Live from Orlando...
ERC kicked off to a good start last night. I have not seen anyone get eaten by a gator yet (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,195851,00.html), but I was keeping my eyes peeled, there were a lot of "sharks" around last night at the start of the ERC convention:)
It seems to me that the exhibit hall (aka "shark tank") is smaller and/or less companies here, but when I asked around, some long time ERC'ers told me its about average. A big presence, Stewart Title (www.stewart.com), no surprise since they have a lot of customers here.
Also, it sounds like there were more than a couple companies "breaking" the no-parties on Wednesday night rule. As a rule, ERC asks that companies all host their client events on Thursday, most comply, but there were a couple I heard who went ahead and had their events last night (thereby removing their corporate clients from the first night vendor parade).
I did a straw poll of realtors I saw last night. Almost to a person, all confirmed what the media's been hyping, varying degrees of "softness" in the real estate market nationwide. And, now it looks like rates will go up again (http://markets.usatoday.com/custom/usatoday-com/html-story.asp?markets=Domestic&guid=%7B17D1B7BC%2D52A1%2D4EF8%2D9215%2D7BAECAB2C98F%7D). Meaning, some adjustments in our industry, more inventory homes, perhaps less homeowners initiations. But I also think that changing dynamics already underway are well suited to a less frenzied real estate market (like the silent but growing us of temporary domestic assignments).
I'm skipping the kick off speaker right now (guys got to get some work done some time), but will share a post about any and all sessions I get to attend later today.
It seems to me that the exhibit hall (aka "shark tank") is smaller and/or less companies here, but when I asked around, some long time ERC'ers told me its about average. A big presence, Stewart Title (www.stewart.com), no surprise since they have a lot of customers here.
Also, it sounds like there were more than a couple companies "breaking" the no-parties on Wednesday night rule. As a rule, ERC asks that companies all host their client events on Thursday, most comply, but there were a couple I heard who went ahead and had their events last night (thereby removing their corporate clients from the first night vendor parade).
I did a straw poll of realtors I saw last night. Almost to a person, all confirmed what the media's been hyping, varying degrees of "softness" in the real estate market nationwide. And, now it looks like rates will go up again (http://markets.usatoday.com/custom/usatoday-com/html-story.asp?markets=Domestic&guid=%7B17D1B7BC%2D52A1%2D4EF8%2D9215%2D7BAECAB2C98F%7D). Meaning, some adjustments in our industry, more inventory homes, perhaps less homeowners initiations. But I also think that changing dynamics already underway are well suited to a less frenzied real estate market (like the silent but growing us of temporary domestic assignments).
I'm skipping the kick off speaker right now (guys got to get some work done some time), but will share a post about any and all sessions I get to attend later today.
posted by George at 5:11 AM
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