Dec. 4, 2007 - The Best of the 2007 NAR Convention

Last Friday, I was joined by Realtor Extraordinaire, Wynne Achatz and RealTown's managing editor, Frances Flynn Thorsen on a conference call to share what we saw as the Buzz, the Trends, the Products and the Education that were part this year's NAR Convention.

THE BEST OF NAR 2007 The Buzz & Trends Included:

• The media's take on the market and what NAR is saying/doing about it
• The trend to Green
• Social Networking
• NAR's Board of Director motions

The Trade Show: We found few new products but many established companies expanding their offerings and value. These are listed as resources further down!

The Education: We shared some ideas and information from some of the sessions.
The complete (or pick and choose) recordings are available here

Here is contact information & resources:

1.Frances Flynn Thorsen, e-PRO, SRS, ACRE, Certified e-PRO Trainer
Managing Editor RealTown.com RealTown Report Founding Member Web Women Giving Circle
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FRAN'S LINKS: http://www.realtown.com/ and http://realtownblogs.com/

1. Video about RealTown Blogs http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7172608876373955457

2. No Blogger Left Behind The 8 Hour Teleconference on Blogging! Week One can be watched here

3. Link to buy the NAR CD about the Saul Klein/Google/Zillow session:

4. Latest statistics on Foreclosure Filings

5. We talked about consolidation with vendors and single-property site vendors. Here's an article

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Wynne's Contact information:
Wynne Achatz from Marine City, Michigan
http://www.wynnea.com/ wynne@wynnea.com

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1. SendOut Cards

2. VisualTours

3. Panasonic GPS

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

1. The Sprint Palm Centro is now approved by Supra. Why I like it!

2. Power Sites for Sellers from Agency Logic

3. Visit Point2Agent for free websites and lots of other bells and whistles

4. http://www.house4cell.com/ for text messages on your listings

5. The definitive books on selling HUD homes...one for the consumer and one for you.

6. Be the first responder with RealPing

7. For really classy marketing materials, sign up with IMPREV and use code IDJOEANN for a $29 discount

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Hope this helped you in your thinking about how to position yourself and what strategies you will need for 2008!
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