…and the Winner is…
Posted in Technology, Tools and Tidbits By Stefan Swanepoel, Saturday, August 23, 2008.The results for the XXIX Real Estate Olympiad are in.
Wow, what a huge undertaking it has been to tally the scores, taking all factors into consideration, weighted scores, removing highest and lowest scores and of course double checking the hanging chads. Thank you to all paticipants, nominees,voters and judges!
So the Medal Winners of the 2008 Real Estate Pacesetter Award, as voted by the Inman Real Estate Trends Group, are:
GOLD Medal : Obeo (www.obeo.com)
SILVER Medal : CondoDomain (www.condodomain.com)
BRONZE Medal : Roost (www.roost.com)
Congratulations to all the winners!!
Stefan
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Submitted by Michael Daly on August 23, 2008 - 7:15pm.
Congrats!
They are all big winners...md
Michael Daly
The Hamptons Real Estate Blog
Submitted by Steven Stearns on August 24, 2008 - 6:47am.
Thanks to all our Obeo clients and company staff, Stefan, and the Inman community. Congratulations to the finalists,the winners and all who participated in this fun and friendly competition.
Steven Stearns
www.obeo.com
http://obeoman.blogspot.com
262-325-8687
Submitted by Richard Soto on August 24, 2008 - 12:24pm.
Interesting list......I agree with CondoDomain, not sure about the others.
Website: Dallas Real Estate
Blog: Dallas Real Estate Blog
Submitted by Steven Stearns on August 24, 2008 - 12:31pm.
Dallas,
Call me anytime! I would be happy to speak with you.
Steven Stearns
www.obeo.com
http://obeoman.blogspot.com
262-325-8687
Submitted by Brian-Logan Reid on August 24, 2008 - 12:41pm.
Thank you all for our Silver medal! We congratulate Obeo and Roost as well as the many others for participating and look forward to working with many of you in the future!
________________________________
Brian-Logan Reid
National Director of Real Estate
www.CondoDomain.com
blr@condodomain.com
Submitted by Steven Stearns on August 24, 2008 - 12:51pm.
Brian,
We congratualte you! The competition in this market keeps us all sharp. Maybe we could work together-maybe we SHOULD work together!
Steve
Steven Stearns
www.obeo.com
http://obeoman.blogspot.com
262-325-8687
Submitted by Steven Stearns on August 24, 2008 - 12:51pm.
Brian,
We congratulate you!
The competition in this market keeps us all sharp. Maybe we could work together-maybe we SHOULD work together!
Steve
Steven Stearns
www.obeo.com
http://obeoman.blogspot.com
262-325-8687
Submitted by Jeff Manson on August 24, 2008 - 12:54pm.
All are pretty good sites! None of them are doing anything earth shattering. IMO - Seems like most the sites these days are pretty much doing the same thing with a little variation and different skin.
Jeff Manson
American Dream Realty
Hawaii real estate | Oahu real estate
Submitted by Steven Stearns on August 24, 2008 - 1:01pm.
Jeff,
Thanks for your thoughts!
You can't judge a book by looking at the cover-but it is the first thing you see!
I think if you take a look at Obeo StyleDesigner, you'll see a product that buyers love and is a world-class on line tool for Realtors.
That is one in a suite of on line marketing tools that get us over one million visitors a month.
Most importantly, Obeo embraces Realtors, their work and their profession. We support them by giving them our best.
Call me anytime if you have questions, or just want to chat!
Steven Stearns
www.obeo.com
http://obeoman.blogspot.com
262-325-8687
Submitted by Anthony Longo on August 25, 2008 - 6:17am.
Congratulations too all and thank you for all of your generous votes. This was a fun event and we were so pleased to be involved. We are honored to win a medal and want to thank all of you who voted for us.
Anthony Longo
Founder & CEO, CondoDomain.com
Visit the all new http://Boston.CondoDomain.com
Submitted by Mike Sparr on August 25, 2008 - 6:29am.
