Inman News Announces Innovator Award Finalists Representing the Ideal in Genuine Estate Technologies


Alameda, CA (PRWEB) June 24, 2010

Inman News announces its list for their annual Innovator Awards finalists. The firms and individuals nominated are these that represent the quite best in genuine estate innovation and technology. The Innovator Awards are a properly-respected and time-honored tradition at Real Estate Connect San Francisco.

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Because their inception in 1997, the annual awards have recognized businesses like LendingTree, Coldwell Banker, Sawbuck Realty, Redfin, ActiveRain, vFlyer and Closing.com, and folks like Frank LLosa of Frankly Realty and FranklyMLS.com, Bob Hale of the Houston Association of Realtors, and Mark Lesswing of the National Association of Realtors’ Center for Realtor Technologies.

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The winners of the 2010 Inman News Innovator Awards will be announced in the course of the Genuine Estate Connect conference in San Francisco, which runs from July 13-15 at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square hotel.

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The finalists are grouped into five categories: Brokerage or Franchise, New Technology, Web Service, Blog, Media Web site, with an further person award for Innovator of the Year (finalists for this category are not announced).

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Also, new this year, the awards will recognize a “People’s Selection” innovator, selected by a common vote of Inman News readers from the list of finalists. Anyone who would like to vote may possibly do so at the Innovator Award page on the Inman News site.

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The Innovator Award Finalists Are Listed Here (listed alphabetically by category):

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Brokerage or Franchise:&#13

AtHomes&#13

CondoDomain&#13

Connect Realty&#13

The GoodLife Group&#13

Hawaii Life True Estate Solutions&#13

M Realty&#13

True Estate 1&#13

Style Estate Agents&#13

WaLaw Realty&#13

NeighborCity

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New Technologies:&#13

Greater Houses and Gardens True Estate Property Selection Assistant app&#13

DocuSign ESIGNControl app&#13

NearBuy Real Estate Search app&#13

Realtor.com app&#13

Redfin app&#13

Roost Social True Estate Platform Facebook app&#13

Trulia app&#13

Stroll Score app&#13

Zillow iPad app&#13

ZipRealty HomeScan app

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Net Service:&#13

1000Watt Index&#13

BlueScape Search&#13

Cloud CMA&#13

DsIDXpress&#13

“Locate” search tool, Move Inc.&#13

Follr Enhanced Actual Estate Social Card&#13

Fuzedagent&#13

ListGlobally.com&#13

MLSCloud &#13

NabeWise&#13

Realtor Match &#13

Realtors Home Resource (RPR)&#13

SmartGFE.com

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Blog:&#13

1000Watt weblog &#13

Weblog By The Bay &#13

Blue Matter&#13

Bubbleinfo.com &#13

Property Equity &#13

Immobilier two. &#13

Maintaining Current Matters &#13

True Estate Relativity &#13

Tech Savvy Agent &#13

Urban Trekker &#13

Vendor Alley

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Media Internet site:&#13

BlockShopper &#13

HouseLogic &#13

Housing Watch &#13

HousingWire&#13

That Interview Guy &#13

New York Occasions True Estate &#13

Planetizen &#13

ProPublica Eye on Loan Modifications &#13

RE Technology Inc. &#13

Actual Estate Channel

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Any individual who would like to vote, may do so at the Innovator Award web page on the Inman News web site.

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To obtain a free press pass or for extra information, contact Katie Lance, Marketing and advertising Manager at katie(at)inman(dot)com

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About Inman News | Inman News (http://www.inman.com) is the major supply of independent actual estate news, data, tips, analysis, technologies, opinion and commentary for industry professionals and buyers alike. Inman’s unbiased and hard-hitting stories are known all through the actual estate industry. Agents and brokers globally trust Inman News as their very first source of correct, innovative and timely day-to-day true estate news. For far more info, go to http://www.inman.com.

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For over 14 years, Inman News has been hosting Real Estate Connect. Genuine Estate Connect San Francisco, a semi-annual real estate conference for actual estate agents, leading brokers, mortgage specialists, technology business CEOs, directors and managers, entrepreneurs, press, analysts and investors from throughout the U.S. and about the globe, will be held this year on July 13 – 15, 2010, at a brand new place, the Hilton San Francisco Union Square.

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Inman News Announces eight Innovator Award Winners at Real Estate Connect San Francisco


San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) July 21, 2010

Eight ground-breaking companies have been recognized at Real Estate Connect San Francisco on July 15, 2010 at the Hilton Union Square and have been awarded the Inman News Innovator Award. These eight innovative firms are using technologies to break new ground in the planet of actual estate and advertising and marketing and are providing intriguing technologies in the regions of mobile devices, technology, web 2., social media and significantly a lot more.

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Each year, Inman News announces the launch of the Inman News Innovator Awards procedure with a call for nominations many months prior to the Genuine Estate Connect conference. Nominations are open to all and are submitted online. An Inman News review team considers the nominations and selects a list of finalists, and the finalists are drawn from the nominees and a list of other prospects suggested by the Inman News editorial group. The review group selects the winners from the list of finalists.

