President Elect Kirby Smith from Metro Brokers walks the technology talk at Inman

by: Mark.Eibner - View Profile on 2008-08-18 @ 1.04:18 pm Leave a comment »

MetroBrokersTV: Welcome to Metro Brokers TV and we are on the Pied Piper Bar here at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco at the real estate Connect 2008 in San Francisco, produced by Brad Inman and today we are talking with Kirby Smith and Kirby, welcome.

Kirby Smith: Thank you.

MetroBrokersTV: I understand you were just up in your room writing a contract and some of our digital CTM eContracts that Metro Brokers uses.

Kirby Smith: Yeah, that's right. No matter where we go, if you are a Metro Broker you can sign your... you could write your contracts online, sign them, send them off, didn't print a single piece of paper and I put a nice property on the contract this afternoon.

MetroBrokersTV: Excellent. So, anything you are picking up here after a full day at Inman you can talk about?

Kirby Smith: Well, certainly what I get is that we at Metro Brokers are right on track, whether it be blogging, map search technology, electronic contracts, we are there... we are there. We are right out in front.

MetroBrokersTV: So, Kirby, what are you seeing in the future and I think a lot of our talk here has been on markets and I think what we are seeing mostly in our markets is real localism and really what is your take on the Denver markets?

Kirby Smith: Well, I think the Denver market, you know, I am an optimist and I think we have... I think we have turned the corner. I think we are headed upwards. We never suffered like the rest of the nation.

MetroBrokersTV: I mean really I was in one session today and they are talking about certain parts of the country we are going to see 30% or 40% price reductions they think before it shakes out.

Kirby Smith: Yeah.

MetroBrokersTV: I don't know if you [Voice Cross Over] about them.

Kirby Smith: I was not there. That's... well, that's a load isn't it? I mean that would be a heavy load. I don't think we are... we are not facing that in Denver.

MetroBrokersTV: Well, once again Kirby, it has been great talking with you. I appreciate your input and I hope to see you later today.

Kirby Smith: Thanks