RISMEDIA, December 13, 2006—As agents who have entered the real estate industry in the last few years scramble to readjust to a market that is markedly different than when they entered it, veteran agents such as Eva Keagle from Harker Heights, Texas realize that it’s not necessarily a “down” market we’re experiencing, rather it’s more a previously inflated market beginning to normalize. Referring to the recent buzz about a market crash, Eva comments, “What I’ve noticed is so much of what we’re seeing has been media driven; it’s very hard to pick up the paper without some article talking terrible about real estate, terrible about mortgage companies, terrible about builders, so while I think that the market across the country has changed, I also think it’s being magnified by the press.”

RISMEDIA, December 13, 2006—The December 2006 Realtor® Magazine includes a number of lists, two of which feature eNeighborhoods. CEO Stu Siegel was named one of 15 who made an impact on the real estate industry in 2006. eNeighborhoods’ InstaLead Marketing System for automatic lead generation was also featured on the magazine’s list of Top 10 products, based on reader requests.

The magazine noted that Siegel built both an online real estate business and a philanthropic legacy on his belief in the power of community. eNeighborhoods was described as the first and still the largest community-based marketing site that is connecting some 400,000 practitioners to owners and renters with innovations in lead generation software and personalized CMAs.

RISMEDIA, December 13, 2006—What’s on the mind of Power Brokers? Nearly one thousand real estate professionals gathered to find out in New Orleans last month for RISMedia’s 11th Annual Power Broker Forum where a panel of leading industry experts discussed some of the most important issues facing the real estate industry.

The work session, titled, “Managing In A New Market,” brought together industry leaders including event host John Featherston, President and CEO, RISMedia, Inc., and moderator Jim Sherry, President, Innovative Solutions along with panelists Brian Buffini, Chairman and Founder, Buffini and Company; Earl Lee, President, Prudential Real Estate Affiliates; Dave Liniger, Chairman of the Board and Co-Founder, RE/MAX; Alex Perriello, President and CEO, Realogy Real Estate Group; Harley Rouda, CEO and Managing Partner, Real Living and Arthur Sterbcow, President, Latter & Blum, Inc., Realtors

As more consumers start their home searches on the Internet, real estate brokers are being offered more places to market listings online.

Trulia.com, a site that offers to include listings in a national real estate search, today announced that 10 brokerage industry leaders have joined the company’s advisory board to provide expertise on the online consumer real estate experience.

Trulia displays more than 1 million property listings, as well as neighborhood statistics, heat maps and other resources. The company partners with brokerage companies to display the listings in a national real estate search on Trulia.com.