2012 Swanepoel Trends Report

The Swanepoel TRENDS Report is widely accepted as the leading source of real estate strategic knowledge that not only tracks trends, but objectively monitors shifts in thinking, innovation, and new business opportunities. It provides real estate professionals at all levels with a crystal clear vision of what s happening and what are the Top 10 business trends impacting the future of your real estate business. Learn why thousands of Industry Leaders and Realtors rely on this Report to guide their decisions! -------- This Year's Trends -------- Economy - The Waiting Game Continues Dodd-Frank Act The Shadow Inventory HARP 2.0 Commercial -Risky Business Market Drivers The Mult-Family Sector The Feds Social Networking - Battle for the Future of the Web Facebook, Society's Changing OS The Primary Challenger Social Enterprise Shift Mobile Media - Remote Control of Your Life SMS M-Commerce Applications International Update Tomorrow's Buyers International RE is a Two-Way Street Non-US Brokerage Activities 2022- Thoughts, Predictions and Introspection Associations, MLS and Leadership in 2022 Buying a Home in 2022 Realtors in 2022 Recipe for Success - Talking to the CEOs of the Big Five Brookfield Residential Property Services RE/MAX LLC Home Services of America, Inc. Keller Williams Realty, Inc. Realogy The Internet - Will IPOs Create the Champions? Three Exciting IPOs in 2011 The Race for Data Dominance Real Estate Public Companies MLS Reboot - Reinventing the Sharing of LIstings Key Issues Facing Future of MLS On The Brink of Irrelevancy - Reinventing Realtor Associations Be The Association Of And For The Future