real estate. This is exciting news and a terrific NAR member benefit. NAR is committed to keep Realtors® central to the transaction and to the buying and selling experience with their clients and customers,” said NAR President Charles McMillan, broker with Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate in Dallas-Fort Worth. NAR CEO Dale Stinton said, “These acquisitions will allow Realtor® interests to control the program and the content. Realtors® need to respond quickly to today’s tech-savvy consumers, and the RPR™ provides a means for multiple listing services (MLS), commercial information exchanges (CIEs) and real estate brokerage business models to support the Realtor® community, rather than requiring Realtors to purchase data aggregated by third parties.” RPR™ is not a national MLS, and will carry no offers of cooperation and compensation, Stinton added. “It is a private, NAR members-only benefit. The assets acquired by NAR will be directed through a wholly owned subsidiary corporation, Realtors® Property Resource, LLC,” Stinton said. The management team of RPR™ includes CEO Dale Ross, co-founder of the Metropolitan Regional Information System, the country’s largest regional MLS; President Marty Frame, former General Manager of Cyberhomes; Senior Vice President of Industry Relations Mona Steen, former SVP with Cyberhomes; and Jeff Young, NAR director of the Realtors® Property Resource™ and 2008 president of the Michigan Association of Realtors®. RPR™ will provide nationwide access to public record information such as tax and assessment data, liens, zoning, permits, environmental information, and information on neighborhoods, school district and community demographics, along with advanced search features for property searchers, as well as market-to-market comparisons and referral opportunities not currently available. “We’re honored to have been selected by the National Association of Realtors® to provide technology, data and other services for the RPR™,” said Jay Gaskill, president, LPS Real Estate Group. “Being involved with such a transformational industry initiative serves as an endorsement for our company and the premier products and services we provide to MLSs and associations, brokers, franchisors and sales associates.” RPR™ will develop business strategies to make it affordable and feasible for NAR members, and will complement, not compete with, MLSs and CIEs. While many MLS and CIE systems provide a range of services, no two are alike. Brokers are looking for tools that support their agents across multiple markets with similar service levels and access to robust and valuable data. RPR™ is designed to support local MLS and CIE models to create a common experience for agents and brokerages. RPR™ will have many partners, including the California Association of Realtors® and the Florida Association of Realtors®, offering a number of technology applications which will be incorporated within the RPR™. “The California Association of Realtors® believes the RPR™ project provides the significant opportunities of scale and reach necessary to serve our members future needs for many years to come. We are already working closely with the RPR™ team to incorporate additional functionality directly into the RPR™ system using Realtor®-owned zipLogix electronic forms as well as Relay transaction management and risk reduction software for members nationwide,” said Joel Singer, CAR CEO. “The Florida Association of Realtors® and its 122,000 members are excited about the launch of Realtors® Property Resource™, which we believe will be a valuable addition to the toolkit for Realtor® business success. The Florida association and its business subsidiary also look forward to discussing potential partnerships to further enhance the value of RPR™ to Realtors® nationwide,” said John Fridlington, FAR EVP. For more information on the Realtors® Property Resource™, visit www.realtor.org/about_nar/realtors_property_resource. To view the original press release, please Click Here. If you would like to learn more about LPS Real Estate Group, please click here.   MRED Launches New Brand Image. 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