Many thanks to those who voted for Goomzee.com and congratulations to Obeo, CondoDomain and Roost! Although no top three metal for us, we're still excited to have been in the top 8!! I wonder where we did stand for total votes :)
In the next couple of weeks we'll be unveiling our brand new web site as well as launching our patent-pending photo tour solution for mobile phones.
For those of you interested in implementing a text message marketing service into your real estate toolbox, definitely think of us! Feel free to ping me with any questions you may have!
Erika Beede
Dir of Marketing
www.goomzee.com
Submitted by Glade Jones on August 25, 2008 - 6:41am.
This has been a fun opportunity. We at Obeo appreciate the recognition. We also recognize the other great companies on this list. I believe that all of us are in a unique position to really help reshape what it means to be a real estate professional. I think most of us on this list are helping the real estate community tap into consumer needs while also giving the them an "ah hah" experience as we help uncover a consumer's hidden motivations.
Down markets redefine markets...good luck to all of you on your quest to be part of this new definition.
Glade Jones
CEO-Obeo
www.obeo.com/solutions
Glade@obeo.com
Submitted by Stefan Swanepoel on August 25, 2008 - 1:43pm.
Erika
PS: Goomzee came 4th and just missed a medal. It was close.
Stefan
Submitted by Derek Overbey on August 25, 2008 - 3:32pm.
I wanted to share in the comments of everyone who participated in this extremely fun event. We at Roost want to start off by congratulating Obeo, CondoDomain.com and the other five finalists. We know that all the companies involved are bringing something unique to the real estate industry and we wish everyone nothing but continued success.
Derek
Derek Overbey
Senior Director of Partnership Strategy – Roost.com
Web - http://roost.com
Blog - http://blog.roost.com
Submitted by Mike Sparr on August 28, 2008 - 8:06am.
Stefan,
4th!!! So close. I guess that gives us a... copper? We'll take it! We're still honored to be a part of the competition. Next year we'll go for Gold :)
Thanks for all of your hard work on making this happen!
Erika Beede
www.goomzee.com
Submitted by RealEstateCafe on August 29, 2008 - 7:03am.
Erika,
No reason for you or any other real estate innovator to wait until next year to be recognized as one of the "best of breed" real estate web sites / tools for home buyers and sellers. Now that the voting is over, Stefan says it's "fine" to let readers know about our:
Real Estate Olympics Redo
Call for Best "Do-it-yourself," money-saving tools at each step in the home buying / selling process
http://tinyurl.com/68tsjc
For more than a decade, The Real Estate Cafe has maintained a list of "Best of Breed" innovators at each incremental step of the home buying and selling process, and we are eager to update and expand our list. Real Estate innovators, if you think you should be on the list, please send us an email:
1. Nominating yourself for the appropriate step in the home buying and selling process, and
2. Explaining how you help do-it-yourself home buyers or sellers save money (or time).
Our intention is not to undermine Stefan's Pacesetter competition but to extend the recognition to all of the innovators who have dedicated their best professional efforts to help this generation of web-enabled real estate consumers realize a potential savings of $30 billion annually!"
Be sure to watch the videos on the link above to see the fun we've been having off-line with an Olympics / gymnastics motif.
Bill Wendel
The Real Estate Cafe
Serving a menu of money-saving services for "do-it-yourself" homebuyers & FSBOs since 1995
617-661-4046
realestatecafe@gmail.com
http://realestatecafe.pbwiki.com/timeline
Submitted by Ken Smith on September 3, 2008 - 1:55pm.
Congrats to the winners. There are a lot of players in this field and it's hard to stand out.
Ken, Chicago Real Estate Agent
Submitted by Glenn Ginsburg on September 3, 2008 - 2:15pm.
Congrats to the winners! :)
After reviewing the number of participants it must have been a hard decision for the judges.
Glenn Ginsburg
Naples Florida
Submitted by Patti Barrett on September 3, 2008 - 4:02pm.
As a Franchise Owner of Bug! Real Estate, thank you for the nomination. It is so nice to be in the midst of such a great group of very creative business groups. I personally had a lot of fun with this! Thank you INMAN and the to the winners...the Medals!
Patti Barrett