Sam DeBord, Author at Inman

Sam DeBord

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Sam DeBord is Managing Broker and VP of Strategic Growth for Coldwell Banker Danforth in Seattle. Starting his career in technology consulting, he is now involved in all facets of real estate brokerage and technology. Sam is the National Association... Read more

Sam DeBord is Managing Broker and VP of Strategic Growth for Coldwell Banker Danforth in Seattle. Starting his career in technology consulting, he is now involved in all facets of real estate brokerage and technology. Sam is the National Association of REALTORS President's Liaison for MLS and Data Management, VP of Government Affairs for Washington REALTORS, and Past President of Seattle King County REALTORS.

Sam writes for a number of industry publications including Inman News, the Swanepoel Trends Report, REALTOR Magazine, and WSJ Marketwatch. When he's not guiding clients and agents through successful real estate transactions, he speaks at industry events and consults for investors and technology companies in the real estate space.

Twitter: SEATTLEHOMEoCOM

Email: sam at seattlehome.com

Sam's Stories

Opinion

How to conquer the 7 deadly sins of real estate leadership

Our industry is wrapped in sloth, wrath, lust, envy, pride, gluttony and greed — it's time to stop

Dec 19

Opinion

Real estate roundup: Big money, bad data, bot bites dog

Sam DeBord’s take on industry news, in case you missed it

Oct 18

Opinion

Inman Connect San Francisco’s swan song was full of fear and discipline

The kind of ingenuity displayed at ICSF is what will lead the winners into the industry's next phase

Jul 25

Does a Compass lie? Finding true north in real estate

Why will a consumer or agent choose to work with you this year, in five years or in 10 years?

Jun 27

Opinion

Who’s lobbying NAR? Zillow, dues dollars and the DOJ

Let’s add some context to the NAR-HAR back-and-forth and talk about recent Zillow happenings

May 11

Opinion

This week in RE: the NAR logo, Zillow’s iBuyer status and DocuSign’s IPO

Here's what you may have missed ...

Apr 19

Opinion

Does real estate’s leadership need a technology therapist?

Don’t succumb to the technology myopia that’s plaguing the industry's brokerage business leaders

Mar 26

Transparency will radically alter the real estate industry’s leadership

For those relying on traditional tactics to stay in power, the outlook is bleak

Feb 19

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