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Post contributions from Sherry Chris, Marc Davison and Kevin Doell

Note: At Inman’s Real Estate Connect San Francisco, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC sponsored the “Real Estate Brokerage of the Future” breakout sessions. The following Idea Map resulted from a group workshop that captured “blue sky” thinking on four aspects of brokerage: 1.) the physical space, 2.) the virtual space, 3.) the broker/agent business relationship, and 4.) what the consumer wants. See Part I http://bhgrealestateblog.com/mapping-the-brokerage-of-the-future-part-i-of-ii.html. This topic also being covered by Marc Davison on 1000Wattblog.com

The Business Model
(Facilitated by Chris Crocker):
Outlines the relationship structure between brokers and agents.

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Post Contributors: Sherry Chris, Marc Davison & Kevin Doell

One of the best parts of any industry conference is tapping into the collective brainpower of very bright and committed professionals. At Inman’s Real Estate Connect San Francisco we sponsored the “Real Estate Brokerage of the Future” breakout sessions.

To wrap up the sessions, we wanted to play to the strength of the attendees by getting them to interact and put down their best ideas on paper. Turning an afternoon panel session into a dynamic group workshop, we captured what the “Brokerage of the Future” should look like according to the 50+ attendees willing to role up their sleeves to share their ideas with colleagues and competitors alike.

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A business trip to the West Coast always seems to be more exciting for some reason than trips to other parts of the country, and my trip to California last week was no exception. As I landed in San Francisco armed with a schedule that would exhaust my “Genex” team, I was promptly informed that Market Street and several of the surrounding streets were closed because of a war protest. Of course, that was the area I needed to get to quickly for the first of a series of meetings that day. As it turned out, last Wednesday was the five-year anniversary of the war in Iraq, and where better to protest than downtown San Francisco. Being Canadian, I always defer to the fact that because I can’t vote, I don’t really have a strong opinion one way or the other on political issues. Of course, that is not entirely true, but that is my story and I am sticking to it.

What I will say is that in true San Francisco fashion, it was a peaceful protest, with more police officers than protesters, and more paddy wagons than I had ever seen in my life. One of the things that I like about San Francisco is that everyone is treated the same (the homeless people get paychecks from the city) … and the proof is in this picture - just because you drive a Porsche doesn’t mean you are exempt from getting caught in the middle of a protest with no way out …

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