Hear what the people are saying about the Swanepoel TRENDS Report:
“The Swanepoel Trends Report is the industry’s premier report regarding the key factors that are shaping the real estate business. At John L. Scott, the Report serves as a mirror that we hold up to ourselves to ensure that we’re doing the things we need to do to continue to be a highly successful real estate company.”
Lennox Scott, CEO John L. Scott Real Estate, Seattle, WA
“Thank you for your great contribution to the Industry.”
Brad Inman, Founder of INMAN News
“The Swanepoel Trends Report neatly packages everything in a data-rich edition that is both comprehensive and eminently readable. The result is the best single-source reference available today that all professionals should keep at their fingertips.”
Mark Palmero L'Boe, CEO, Compass Realty Systems, Missouri
“Stefan is always thought provoking and is on the short list of individuals who truly understand the vast ecosystem of residential real estate.”
Steve Roney, CEO and President, MarketLinx
“The Swanepoel Trends Report sets a new standard for research on industry trends. I keep a copy on my desk which I utilize often and share with my leadership, members and staff. I also use excerpts in my presentations regarding new business models, the changing consumer and the Internet's impact on the industry.”
Bob Hale, CEO
Houston Association of REALTORS®
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Jaren L. Davis, VP, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Utah
“The Swanepoel Trends Report has become like the primary external source document for our strategic planning. We believe it to be so vitally important that we organize most of our leadership and management events around its content. My personal copy has literally hundreds of notes penciled into the well worn pages.”
John Bearden, CEO GMAC Home Services
“Stefan has a strong grasp of the challenges and opportunities facing our industry and presents them in an enthusiastic and interesting format.”
Helen Hanna-Casey
President, Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
Chairman, The Realty Alliance
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Sami Inkinen, COO & Co-Founder, Trulia, Inc.
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Dale A. Stinton
EVP and CEO, National Association of Realtors®
“Stefan’s vision contextualises the information and incites action in a sustained way.”
Cormac J. Meehan
Co-Chair Emeritus International Consortium of Real Estate Associations, Ireland
“Stefan is always right on with his trends. I enjoy watching new ideas pop up around the industry and it's great to find them all in one place. The Swanepoel TRENDS Report is a must read.”
John P Reinhardt
President, Fillmore Real Estate
“The Swanepoel Trends Report is an invaluable asset to the MCAR Leadership as we developed our Strategic Plan and Association programs. We provided copies to our Board of Directors and have received many favorable comments from the Directors regarding their use of the information.”
Walter T. Baczkowski Jr., CEO
Metropolitan Consoldiated Association of REALTORS®
“I always look forward to reading Stefan's trends. He gives concise and understandable vision into the future.”
Terry Penza, CEO
North Shore Barrington Association of REALTORS®
“I could not have succeeded without the research provided by Stefan.”
Kevin Keller
President, Touchstone Real Estate Group
“The Swanepoel TRENDS Report 2006 was so right on-comprehensive and on target. It has helped me tremendously in terms of planning and I'm eager to see the 2007 version.”
Gail G. Lyons
Broker, Boulder Real Estate Services, Colorado
“Stefan gives me the knowledge to make decisions for my company. He is truly an industry icon.”
Jay Kinder,
#2 Coldwell Banker Realtor Worldwide, Oklahoma
“We use Swanepoel's TRENDS Report in almost every weekly sales meeting as a basis for helping our agents understand the big picture. This allows us to stay a step ahead of the market.”
Steven K. Randall
Welch Real Estate Services, Utah
“Realtor Associations must understand real estate trends and respond to them quickly to maintain their relevance. There is no more valuable guide to what is happening or might happen in residential real estate than the Swanepoel Real Estate TRENDS Report. It is an indispensable tool for any association’s strategic planning efforts.”
James C. Fabris, CEO
San Francisco Association of REALTORS®
“I recently wrote about Tom Peters and his powerful and insightful presentation on leadership and business. He has spent over 30 years studying business, companies and leaders, writing and speaking extensively about the various strengths of each. The real estate equivalent is Stefan Swanepoel. Stefan is a student of our industry having spent years studying the trends and has over the past 5 years really established himself as the number one real estate visionary in the world. I have seen Stefan speak a number of times both in the U.S., in New Zealand and here in Australia. He has the rare ability to step back from the day to day and look at the wider picture and clearly identify the major trends as they impact on our industry.”
Mike Green, CEO Harcourts, Brisbane, Australia
“Stefan's statistics transcend other real estate reports because his research is 3-dimensional and gives the user a peek into the future. “
Kathy Howe, Broker and Real Estate Educator
Sedona, Arizona
“Outstanding summation of the changing landscape of the real estate business!“
Scott Cramer
The Real Estate Store, California
“The Swanepoel TRENDS report is excellent and helps me guide my agents into working on the most productive parts of their business. It is an invaluable assent in planning for our industry.“
Marti Hampton
REMAX One Realty, North Carolina
“I find the report invaluable for zeroing in on topics such as consumer trends, technology and internet developments and the changing landscape of the business environment and models.“
George Charles
President, HomeServices Consulting
“One of the best sources of Real Estate trends. A must read for all real estate professionals. “
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USAPropertyRentals.com
“If you are in the real estate association business, you want to be certain to order a copy of the 2007 Swanepoel TRENDS report. It is filled with valuable insights and observations, about changes that are occurring within the industry that will impact your association and your members.”
Ginger Downs, CEO
Chicago Association of REALTORS®
“We really enjoyed the trends report by Stefan Swanepoel. It was a no nonsense, definitive approach to the coming trends in real estate and a lot of these trends have come to reign. “
Arpana Tiwari
Strategic Marketing, PropertyMinder
“We use Swanepoel's Trends in almost every weekly sales meeting as a basis for helping our agents understand the big picture. This allows us to stay a step ahead of the market.”
Steven K. Randall
Welch Real Estate Services, Utah
“As the saying goes, "brokers don't plan to fail they fail to plan." Stefan's trends report can help any broker create a success plan by exploring trends and creating a rationale plan of attack.”
Todd Thornton
Thornton's Real Estate, Kentucky
“Being in middle America, we often lag behind California. Especially in this changing market, the Swanepoel TRENDS Report has given me a heads up on what to expect.”
Debbie DiFonzo
United Country VIP Realty, Missouri
“The 2006 Swanepoel TRENDS Report helped the Inland Valleys Association of REALTORS not only to look at internal changes to its members but externally changing their value to their clients."
Marilyn Schultz, CEO
Inland Valleys Association of REALTORS®
“My desk will NEVER be without a copy.”
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GreenPeaMedia.com
“Swanepoel is indeed gifted in looking at the big picture of what's going on in the industry. “
Don Kalal
Calif. Brokers Institute, California
