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8
2009

Connect NYC '09 energizes and enlightens

By , Thursday, January 8, 2009.

There is little doubt that the real estate industry professionals attending Inman Connect NYC '09 have gotten their year started on the right foot.  The conference kicked-off yesterday with information packed workshops about Blogging, Internet Marketing, and Video.  The afternoon was highlighted with an address by Inman News Publisher Brad Inman, and a series of very informative panels and presentations.  Attendees ended day one informed, enlighte  more...

Three Things The Real Estate Industry Needs to Do in 2009

By , Thursday, January 8, 2009.
Gary Vaynerchuk of WineLibrary.tv spoke at Real Estate Connect earlier today in New York City and offered the following advice.  more...

Jan

3
2009

Join us at Beer with Bloggers to kick off Connect NYC '09

By , Saturday, January 3, 2009.

One of the major benefits of attending Real Estate Connect is the opportunity to meet with and learn from the brightest minds in the real estate industry.  Real Estate Connect is, and always has been, about connecting with other professionals.   more...

Dec

30
2008

A few ways you can connect with Connect. . .

By , Tuesday, December 30, 2008.

The nature of Inman Connect events is that not only are they great learning opportunities, but they are very social events.  There is a lot of meeting, greeting, networking, and discussing that goes on.  One of the great things about the emergence of new media is that it allows just about anyone to participate in all of this social activity.  Whether you are there meeting people and shaking hands, or back at the home or office, there is no reason to feel left out.  Here are some of the great ways you can use the power of new media to &q  more...

Dec

29
2008

The Write Stuff

By Inman News, Monday, December 29, 2008.
Flickr photo by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/nicmcphee/2756494307/">Unhindered by Talent</a>.

Inman News is hiring a researcher/reporter. Find out more.

Stacey Harmon introduces herself for Connect NYC '09

By , Monday, December 29, 2008.

About a month ago, I put out a call for folks to send me their video introductions for Connect NYC '09.  Stacey Harmon was the first to take me up on the offer.  It is pretty obvious that Stacey must be excited to meet and learn from the brightest minds in the real estate industry at Connect NYC '09-- why else would she leave the beautiful beaches of Southern California to fly across the country?  :-)  more...

Dec

23
2008

The Winner of the 3 Night Stay at the Marriott Marquis is...

By Jeff Bernheisel, Tuesday, December 23, 2008.

For the last couple weeks, part of our promotion for Real Estate Connect NYC included the chance to win 3 nights at the Marriott Marquis where Connect is being held.  Anyone who registered between December 8th and December 21st was entered into the drawing.  So this morning, I received the list, jumped online where I then googled "random number picker" and the rest is history.

So, without further adiue... 

I present to you lucky # 39: Derek Overbey!  Derek is the Senior Director of Partnership Strategy at Roost.com.  more...

Dec

22
2008

Making Headlines

By Inman News, Monday, December 22, 2008.

Over the last few weeks, Inman News has retooled our free headlines e-mails in an effort to highlight our top real estate news stories and content at Inman.com.

We want to know what you think. Your feedback is important: Please email us at readeropinion@inman.com with any comments.

If you're not already registered to receive our headlines e-mails, you need to sign up for a free Inman.com account. Thank you!

Dec

19
2008

Did you miss Wednesday's audio townhall meeting?

By Inman News, Friday, December 19, 2008.

If you did, not to worry. You can now listen to it on Inman.com.

Our Roadmap to Recovery Audio Townhall is now available exclusively for Inman Premium Members. This 60-minute call is packed full of great information and features Inman News publisher Brad Inman, Inman News columnist Kris Berg, Patrick Stone of the Stone Group, Cyberhomes GM Marty Frame and Pam O'Connor from the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World.  more...

Dec

18
2008

Bailout Illustrated

By Glenn Roberts Jr., Thursday, December 18, 2008.
<a href="http://blog.mint.com/blog/finance-core/a-visual-guide-to-the-financial-crisisthe-bailout/">Click here to view full-size graphic.</a>

The blog for money management site Mint.com carries a graphic suggesting who ultimately may foot the bill for the $700 billion federal "bailout" spending plan.

About half of the money is already accounted for, and there are reports that Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson may ask Congress for the second half of the money.  more...

Dec

17
2008

Dec

16
2008

Announcing the Winner of the Inman News "Future of Real Estate Commissions 2009" Survey Drawing

By Jeff Bernheisel, Tuesday, December 16, 2008.

A couple weeks ago we launched the "Future of Real Estate Commissions 2009" survey. We had a great response from our readers and would like to thank everyone for their valuable feedback.  As promised, we held a random drawing of the survey participants for a chance to win a $250 Amazon.com gift card.

And the winner is:  more...

Dec

15
2008

HUD honcho 15

By Matt Carter, Monday, December 15, 2008.

 

Barack Obama announces NYC housing commissioner Shaun Donovan is his choice to be nation's 15th Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (see story).  more...

Dec

12
2008

The big three ... title insurers?

By Matt Carter, Friday, December 12, 2008.
Flickr photo by floodllama

The auto industry's got GM, Ford and Chrysler -- for now at least. In real estate, you've got your big four title insurance underwriting companies -- soon to be the big three.

In 2007, the top four title insurers controlled 87 percent of the $14 billion U.S. title insurance business. First American Corp. led the pack with 30 percent market share, followed by Fidelity National Financial Inc. (26 percent), LandAmerica Financial Group (19 percent) and Stewart Information Services Corp. (12 percent).  more...

Dec

10
2008

Roadmap to Recovery Townhall Meeting

By , Wednesday, December 10, 2008.

Mark your calendars! December 17, 2008 at 11am PST.

We're holding a FREE townhall meeting for all Inman News readers next week on the future of the real estate industry, moderated by Inman News publisher Bradley Inman. As part of our Roadmap to Recovery series, we've convened 4 industry leaders to discuss what the future holds for real estate agents, brokers, ancillary service and technology providers.

Featuring:  more...

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