10k Partners with Minnesota, Saskatchewan and South Carolina

Minneapolis, MN (December 21, 2009) – 10k Research and Marketing is pleased to announce three new Market Reporting Partnerships with large regional organizations and the local associations that comprise them. Here's the skinny:

Minnesota Association of REALTORS® – Local Market Updates, a statewideMonthly Indicators, a Monthly Indicators for every local association in the state andour latest addition to the product suite, Sortable Stats.

South Carolina Association of REALTORS® – a statewide Monthly Indicators, a statewide Housing Supply Outlook, Monthly Indicators for local markets, a Housing Supply Outlook for local markets and Local Market Updates.

Saskatoon Regional Association of REALTORS® (coordinator of the Saskatchewan Provincial MLS® System) – a Monthly Indicators for the entire provice, Monthly Indicators for local markets, Local Market Updates and Weekly Market Activity Reports for the Prince Albert and District Association of REALTORS® and for the Association of Regina REALTORS®.

For Minnesota and South Carolina, we'll be pulling data from every MLS system in the state to create a unified and accurate statewide statistical database. This isn't a statewide MLS by any means, but it will give the associations in each state a clean picture of market trends that wasn't previously available.

What a sweet way to finish the year. We're gaining steam, but our energy is not derived from boiling water. It's coming from the express written consent of our partners. Just listen to these guys:

"We're excited to work with 10k because we know they'll deliver an easy-to-understand product that is visually pleasing, timely and will help the local associations and the state association take a stronger leadership position in our housing market," – Chris Galler, Chief Operating Officer, Minnesota Association of REALTORS®

"We're excited about our partnership with 10k Research. Regardless of market conditions, REALTORS® need the right tools to succeed. Having timely, and relevant state and local market reports will help our REALTOR® members find the path to success," – Nick Kremydas, Chief Executive Officer, South Carolina Association of REALTORS®

"We decided to partner with 10k because their products will further advance our membership as the primary source for real estate information in the province of Saskatchewan. We are confident the products will be accurate, timely and professional." – Harry H. Janzen, CAE Executive Officer, Saskatoon Region Association of REALTORS®

10k also works with the likes of Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, Inc. (MRIS), the Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR), and Metrolist, Inc. We serve the research and marketing needs of local associations, state associations, MLS systems and brokers. All real estate is local. Let's explore your market together. 10k is a subsidiary of the Minneapolis Area Association of REALTORS®.

Below the News Release | Other Recent Happenings

1) Hey, Kentucky! Jeff Allen is going to be in Hopkinsville on January 29 at a Chamber of Commerce event for real estate. He will be introduced by the mayor. This is very cool to us. If you know a mayor that would like to introduce us at an event in your town, let us know.

2) We are going to be involved with the first Real Estate BarCamp in Minnesota, which will be held on April 6, 2009. Details to come after the New Year's holiday.

3) Our market video product, "The Skinny," is getting traction around the country. We even did a video for NAR. We're also eager to launch something BIG and NEW in early 2010. It's a game changer.

4) We are starting to get our ducks rowed for AE Institute in Quebec City. Both Mark Allen and Greg Sax are listed in the event's Playbill. In honor of this event, our titles are given in French below.

Thanks for your time, and drop us a line if you have an interest in working together.