The two pieces of relationship management that great agents are super good at and what they concentrate on to combat FSBO.

Topic – Don’t underestimate the agent’s role

Mentor – Nigel Jeffries

“I see a very big disconnect in our industry where agents are moving from one transaction to the other. In fact, a lot of us call them deals, which is not, a wonderful term to use, whereas the consumer is really looking to start the next phase of their lives.” – Sherry Chris

Topic – More female leaders

Mentor – Sherry Chris and Sherrie Storor

With so many great conferences in Australia and New Zealand, why do so many agents and business owners travel to the USA to attend conferences like Inman Connect?  That is what we asked Heath Dockary when he was in New York.

Topic – Understanding the challenges ahead

Mentor – Heath Dockary

There are a lot of exciting innovations here at Inman in New York, and it's not just about the technology. Kieran Clair talks to Wayne Lopez from St. Regis about a different style of property development that combines the benefits of resort accommodation with residential living.

Topic – Resort living meets residential development

Mentor – Wayne Lopez

The panel discussion at Inman Connect that featured Sarah Bell was about how AI is changing real estate for consumers. It centered on whether robots will replace real estate agents. Sarah has the view that the real estate agent will remain central and very important in the transaction.  She explains today as she talks to Sherrie Storor.

Topic – Will agents become redundant?

Mentor – Sarah Bell

“We change our strategic plan every two to three years. It used to be five to 10, but the industry's changing so quickly, it's now two to three.” – Angus Raine

Topic – Never stop learning

Mentor – Angus Raine

What we're finding is that the baby boomer demographic is really driving the market, and the kind of property they're after isn't necessarily a retirement village, so it's changing the scope of what they're looking for.

Topic – Downsizing – the opportunity

Mentor – Greg Oddy

Aimee Engelmann is the CEO of Beepo, the leading outsourcing company for the property industry. We were fortunate to have Aimee join us at Inman Connect and especially to get her takeaways from the first day.   Find out what impressed her and what she learnt.

Topic – Inman Connect highlights

Mentor – Aimee Engelmann

David Karandish is the founder and CEO of Jane.ai, an artificial intelligence platform that customers can chat with to access information. In his segment, David explains the possibility of using bots to help owners in their businesses. He also shares the best way to make bots learn and adapt to change. Topic – Inman Connect highlights [...]

Jeff Turner is the Chief Strategy Officer of immoviewer, a leading virtual 360° and 3D tour technology company. In his segment, he helps you understand how you can apply virtual and artificial reality to your real estate practice. He also explores the obstacles that can hinder this groundbreaking technology from going mainstream.

Topic – Inman Connect highlights

Mentor – Jeff Turner