Broker Symposium: Engaging the New Consumer
Join leading local real estate brokers, consumers, real estate reporters, and best practices consultants to discuss the evolving needs, wants and expectations of today’s home buyers and sellers -- and ways to reshape your business to be more customer-focused.
Friday, November 2, 2012
Techmart Santa Clara
8:30am - 12:00pm
Moryt Milo, print editor, San Jose/Silicon Valley Business Journal
Steve Trousdale, business editor, Bay Area News Group/The San Jose Mercury News
Dan Levy, US real estate writer, Bloomberg News
Blanca Torres, reporter, The San Francisco Business Times
Confirmed broker panelists:
Penelope Huang, RE/MAX Distinctive Properties
Jeff Hansen, Keller Williams Realty - Silicon Valley
Larry Klapow, Intero Real Estate Services
John Pinto, Realty World/ John V. Pinto & Associates, Inc.
Tentative Schedule:
8:30am Registration and breakfast buffet
8:55am Greeting and introductions Jim Harrison, RCE, CAE
President and CEO, MLSListings Inc
9:00am Welcome Address Robert Bailey, Bailey Properties
2012 Chairman, MLSListings Inc
9:10am Consumer Panel: The Consumer Barbara Lymberis, moderator
Reality Check 2012 President, SCCAOR
10:00am Perspectives from Bay Area Media Myra Jolivet, moderator
Vice President of Public Affairs,
MLSListings Inc
10:45am The Consumer-Centric Brokerage: Marilyn Wilson and Victor Lund
Best Practices The Wav Group
11:30am Voice of the Broker: MLS Tools for Suzanne Yost, moderator
Building a Better Business 2012 President, SILVAR
12:15pm Closing Remarks Robert Bailey, Jim Harrison