real estate trends: It’s Confirmed. It is the Next Big Thing! - 05/13/09 01:15 PM
Following the crash of the initial dotcom bubble in 2001 many people claimed to have created or coined the phrase Wed 2.0 as we in subsequent years the industry grappled with what would come next. By 2004 the term Web 2.0 was appearing everywhere and euphoria reined with this next phase … (69 comments)
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real estate trends: Realtors What Are You Doing About Green? - 05/06/09 01:01 PM
The recent Earth Day gave the green revolution another shot up the arm. When Earth Day started in 1970 a large number of people (20 million people one country) had already committed to celebrate it. Since then that number has exploded to 500 million (175 countries); about 7% of the world's … (10 comments)
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real estate trends: Banks in Real Estate Business - War Ends - NAR Wins by Technical Knock Out in Round 8. - 03/18/09 11:04 AM
Rarely has pending legislation suggested changes to the financial services arena as controversial as the recent Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLB Act). The proposed rule would declare real estate brokerage, real estate management, and employee relocation to be activities that are "financial in nature" or "incidental to a financial activity" under the GLB … (12 comments)
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real estate trends: Survival Tips: If You Wish To Succeed In 2010, Here Are 10 Golden Rules - 03/06/09 04:07 PM
Whether you own a small real estate office or a franchise with multiple offices, real estate brokers have much in common with other small business owners during these difficult economic conditions. This economy affects all businesses and it doesn't really matter if you are the local hair salon or the major … (4 comments)
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real estate trends: A Grueling 100 Days Ends. It’s Arriving Next Week. Good Luck To All Rainers. - 01/28/09 06:22 PM
After more than 3 months of writing and many more months of research the Swanepoel TRENDS Report (2009 edition 161-pages) will be arriving from the printers next week.
Out of the housing bubble of 2006, the subprime ashes of 2007 and the mortgage meltdown of 2008 we are going to see … (3 comments)
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real estate trends: How Will Home Values Be Impacted By Rising Oil Prices? - 01/21/09 12:19 AM
When the Baby Boomers were younger (1960-90), families with children made up more than 50% of all households. By the time we got to 2000 this figure had declined to 33% and by 2025 it is estimated to be around 25%.
As a result the suburban boom in housing prices that … (6 comments)
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real estate trends: TOP 10 TRENDSETTERS FOR 2008 - 01/06/09 06:04 PM
As part of the annual Swanepoel TRENDS Report we also every year include a look back at the year that just passed and list the Top 10 Newsmakers, Top 10 Events and Top 10 Trendsetters for 2008.
This week I am discussing the Trendsetters. Trendsetters are defined as those companies that … (7 comments)
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real estate trends: A Twittonary of Twitter Terms - 12/29/08 01:34 PM
In follow up to my post yesterday on the growth of Twitter I thought it would be interesting to share some Twitter terminology.
Similar to the Web, Blogging and Wiki, Twitter has also sparked a whole new legion of "new" words. Below a list of 70 interesting ones I have … (18 comments)
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real estate trends: Twitter Twaffic Explodes Confirming New Twend - 12/28/08 03:48 PM
During the holidays I received a few emails indicating surprise that I included micro blogging (Twitter) on my Top 10 Events impacting Real Estate in 2008 so I thought I would provide a little more information for those that are not that familiar with the concept of short text-based 140 character posts.
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real estate trends: THE TOP 10 EVENTS IMPACTING REAL ESTATE IN 2008 - 12/17/08 07:53 PM
As part of the annual Swanepoel TRENDS Report that is published every year during the first week of February, the research team wraps their four month study of the real estate industry by announcing the top 10 Newsmakers, Events and Trendsetters for the year.
The second list to be released is … (69 comments)
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real estate trends: European Franchise Enters California - Engel and Volkers Introduces New Model to USA - 12/04/08 12:00 PM
Evolution is all part of the process of re-engineering the real estate industry and the home buying process so every time I come across a new business model that is working I get excited. Some may say that this concept is not truly new, but with its format and European origin, … (8 comments)
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real estate trends: Interesting!! Another Online Community for Real Estate Launches - 11/25/08 01:15 PM
Last weekend, real estate agents and brokers got introduced to yet another social and business network to participate in when online real estate news service, Broker Agent Professional, launched Broker Agent Social. Within the first 100 hours after launch they exploded to 2,000 members - adding a new member every few … (27 comments)
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real estate trends: Real Estate Trends Update: Fidelity - Land America - 11/22/08 10:35 AM
On November 7th, while I was at the NAR convention in Orlando, Fidelity surprised us all by announcing that it would be acquiring LandAmerica in an all stock deal valued at $128 million. This merger would have great the largest title insurance group with about a 45% market share. In terms … (6 comments)
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real estate trends: 5 Factors that will Shape the your Future - 11/12/08 10:22 PM
Real estate professionals need to think differently about the future. They need to do more and they need to move faster.
It has now been more than 10 years since my first book on trends, Real Estate confronts Reality, and many of the changes that we have been writing and speaking … (21 comments)
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real estate trends: Information You Can Count On - 2009 Trends Report Opens for Contributions - 11/03/08 07:30 PM
Change seems to be the buzz word this year, with Barack Obama touting "Change We Need," John McCain promoting "Real Change" and even Hillary Clinton saying "Change you can count on."
Every year the Swanepoel TRENDS Report identifies, analyzes and then details out the imminent changes that are expected to impact … (11 comments)
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real estate trends: Remaining Positive and Making a Difference - 10/13/08 06:36 PM
Despite congressional passage of the historic $700 billion bailout legislation, which was signed by President Bush on Saturday, Oct. 4, the Dow Jones Index tumbled 22% last week; the worst week in its 118 year history.
Some calculations indicate that since the beginning of the year U.S. corporations have declined about … (4 comments)
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real estate trends: TRENDS UPDATE: Royal LePage Buys GMAC Real Estate - 09/30/08 01:59 PM
GMAC Financial Services has sold GMAC Real Estate to Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., the owners of Royal LePage, the largest Canadian residential real estate brokerage company. The transaction is expected to close before year end. The transaction includes all three of GMAC's home services divisions including: GMAC Global Relocation Services, GMAC … (16 comments)
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real estate trends: OFFICIAL RESULTS: Top 100 Most Influential Women in Real Estate Leadership for 2008 - 09/29/08 06:25 AM
With 3,460 respondents casting 6,099 votes, Rainers and the real estate professional community has decided who the Top 25 Most Influential Women are. And what an incredible list of powerful women this list represents.
Nine months ago when the 2008 edition of the Swanepoel TRENDS Report was published, the demographics that … (16 comments)
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real estate trends: The Top 100 Most Influential Women in Real Estate – List reaches 75 in 4 Days!! - 09/15/08 05:36 PM
In the original post we started our search for women who have reached the top of the real estate leadership pyramid or who are in other ways proving themselves to be great leaders and spokespersons for our industry.
The response has been incredible. What an impressive list!!! Here are the … (32 comments)
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real estate trends: Women are the Best !! - 09/14/08 04:22 PM
Women have not only reached the top of the real estate leadership pyramid, they are proving themselves to be great leaders. Bold words, coming for a man, but my research shows that in the last couple of years women have moved into the #1 or #2 positions at many of the … (58 comments)
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