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Winners had been announced in 5 categories, with an extra two individual awards. Also, one particular finalist was honored with a very first-ever People’s Selection Innovator Award, chosen based on voting in an on the web survey.

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The winners are:

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Most Revolutionary Brokerage or Franchise: The GoodLife Team&#13

The GoodLife Group, a boutique real estate firm based in Austin, Texas, requires an agent group approach to its brokerage. The small business has a focus on training and technologies and is led by Krisstina Smart, principal and broker. The web site characteristics home, neighborhood and school specifics and details about region activities.

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Most Innovative New Technologies: ZipRealty’s HomeScan&#13

The ZipRealty HomeScan iPhone app function incorporates multiple-listing-service-based home data with augmented reality — users can point their wise phone’s camera inside the neighborhood where they are standing to view an overlay of nearby houses that are for sale or recently sold. ZipRealty’s app also offers photographs, maps and details on for-sale properties in about 4,900 cities.

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Most Revolutionary Web Service: Houston Association of Realtors’ Realtor Match&#13

Realtor Match, designed by the Houston Association of Realtors, permits customers to search for Realtors based on ratings from customer surveys and based on their transaction history, such as sactive listings and closed sales. Users could search for Realtors by map area. Agent complaints prompted the association to cut the search tool from its common Realtor-search tools accessible at HAR.com, though this award honors the innovation as initially created and launched.

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Most Revolutionary Blog: Tech Savvy Agent blog&#13

The Tech Savvy Agent blog functions three real estate voices, which includes Stephen Pacinelli, Suzanne Roy and Chris Smith. The web site offers up hardware and software testimonials, videos, tech advice and tips, and integration with social media. A recent post sparked more than 300 tweets on Twitter and 264 “shares” on Facebook.

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Most Revolutionary Media Site: ProPublica Eye on Loan Modifications&#13

ProPublica is an independent, nonprofit news agency that has a mission to create investigative journalism in the public interest. ProPublica’s Eye on Loan Modifications project continues to shine a light on actual efficiency of huge servicers participating in the federal government’s loan-mod applications and serves to connect these property owners who have sought loan mods with journalists who are functioning on connected articles.

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People’s Option Award: DocuSign’s ESIGNControl app&#13

The DocuSign ESIGNControl app allows genuine estate professionals to send and obtain documents from their iPhone to be electronically signed by purchasers and sellers, and also permits specialists to oversee document information and corrections.

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Innovator of the Year No. 1: Sherry Chris, president and CEO of Better Houses and Gardens Actual Estate LLC.&#13

Sherry Chris has served in executive roles for a range of big brokerages across the nation and in Canada, including Royal LePage, True Living, Prudential and Coldwell Banker, and most recently served Realogy Corp. in launching the Far better Homes and Gardens real estate franchise. Her forward-thinking approach to social media, technology and branding has helped to develop this new franchise. Throughout the Real Estate Connect conference Chris discussed a just-launched “Beta Brokers” Internet project that profiles a quantity of real estate sector innovators.

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Innovator of the Year No. 2: Dale Stinton, CEO, National Association of Realtors.&#13

Dale Stinton, CEO for the National Association of Realtors, helped to launch the association’s Second Century Ventures, an incubator for tech innovation. His leadership has also brought about the deal to form Realtors Home Resource — a enormous national house database project now in improvement. He also oversaw a partnership by NAR with e-signature provider DocuSign, and the launch of the Game Changers system that has fostered innovation at Realtor associations across the country, as well as the Proper Tools, Proper Now initiative to place helpful resources into the hands of member Realtors.

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Since their inception in 1997, the annual awards have recognized firms which includes LendingTree, Coldwell Banker, Sawbuck Realty, Redfin, ActiveRain, vFlyer and Closing.com, and people which includes Frank LLosa of Frankly Realty and FranklyMLS.com, Bob Hale of the Houston Association of Realtors, and Mark Lesswing of the National Association of Realtors’ Center for Realtor Technology.

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For further details, please speak to Katie Lance, Marketing Manager, Inman News at (510) 658-9252 ext. 147 or katie (at) inman (dot) com

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About Inman News | Inman News (http://www.inman.com) is the major source of independent actual estate news, information, tips, study, technology, opinion and commentary for business specialists and consumers alike. Inman’s unbiased and challenging-hitting stories are identified all through the genuine estate sector. Agents and brokers globally trust Inman News as their first source of accurate, revolutionary and timely everyday news.

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Inman News produces the executive level Actual Estate Connect conference twice a year, after in New York and after in San Francisco. This three day, high-level event focuses on the future of true estate marketing and technologies. Inman News also produces Agent Reboot, a one particular-day occasion geared toward actual estate agents to get them up to speed on the newest true estate technologies and strategies. Agent Reboot will be accessible in 12 cities in 2010.

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