Sam DeBord, Author at Inman

Sam DeBord

Contributor

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

Naked data under the stars: A real estate love story

Innovative technology companies are swooning for the powerhouse data feeds coming from Stellar MLS

Jun 18

Opinion

'We're not kidding': Deadlines loom for broker technology upgrades

There’s no reason that any tech provider, with an agreement and data license that conforms to MLS and broker rules, can’t provide an app that creates, changes and deletes a listing at the push of a button — the tech is already here

May 28

What the MLS landscape will look like in 2019

As the number of multiple listing services dips below 600 this year, here’s a data-driven look at the layout

Feb 26

Opinion

The 6 loudest topics at Inman Connect New York 2019

One MLS to rule them all, Zillow's upstream movement, iBuyers and more

Feb 13

Opinion

This one barrier is keeping us from innovating

Working through this 'Bizzaro' world of MLS tech will have your head spinning

Jan 22