This is it! Last video from HomeGain Nation 2009 Live Real Estate Forum in San Francisco. And it’s a really good one, too!

This video features some of the best in the business for online marketing and social media experts –

• Jay Thompson, Thompson’s Realty, PhoenixRealEstateGuy.com
• Robert Hahn Robert Hahn, 7DS Associates, Notorious R.O.B.
• Patrick Kitano, Domus Consulting, Transparent Real Estate
• Joseph Ferrara, Sellsius Real Estate Blog

Louis Cammarosano, the General Manager at HomeGain, moderates this power group, who discuss marketing trends in the real estate industry.

What challenges are REALTORS are facing in today’s Internet space? Advertising trends through social media? Value of networking via micro-blogging tools? Of course they give insight and best practices for Facebook and Twitter and how to enhance the quality (or quantity) of your social media followers.

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At the premier of this exclusive real estate event, HomeGain Nation 2009 in San Francisco, Louis Cammarosano kicks off the event with a pertinent and positive keynote speech.

In this video of the Keynote, Cammarosano welcomes all participants and sets the tone of the day by describing the meaning of “HomeGain Nation” and the value it has for all Realtors, bloggers and real estate professionals within its community.

Cammarosano recognizes the hundreds of agents who have been successful with HomeGain’s online marketing programs — AgentEvaluator® Club members, BuyerLink members and AgentView members. In addition, he thanks all HomeGain advocates for their continued support and partnership.

Keep checking back as we will be adding more videos!

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Two leaders in the real estate industry, Louis Cammarosano, General Manager at HomeGain and Sami Inkinen, Co-Founder & CEO at Trulia, met at Inman Real Estate Connect San Francisco 2009 to debate the best way to create value online.

Cammarosano pointed that HomeGain has a central focus on the agent and spoke of the HomeGain model that has content and platforms designed to connect buyers and sellers to real estate agents.

Trulia’s Inkinen, suggested that Trulia may have more of a central focus on consumers.

Listen to Louis Cammarosano and Sami Inkinen duel their sides about home listings, leads and vision:

What’s the Ideal Online Real Estate Business Model?

Earlier this week we published the results of the California home prices, Texas home prices , Florida home prices surveys. Yesterday  we published the Massachusettes home prices survey data, the  New York home prices survey data, the New Jersey home prices survey data, the North Carolina home prices survey, the Illinois home prices survey and Georgia home prices survey data.

Today we release the Colorado home prices survey results.

Set forth below are the Colorado home values survey results with the national data in parenthesis:

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Yesterday, HomeGain, the first company to provide free instant home valuations online, released the national and regional results of our third quarter home prices survey of nearly 1100 HomeGain current and former members. The survey asked their opinions on real estate values and what they thought of President Obama’s performance as President. On the HomeGain blog we published the full survey results.  Yesterday, we published the results of the third quarter California home prices survey

Today, we published the results of the third quarter Florida home prices survey and below the Texas home prices survey.

The national results of the first quarter surey of Realtors on home values painted a very pessimistic picture. The 1st quarter Texas survey data, however, revealed far less pessimism.  In the second quarter the national results indicated some improvement in the housing market, while Realtors in Texas believed their markets to be relatively stable

In the third quarter Texas home owners reduced their valuation expectations. Seventy-three percent of Texas homeowners in the third quarter believed their homes were worth either what their Realtors recommended or within 1-9% higher or lower vs. 45% who believed the same in the second quarter. (see question 2)

In the second quarter 49% of Texas home owners according to Texas Realtors believed their homes to be worth 10-30% higher than their Realtors’ recommended listing prices vs. just 23% of Texas home owners who in the third quarter survey believed their homes were worth 10-20% more than their Realtors’ recommended listing price. (see question 2)

Forty-six percent of home buyers in Texas now believe that home prices are over valued by less than ten percent vs. 27% who so believed in the second quarter Texas home prices survey. In the second quarter, thirty-two percent of Texas home buyers believed that home prices were over valued by 10-20% vs.  12% who now believe the same. (see question 3) 

Forty-three percent of Texas Realtors now believe home values in their state will increase over the next six months vs. 24% who so believed in the second quarter. Seventeen percent of Texas Realtors realtors believe that home prices will decrease over the next six months vs. 24% who so believed in the second quarter. (see question 6)

In a dramatic divergence from the national results, President Obama’s approval rating among Texas Realtors came in at just 28% (vs. 42% nationally) with 60% of Texas Realtors “strongly disapproving” and 12% “somewhat disapproving” of the President’s performance. (see question 9)

Set forth below is the first, second and third quarter Texas home prices data  with the national data in parenthesis:

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