… some challenges and successes relating to digital music and parallels between the music and real estate industries. Mike Masnick will speak about this at Inman Data Summit January 25 – 26. For instance, as consumers now have ever more real estate-related information at their fingertips from both third-party and industry sites, the role of the real estate professional has shifted from gatekeeper of information to enabler, Masnick said. “There is still a role for middlemen to (help consumers) understand the process and the pitfalls and the best practices... [Read more]
I don’t typically plug conferences and we all have plenty of meetings to attend, but I want to make sure you know about this one. If you are going to Inman SFO in July, you might want to add the Inman Data Summit to your travel plan. This is a first ever event for Inman and I am honored to be involved on the Board of Advisors with some of the smartest people in the business. Check it out and I hope to see you there on July 25-26. I will also be staying the rest of the week. Why not, it’s San Francisco! I’ll keep you posted with more details of... [Read more]
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Participation at last week’s Inman Connect New York #ICNY was up to about 1,700 attendees. I believe that this is due in part to Inman’s aggressive marketing campaign, its use of social media, and the uptick in real estate sales activity in some markets. But there are at least two other things going in the industry right now that may have contributed to the increased interest and turnout. The first one is that in times of uncertainly, people are constantly looking for direction and answers. This is one of those times with great uncertainty about the economy, jobs,... [Read more]
