Handshake Won't Follow the Dodo

Keep your Purell nearby. Despite ther rise in mobile computing—it's solidly on track to outpace desktop computing, new systems won't ever replace human contact in CRE; they'll just leverage time and marketing dollars better. And there will also be greater transparency in the industry. That's according to a panel moderated by Sperry Van Ness-Irvine office president Burton Young at the recent Sperry Van Ness/SVN Management Broker Forum at the Pacific Club in Newport Beach. Panelists included Prospect Now president Steve Wayne; ClientLook VP John Dawson; CoStar senior account exec Erik Koentje; and REI Wise VP Brendan Erickson. So put your hand back on ice: There's face-to-face networking to do.

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