Dickson Realty recognizes top agents during annual Real Estate Summit

More than 170 Dickson Realty Realtors and staff gathered for its annual Real Estate Summit on February 16 in a dynamic and timely meeting on leading real estate data and trends.

Craig Cheatham, president and CEO of The Realty Alliance, an invitation-only network of the largest, full-service real estate firms in North America, delivered an address topics to watch on Capital Hill as well as technology solutions, specifically Upstream, a broker-owned, broker-managed project for real estate industry.

“Managing data always has been an important part of our business, but today and in the future, data’s importance will be much greater and our success may depend on how efficient and effective we are in managing the ‘mountains’ of data associated with real estate, transactions and the individuals and entities connected to the process,” he told the audience of real estate professionals before going to on to describe the benefits of Upstream.

Brian Bonnenfant, project manager for the Center for Regional Studies, University of Nevada School of Business, provided data and updates on the New Housing Outlook in the Reno-Sparks area and how factors such as housing prices, employment and construction are impacting the market.

Mike Kazmierski, president and CEO of the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN) delivered an update on economic development in the region with data on new business relocation to the area, workforce development and the pulse on local startup growth.

“It is critical that our team of Realtors stay on the leading edge of data and information to continue to serve as expert resources to our consumers,” said Nancy Fennell, president of Dickson Realty. “As a data-driven organization, information sharing is the backbone of how we do business.”

Dickson Realty recognized and honored outstanding individuals for their contributions to the company.

“We are incredibly proud of our team and their work to make Dickson Realty a market leader,” said Fennell. “We congratulate all of our team members for their hard work, dedication and desire to continuously learn and stay on top of market data and trends.”

For the list of award winners, go to nnbw.com.