SAN FRANCISCO, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Inman News released the names of the
finalists of the coveted 2005 Inman Innovator Awards today, winners to be
announced at the real estate news service's annual Real Estate Connect SF
technology conference, July 27-29, 2005 at the Palace Hotel. Sixty-five real
estate, technology and media firms have been nominated, including Google
Earth, New York Times Digital, Curbed.com, RealEstateJournal.com,
Brownstoner.com, Prudential Real Estate Affiliates, RealEstate.com, REALTOR
Magazine Online, Countrywide Home Loans and HomeGain.
"Internet innovations are rapidly transforming the quality of online
information available to homebuyers and sellers," explains Bradley Inman,
Publisher of Inman News and Founder of the Real Estate Connect conferences.
"Connect will put a spotlight on many of these innovations in the wake of
their introduction within the real estate community."
Inman Innovator Awards recognize companies that use technology and
innovation to enhance the real estate transaction for consumers and real
estate professionals; in addition, one individual is honored each year who
embodies the spirit of innovation in real estate. Past winners of the Inman
Innovator Awards include LendingTree, Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation,
E-LOAN, eBay, E*TRADE Financial, Boston Globe and many others. The awards
have been presented at Real Estate Connect since 1997.
"The goal of Connect is to present a diverse variety of viewpoints,
speakers and engaging program content to bring to light new, innovative ways
that real estate technology is transforming the home buying and selling
process in the 21st century," adds Inman. "We want to bring together the most
knowledgeable, forward-thinking leaders and entrepreneurs in real estate and
technology so that attendees walk away with new ideas on how to use the
Internet to grow their business."
Connect SF's pairing of industry veterans with entrepreneurs is reflected
in such sessions as: "Meet the Leaders" and its inverse: "Meet the
Innovators," featuring hands-on demonstrations of practical, new technology
applications, business models, software and Internet services. Attendees will
mingle with entrepreneurs to learn about the latest innovations that are
driving the real estate business this year and beyond. Zodas, Realty Baron,
WinTran Solutions, Z57, ShowingTime, LoanBright, OnBoard, LLC, HouseValues,
Real Data Center, Inc., ByOwner.com, CleanOffer, Inc., Security Pacific Home
Loans powered by CloverLink Systems and CondoBuzz.com are among the
participants of this year's "Meet the Innovators" session.
Google and Yahoo! are both companies that introduced themselves to the
real estate market during past Real Estate Connect conferences. The conference
continues to attract the major players in the industry, including this year's
co-sponsors: Bank of America, RealEstate.com, HomeGain, Real Living, Fidelity
National Financial, First American Residential Group, Transaction Desk/U.S.
Postal Service, the NAR's Center for REALTOR Technology, Yahoo! Real Estate,
Google, BIRDVIEW Technologies, Stewart Title, HomesandLoans.com, UCiT,
MostHome Technologies, Imprev, SharperAgent, MapQuest Business Solutions,
eNeighborhoods, Immobel.com, HouseValues, Voyager 360, Knight Ridder Digital
and PR Newswire.
In addition to panels addressing the future of real estate, MLS and
digital transactions, the role of blogs, digital media, interactive marketing
and mobile technology will be explored, as well as such controversial topics
as price fixing and antitrust law in real estate.
In-depth conference information can be found at
http://www.inman.com/connectsf/ . Registration can be completed at the same
web address or by calling 1-800-775-4662 x122.
Inman News (http://www.inman.com) is the nation's leading independent real estate
news service and content provider to 250+ U.S. newspapers and 50,000 Web
sites, reaching millions of consumers each day through clients and partners
such as The Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, Washington Post, Denver Post, San
Francisco Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, Yahoo!, Microsoft, Google, The Wall
Street Journal Online, CBS MarketWatch, and more. Inman offers
information-based products and services for the real estate professional and
consumer, including News Membership, Rich Media and Online News Content for
the Web, plus two Real Estate Connect conferences per year, the premier
networking and technology events for the real estate and mortgage industry's
decision makers, opinion leaders and innovators.
2005 Inman Innovator Award Nominees
New Business Models
ByOwner.com
Century 21 Clickit
Expert Realty
Home Discovery
iPayOne.com
IsoldMyHouse.com (East/West Mortgage)
One Percent Realty
Prudential Real Estate Affiliates
Innovative Technology
Center for REALTOR Technology (National Assn. of Realtors)
CleanOffer
CreditXpert
DocuSign
FlashMaps
GoogleEarth
HomeKeys ValueSearch
HousingMaps.com
LeadRouter -- Cendant
MapQuest Business Solutions
Real Data Center
RealBird
Most Innovative Real Estate Brokers/Franchises/Realtor
Baird & Warner
Century 21 Sussex & Reilly
Expert Realty
Home Discovery
Prudential California Realty
Real Living
The "RE/MAX Internet Team" by Damon Pace
Smarter Agent
Most Innovative Web Service
HomeGain
NextTag
Real Data Center
RealEstate.com
RealtyTrac
Redfin
StartPoint Realty Network
WhereToLive.com
Zona Hipotecaria (IndyMac)
Most Innovative Mortgage Companies
Bank of America
Countrywide
DiTech
First Metropolitan Mortgage
MetroCities Mortgage
Wachovia
Most Innovative Media Site
Brownstoner.com
Curbed.com
New York Times Real Estate
October Research Corporation
PropertyGrunt.com
RealEstateJournal.com
REALTOR Magazine Online
RIS Media
Most Innovative Rental or New Home Online Service
ApartmentRatings.com
Apartments24-7.com
NewHomeTechnologies.com
PropertyBridge
RealRenters
Subletinthecity.com
Most Innovative Real Estate Data Site
ByOwnerDaily.com
Mortgage PhD (Fidelity)
OnBoard LLC
REData.net
Terradatum
The Mercury Alliance
SOURCE Inman News
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