Annual Conference of Council of Multiple Listing Service

By Scott R. Forcino P.C., Attorney at Law, Real Estate Editor             Email article    RSS feed  

This month I attended an event in Seattle, Washington. It was an annual conference hosted by the Council of Multiple Listing Service. Speakers included highly recognized local and national professionals who address current real estate industry topics, including technology and legal updates. Some of these speakers were professors and some were attorneys in private practice or in the employ of the Federal Government. Also present was a tradeshow of thirty-five (35) MLS-related vendors.

Over ninety (90) association-executives/board officers came to the conference. They represented over 35 states and Canada. They dined over breakfast, lunch and dinner (realtors love to eat), attended workshops/educational seminars for most of the two (2) days. During breaks, these officers met the vendors who exhibited in the main lobby. This represented a great opportunity to learn more about the vendors’ offerings and services. Contracts were signed and follow-up dates were scheduled. These vendors all served the real estate industry and were technology-centric.

These real estate association heads also greatly enjoyed the chance to network amongst themselves presented by the lunches, cocktail hours, the banquet and the golf tourney. This Pacific Northwest event was the lone opportunity these real estate professionals utilize to network over the course of the year.

The central theme was to learn from, and connect to, the other board association professionals. Attendees discussed board-wide strategic initiatives and future local and national industry conferences. New laws and/or Ethical Canons were examined and old friendships were re-visited.

Realtors are a gregarious bunch so it stands to reason that heads of boards would really have a lot to say. They did. All this dialogue was in the spirit of professional growth and was intended to be brought back to their respective boards and broker-owners. Information and education were the catalysts to this ardent networking effort. It was a powerful thing to see.

Networking amongst these top-level association-executives is always conducted to provide value to those folks back home. Maybe they eat very well and sleep in a fancy hotel but these hard-core networkers are in the “trenches” learning from each other and connecting with each other.

Scott R. Forcino P.C.
Attorney at Law
400 Wilmot Road
New Rochelle NY 10804
914 879 8411 phone
914 813 0103 fax

 

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