Wow! Was there ever alot of Realtors in one place! I was told there were 30,000 Realtors in attendance this year and over 300 from Hawaii alone. I think a lot of people thought Las Vegas was a good venue. One of the 1st things to happen once we arrived in Vegas was the implosion of the Frontier Hotel. We stayed about a half a mile away and could hear the fireworks that were set off prior to the implosion and it was covered live by the local TV stations. This happened at 2:30 a.m. I spoke to one Realtor that was staying at the Venentian who said she didn't go to bed until 1 a.m. and did not hear a thing!!!! Another interesting event was held at the University of Las Vegas where they had all the Democrats running for office. This too, was broadcast on the local stations for all to see.
The convention itself had so much informative classes, seminars and opportunities to network. I met some really interesting people and it was great to hear how other Realtors do business and what is happening in their markets. I can hardly believe you can still buy a house in some parts of the country for $10,000.
My daughter, Shelley and I took the "At Home With Diversity" class and it was very informative and well attended. Most states offered continuing education credit for the class and it also qualified as part of the credits required for the CRS designation.
Another interesting aspect of being at the conference was attending with my 20 year old, newly licensed daughter. Most of the attendees looked at her like, what are you doing here...she looks very young and more than likely was one of the youngest attendees. She did not like it when I referred to her as my "exit strategy". I think more and more we will see young adults join their family in the business. I did see some other family teams, father/son and mother/daughter. I think this will be a big edge when we deal with the younger generation as our children are so much more computer literate and in the know (now).
I highly recommend attending the NAR convention and the trade show where you can experience the newest ideas, marketing and affiliate companies that partner with NAR. Next year the conference will be held in Nov. in Orlando, Fla. Hope to see you there!
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