The NYC Conference

Brokers from 4 different companies share ideas

We have just come back from the flagship Real Estate Conference of the year- Inman Connect- and what a time that was!
How do you do a recap of 5 days of real estate innovation in just a few paragraphs? Gerry and I are still sorting through our notes in preparation of what will be a really interesting year- and, I am guessing, decade.
Starting off the conference was an idea-sharing day called (oddly enough) REBarCamp. Sessions were decided by and led by the participants. I co-led one called “Finding Your Social Media Voice for Business” and sat in on an interesting one called “Raising the Bar- a grassroots initiative for Real Estate.”
This is probably of real interest to those outside of the industry. We are discussing it again on my radio show today (TQ Radio- listen to the archives here)
How do you strengthen the real estate industry as a whole? That’s the goal of this initiative- and the goal of conferences like Inman Connect. Without a doubt, we brought home ideas that are going to make Towne & Country a stronger brokerage for you. More than that- we see that what we have in place already IS the future of real estate, and that is very motivating.
Education, I think, is the key to the improvement of any industry. This conference, and the seminars prior to that, nailed this down for us. It wasn’t set up by a Keller Williams or a Coldwell Banker- it was an industry-wide meeting of the minds. Without regard to affiliation, it was the best of the best sharing what they have- and this in and of itself raises that bar for us all.
I am so happy we went, so happy we participated, and so happy that we were able to share and in doing so “raise the bar.” For us, it’s all about creating the best experience for buyers and sellers- and our agents. You can’t do that without an ecumenical approach.

-Diane

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