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Top Saunders Executives Attend Inman Conference in Manhattan.

More than 1,000 of the top minds in global real estate gathered in midtown Manhattan to participate in the three day Inman News Real Estate Connect conference. Inman News, founded by Bradley J. Inman, is the leading source of independent news, information, advice, research, opinion and commentary for real estate industry professionals and consumers.

Representing Michael Saunders & Company at the conference were its founder and chairman Michael Saunders, executive vice-president, Drayton Saunders and the company’s vice-president of affiliated services, Ann Stickel.

Stickel was one of the four panel members headlining the event’s most eagerly-anticipated breakout session, “Clearing the Decks: Dealing with Foreclosures in Your Market.” Given the historic levels of nationwide foreclosures troubling the real estate market—and economy in general—the packed house hung on every word as Stickel and three other national experts in foreclosed properties discussed how to help buyers and sellers work through short sales, REOs and bank-owned properties.

Keynote speakers included Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist.org, who revealed how the Internet culture is changing America; Robert Shiller, co-creator of the Case-Shiller Home Indices and Professor of Economics at Yale University, who discussed short and long term solutions for dealing with problems in today’s housing market. Leading market watchers, including Spencer Rascoff, COO of Zillow.com; Carter Murdoch, senior vice-president of marketing and compliance for Bank of America; and Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of REALTORS® shared their observations about the state of the market and cited their predictions for 2009.

Left to Right: Drayton Saunders, Michael Saunders and Bradley Inman

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