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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.

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.

Helping Buyers in Today’s Tough Credit Market

John Reinhardt, president and CEO of Fillmore Real Estate in New York, joins InmanTV to discuss how changes in the credit landscape are impacting home buyers and how real estate brokers are helping buyers find financing.

High-Priced Property Needs Global Marketing Approach

Shari Chase, founder, president and CEO of Chase International, joins InmanTV to discuss market conditions in her area of Lake Tahoe, Northern California and how agents are dealing with sellers who aren’t pricing to current conditions. more...

‘Real You Incorporated’: Getting real with brands

Kaira Sturdivant Rouda, president of Real Living, joins InmanTV to discuss her new book, “Real You Incorporated,” which explores essentials for women entrepreneurs and the pursuit of building a genuine, personal brand in business. more...

The ‘Switzerland of Open Houses’

Ben Phillips is vice president and managing director of Realogy’s OpenHouse.com, which recently began accepting open house listings from all brokers, including those not affiliated with Realogy’s brands. Phillips talks about whether open houses actually help sell homes and why Realogy decided to open the site to everyone.

Competitive advice from Corcoran CEO

Pam Liebman, CEO of the Corcoran Group based in Manhattan, gives a glimpse at how New York City real estate is doing, how the Wall Street bonuses trickled into city apartments early this year and how agents can remain competitive in increasingly difficult markets in other parts of the country.

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