DMAR Connect: New Basics for Broker-Owners
WHEN: Friday | August 26, 2022 | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
WHERE: Virtual, hosted through Zoom
WHY: Are you a broker-owner (or want to become one)? If so, this is a must-attend event for you! The market is showing signs of stabilization and a return to something closer to our pre-pandemic "normal." With that comes new challenges - and benefits - that resulted from the pandemic. So, what are the new basics you need to know? Join us and find out! Our lineup of speakers include: Steve Murray, who has been in the industry for 44 years and is the co-founder and a current consultant for RealTrends; Sharry Schmid, President of Edina Realty which is the largest residential real estate firm in the Midwest; and Jim Fischetti, who brings almost four decades of experience and is the VP of Learning and Development for NextHome, Inc. They'll share their thoughts on agent attraction and retention, brokerage operations, agent education and more as the market adjusts to a new normal.
PRICE: Free for DMAR members
About Our Speakers
Steve Murray has 44 years experience in the residential brokerage industry. He is a Senior Advisor to HW Media and Co-Founder of REAL Trends. Murray is a Partner in REAL Trends Consulting, which is the leading firm in residential brokerage throughout the U.S. and Canada with specialties in valuation, mergers and acquisitions, business analytics and senior management consulting. REAL Trends Consulting has completed over 3,600 client assignments for brokerage firms in the last 34 years and has closed over 810 brokerage mergers and acquisitions with aggregate value exceeding $13 billion.
Sharry Schmid is the president of Edina Realty, the Midwest’s largest residential real estate firm serving Minnesota and western Wisconsin. As president of the brokerage, Schmid provides guidance and direction to the company’s 75 sales offices and 2,300 Realtors®. Schmid works closely with the Edina Realty Home Services (ERHS) management team on strategic initiatives and integrated technology programs. As part of the management team for HomeServices of America, Inc., ERHS’ parent company, Schmid strategizes with managers of other leading real estate companies nationwide.
Jim Fischetti is the Vice President of Learning and Development for NextHome, Inc. His signature mix of empathy, experience and motivational power inspire NextHomies to achieve their goals, while having a little fun along the way. Jim brings almost four decades in high-performance real estate to his role coaching and training NextHome’s brokers, owners, and agents. Jim develops leaders so that they can, in turn, change their corner of the world. Jim has spent his career transforming struggling brokerages into their region’s highest achievers, coaching, speaking, and authoring best-selling books.