I’m flying out tomorrow to attend the Inman REConnect ‘07 conference in New York, and it looks to be a packed and informative time. Heck, it looks downright entertaining!
The keynote address has a nice ring to it: Real Estate Debate — High Touch vs. High Tech. As alliterative as the title may be, however, I’d say it suggests a false choice. Is it really “High Touch” vs. “High Tech”? Are the options for the future of our industry really two distinct paths — one of them the “High Touch” model of old and the other the “High Tech” model that’s causing so much angst? I think not: just ask my clients about the “High Tech, High Touch” approach I use.
More entertaining than the title is the thought of seeing Alan Dalton take on Glenn Kelman — now that’s bound to be a good show! Regular readers may remember Alan Dalton’s bombastic performance at another conference a few months ago. In the ring with him back then was Zillow’s Lloyd Frink, who may not have matched Dalton in flamboyance, but certainly bested him in substance.
Glenn, if you’re reading this as part of your pre-game preparation, here are my predictions of what Dalton’s going to throw at you:
- “I know Glenn Kelman is a decent man, an honorable man, who really really cares about Realtors, probably because most of his classmates at Berkeley became Realtors.”
- “I think it’s appropriate that Glenn is here with us near Times Square, the world capital of frivolous neon lights and entertainment, which is really all Redfin amounts to.”
- “I ask you, what is the real estate public really looking for — the full service value-added model of the traditional Realtor, or a scaled-down web-based half-baked coccamamie jumbo-mumbo service that leaves the consumer to fend for himself?”
Remember, Glenn, Dalton doesn’t dislike you personally — he’s just running scared of the innovation that Redfin represents.
Tags: Alan Dalton, Glenn Kelman, Inman Connect, Lloyd Frink, Real estate, Realtor.com, Redfin
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6 responses so far ↓
1 jf.sellsius // Jan 7, 2007 at 8:18 am
That’s why Allan Dalton gets all the best gigs. You can count on him to stir things up. Let’s hope this Redfin performance is as funny as your post.
2 jf.sellsius // Jan 7, 2007 at 8:19 am
Looking forward to meeting you at Inman Kevin.
3 Greg Tracy // Jan 7, 2007 at 10:17 pm
That’s funny as h3ll- great post!
I’m hoping someone will get video for those of us who can’t make the event. Keep us informed, will ya?
4 Homekeys // Jan 8, 2007 at 6:42 am
We agree about the need for both.
tech based real estate wont lose face
5 Douglas Heddings // Jan 8, 2007 at 8:33 am
Glad to hear you’re attending Kevin. Funny post. Hope to meet you Tuesday at the “blogging roundtable.”
6 Dalton vs. Kelman: 2-ish out of 3 ain’t bad // Jan 8, 2007 at 3:35 pm
[...] Alan Dalton (Move.com) was in top form tonight in his panel discussion with Glenn Kelman of Redfin. I predicted three things he would say and I got — well, sort of — 2 out of 3. [...]
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