The Agent vs. Consumer Centered Approach
A passionate advocate of "consumer first" transparency goes head-to-head with the mastermind behind one of America’s most successful – and profitable – traditional brokerages.
Zappos became one of the most talked about companies in the world by creating an amazing culture and brand. Alfred Lin will share what it took to make that happen and the top 10 things he learned along the way.
Alfred Lin, Chairman, COO & CFO, Zappos.com
Sherry Chris, CEO of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, peers into the future of brokerage with a multimedia tour of a new model real estate office, a streamlined financial model, and a blueprint for a culture of change.
Presentation by: Sherry Chris, President & CEO, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC
Be the FIRST to see new online real estate applications as CEO’s from new companies get 5 minutes to show you what they’ve got.
Go WAY beyond blogging, Facebook and Twitter to discover ten new ways for you or your company to seize the social media opportunity.
Presentation by: Jeff Turner, President, Real Estate Shows
15 years after the first listing went online, the online real estate code remains un-cracked. Two leaders – one with roots going back ten years, the other a Web 2.0 darling – debate the best way to create value online.
Louis Cammarosano, General Manager, HomeGain
Sami Inkinen, Co-Founder & CEO, Trulia
Move beyond the debate on whether or not public MLS Web sites are good or bad in a session focused on how to build a really good one if it makes sense in your market. Two MLS executives who emerged from this process with excellent products share their lessons learned and best advice.
Dan Gies, MLS
There’s no arguing the fact that the brokerage model as we knew it seldom pencils anymore. Go beyond the hand-wringing and get advice from people who have successfully right-sized brokerages, made the tough calls and lived to tell about it.
Steven Harney, CEO, Steven Harney, Inc.
Nicolai Kolding, COO, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, LLC
The bank owned space has traditionally been the territory of a few insiders. As REOs skyrocket, how will consumers and brokers create a more efficient, open market?
Deborah Leone, Principal and Founder, Lions Gate Financial
Robert Weichelt, Senior California DREO & REOMAC Certification Trainer, LionsGate Financial Network
Foreclosures account for most of the inventory in many areas, yet the foreclosure market remains fragmented, unsystematized and void of standards. Learn how we can move to a more transparent and cooperative foreclosure market – and how you can profit from it.
@properties became the #1 real estate brokerage in Chicago in just eight years by cultivating a powerful brand. Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate successfully leveraged one of America’s best-loved brands in real estate. Our speakers will share what it took to make that happen and how you can create a brand that matters in your market.
Transparency is good…or is it? Is there such a thing as semi-transparency? Should an MLS even touch this issue? The CEO of HAR, which has launched a Realtor rating service, and the CEO of Redfin, which rates all agents and publicly displays the results, share the good, the bad and the scary behind helping people choose a broker/agent.
