Deane, De Souza & Raber attend Global Real Estate Conference

The conference featured a diverse line-up of speakers, including Guy Kawasaki of Apple Computer fame; FHA Commissioner Dave Stevens; Ron Peltier of HomeServices of America; elite adventure racer and female firefighter Robin Benincasa; Adam Singer of TopRank Online Marketing; Scott Murphy of Sears Holding Corp.; leadership coach Mike Staver; market strategist and speaker Steve Harney; real estate technology coach Matthew Ferrara; and an impressive line-up of nearly 150 other LeadingRE member and industry speakers.

Additional highlights included the Awards Gala honoring outstanding member performance in various brokerage disciplines, the popular “Strategy Salon” of thought leaders, and the closing event at the Beatles-inspired Cirque du Soleil show “Love” at the Mirage Hotel.  Earlier in the week, LeadingRE audiences were also able to participate in separate conferences:  MarTech for marketing and technology managers, the Luxury Portfolio Top Sales Associate Summit, and the LeadingRE Sales Managers Leadership Symposium. 

“The conference was hugely gratifying, bringing together so many industry leaders to create an energizing learning and networking experience,” said Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® President/CEO Pam O’Connor. “Recessions are fertile territory for those who understand opportunity, and those who participated in the conference emerged more ready than ever to meet the needs of today’s consumers.”

Cressy & Everett Real Estate is the local representative of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®, the largest network of over 600 premier locally-branded firms producing almost $300 billion in annual home sales.  LeadingRE provides a broad range of brokerage services to its affiliates, including lead generation, branding support, luxury marketing, Web exposure and technology systems, and state of the art learning and credentialing. 

Cressy & Everett Real Estate, founded in 1946, is a member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®.  The company has over 140 sales associates and is a regional, full-service firm specializing in residential brokerage and home warranties through its 8 offices in 5 Indiana and Southwestern Michigan counties.  It is consistently ranked by REAL Trends Inc. as one of the top 300 brokers in the nation based on the number of customers served.   For more information on Cressy & Everett Real Estate visit cressyeverett.com or call 574-287-4600.

About Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®

Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (www.LeadingRE.com) is a global real estate network comprised of over 600 of the best-known local and regional real estate firms. With nearly 5,000 offices and 150,000 sales associates in the United States and 35 countries abroad, LeadingRE affiliates sell almost $300 billion in home sales, representing nearly one million transactions annually. The network has #1 marketshare in more of the top 88 U.S. markets than any national brand, representing a powerful force in American real estate.