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On the Street: Outlook '08 (Part 1)

InmanTV catches up with several agents and brokers to get their take on what's happening in their market, how they are responding to market conditions and what's in store for the rest of 2008.

MLS consolidation starts with members

Anne St. Dennis, manager of industry relations, communications and public affairs for the Greater Montreal Real Estate Board, joins InmanTV to discuss her experience in consolidating data among 12 real estate boards in her area. Data consolidation has heated up in recent years in both the United States and Canada. St. Dennis also dispels the myth that Canada has a national MLS.

A social media app that puts agents at the center of local information

Marc Siden, CEO of OnBoard LLC, discusses the company's SpotIt platform and how real estate agents have been using it to flex their local knowledge about restaurants, stores, parks, and more. In another tough year for real estate, many are looking for creative ways to get in front of consumers.

Downturn needs more time

Mark Fleming, chief economist at First American Core Logic, gives a reading on where we are in this housing cycle. In this January 2008 interview, Fleming says foreclosure trends will signal the first signs of a turnaround, and so far they hadn't let up. Like many others, Fleming doesn't see the downturn reversing any time this year.

Public MLS sites stir up controversy

Bob Hale, CEO of the Houston Association of Realtors, joins InmanTV to discuss the hot-button issue of consumer-facing property listings sites provided by MLSs. Hale's MLS has attracted consumer attention with HAR.com, and Hale talks about what makes it work in his market. more...

Online listings a different sport in NYC

Steve Spinola, president of the Real Estate Board of New York, updates viewers on ResidentialNYC.com, a site that aims to pull together the most updated property listings database for the city. more...

Housing cycle could hit bottom this year

Patrick Stone, CEO of The Stone Group, joins InmanTV to share insight into the life of this housing downturn. Stone expects markets will likely hit bottom in 2008, but it's not going to be an easy lift out. People will need houses, though, and he points out some positive forces working for real estate.

Home buyers today taking longer to search

Alex Chang, CEO of Roost, a new search engine for homes, discusses the company’s core mission and shares insight into what the typical home buyer on the Internet is looking for and what they are thinking in the search phase of the buying process.

What consumers are doing on Zillow

Zillow President and Co-founder Lloyd Frink addresses the accuracy question about Zillow’s home value estimates known as Zestimates. About two years since launch, Zillow recently came out of beta and Frink talks about how consumers interact with the site today.

New market demands new client service tactics

Jeffrey Bastress, president of Startpoint Realty in Massachusetts, discusses the slowdown in sales in his market and how his company has made changes to better work with buyers and sellers. Many agents in his company are becoming mortgage brokers so they can better educate buyers on the loan side.

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