New Guidance In Confusing Real Estate Market - Just Released 2008 Report on Real Estate Trends.

(PRWEB) February 4, 2008 -- "Every decade or so a year comes by that massively impacts and defines the real estate industry - a year in which important events really take shape. Things like the bubble finally bursting, innovation becoming mainstream, and old-school traditions getting seriously challenged. Each one shaping our industry now and in the future." says Stefan Swanepoel in the 2008 edition of Swanepoel TRENDS Report. The 170-page in-depth research report gives real estate professionals the clearest overall picture of what's happening in the residential real estate industry.

"When you need a trusted source of real estate trends information that doesn't only scratch the surface, but dives deep into the heart of issues, then The Swanepoel TRENDS Report is the one to open up first," says Sami Inkinen, Co-Founder of Trulia. The report details technology, new business models, profitability, women, the youth, minorities, new online communities and of course the housing bubble is widely recognized as the leading compendium of real estate strategic knowledge. Researchers every year carefully monitor the changes, business models and trends that affect the residential real estate industry and then industry analyst Stefan Swanepoel provides his insights, interpretation and suggested actions steps.

According to the report, real estate professionals "will have to readjust their DNA and understand that transformation has become mandatory if they wish to be part of the winning side of the industry's constant evolution. The involvement of the Department of Justice (DOJ), the changing borders and boundaries of MLS and identity theft are three of the concerns covered in the 2008 edition. "Smart real estate brokers, managers, Realtor association leaders and team leaders will use 2008 to restructure their businesses, gain the additional knowledge and skill set so as to maximize every opportunity that will ignite success and profitability," Swanepoel emphasizes.

Industry leaders applaud the 2008 Swanepoel TRENDS Report as the source for those ideas. According to Lennox Scott, CEO John L Scott Real Estate in Seattle, "The Swanepoel Trends Report is the premier report regarding the key factors shaping the real estate business." National CEO of GMAC Real Estate John Bearden echoes the praise by saying that "The Swanepoel Trends Report is the primary external source document for our strategic planning."

Every year, the Swanepoel TRENDS Report, published by RealSure Publishing (http://www.realsure.com) carefully monitors the changes, business models and the real estate trends that are affecting the residential real estate industry. Thousands of hours are spent analyzing, studying, and summarizing the changes so that real estate leaders, professionals and top producing agents can have one document that amalgamates the ten most important shifts to affect the industry one place.

For more information visit Real Estate Trends Report (http://www.retrends.com) and to order the Report go to Amazon (http://www.amazon.com)

or Real Estate Bookstore Online (http://www.realestatebooks.org)

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