MetroBrokersTV: The Inman Connect in San Francisco 2008 and we are on the floor here with meet the leaders and I am very pleased to be with Ash Munshi and Ash is the cofounder and CEO of Terabitz and welcome Ash..

MetroBrokersTV: Hey, real curious. I have seen a lot of play. We have gotten a lot of play on the... some of the posts we have put out with the fact that Terabitz now has the Metro Brokers' iPhone® interface.


Ash Munshi: That's right. We have I think a pretty robust iPhone interface on... in a variety of different markets. You know, every broker that we work with we offer them the choice to be able to essentially feature all the listings in their market. So, all the MLS listings under their brand for the iPhone and what we intend to do is we intend to go actually to other mobile devices as well. So, you think Blackberry® and Microsoft Mobile®, PPC platform enabled devices as well because we think that there is a huge future in presenting information to consumers at the right spot and a lot of times it is where they are sitting and trying to figure out do I want to go see this house or not, I want to be able to see the pictures of the house. I want to know you know kind of is it the right price range etc. I might have seen a sign, let me find out about it. That is the kind of impulsive, on the spot thing that we can help people do with the mobile solutions that we have.

MetroBrokersTV: So, how is Terabitz doing as far as penetration with some of the companies and brands in the States right now?

Ash Munshi: So, you know, we've been I think pretty successful in attracting some high quality brands. Metro Brokers in Colorado, clearly Intero in California. We've got Century 21, we've got RE/MAX, we've got Sotheby's. You know these are all very good brands that we are working with and typically the brokerages that we work with are not small. They tend to be quite large, at least a few hundred agents, but typically it is in the 1000s of agents that we work with and we have been very lucky and I have been very pleased that our ability to create business in a variety of markets with players of real stature.

MetroBrokersTV: So, what are the main states you are in now then?

Ash Munshi: Oh God, quite a few now. You know good parts of the north east. We are getting into the south, large portions of the mid west, you know Colorado obviously, California, Arizona, Idaho, a number of different states. I am really pleased to say that you know I count sort of not only penetrations into respective[phonetic] states, but also the number of MLSs we are working with and that number increases every day.

MetroBrokersTV: Great. Well, as always Ash, it has been a pleasure speaking with you and I will let some of these other folks talk with you. Thank you.

Ash Munshi: Thank you so much.

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MetroBrokersTV: We are in the lobby of the Palace Hotel here in San Francisco at the Inman Real Estate Connect 2008 and I have Christy Martin here and Christy, welcome.

Christy Martin: Thank you.

MetroBrokersTV: I understand you are with Metro Brokers and which office do you work out of?

Christy Martin: I am in the Marina Square office. I have been there for over 20 years.

MetroBrokersTV: Twenty years. Wow. So, you would be considered old timer here for Inman.

Christy Martin: Oh, probably. [laughs]. Unfortunately.

MetroBrokersTV: So, how many times have you been to Inman?

Christy Martin: Three times.

MetroBrokersTV: Great. Well, you are the chair of our marketing committee. Is that correct?

Christy Martin: Yeah, it is correct.

MetroBrokersTV: And what was Brad's (Brad Inman) real take on kind of the future of not just really real estate, but life in general due to these new devices?

Christy Martin: Basically, the devices are going to overtake the real estate community and... I mean he specifically kept referencing the iPhone, which he kept having to step back and go okay[Phonetic] the cell phone, but the iPhone really is revolutionary and as far as making my life easier with our new website, it is a one touch basically function. I mean I can go... you know run that showing[phonetic] properties and stuff like that that the... you know, if someone comes in and is like, "Oh, what about that house?" and it is like, it's suddenly you know two touches on my iPhone and I am there.

MetroBrokersTV: You are kind of experiencing some of the things Brad is really talking about where each person becomes their own knowledge base of information without having to go anywhere.

Christy Martin: Absolutely. Absolutely. I mean without having to go back to your office, go back online, you know, going to MLS or whatever, I mean basically within seconds I can pull up an address, pull up a price range, and find the information I need to have for my buyers right away.

MetroBrokersTV: Well, I think Metro Brokers did a great job from the marketing committee and so forth actually introducing this iPhone interface.

Christy Martin: Absolutely.

MetroBrokersTV: Well, thanks for interviewing and sharing your thoughts and opinions.

Christy Martin: Thank you.

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MetroBrokersTV: We are at The Palace Hotel at Inman Real Estate Connect in San Francisco 2008 and I am here with Darrell Evangelista and Darrell, welcome.

Darrell Evangelista: Thank you.

MetroBrokersTV: Just curious, which office are you operating out of?

Darrell Evangelista: Metro Brokers office in Cherry Creek.

MetroBrokersTV: And that is Denver, Colorado?

Darrell Evangelista: In Denver, yeah.

MetroBrokersTV: And what areas do you specialize out back there?

Darrell Evangelista: Central Denver mostly, right around our office within about a 5 mile radius of our location down in Central Denver.

MetroBrokersTV: Any interesting tit bits today?

Darrell Evangelista: Well, I learned something about how buyers are now verifying their referral choice from their friends and families. So, somebody gives them a name and they go and with you know Internet, go and verify this person's experience and relevance in their market and past sales and recommendations and all this information is available on the Internet, where in the past they probably took their friends and families recommendation and called that person up and met them and that was the person they chose to sell their or buy and sell their house.

MetroBrokersTV: So, what you are saying is, people are going to the Internet Yahoo or Google and actually like searching the person...

Darrell Evangelista: Yeah, they are doing research on their agent, even if it was a personal recommendation from a friend or family.

MetroBrokersTV: What about Brad... Brad Inman's opening today. Any comments on the speakers or his thoughts?

Darrell Evangelista: No, I think Brad is right on and in this case he definitely looks ahead. He is not standing here today going this is what is happening and that is what I am doing. He is really looking ahead at here is what could happen, here is what we could be doing, here is where technology may take us, and it seems like from past conferences that he has been pretty right on about looking forward into the future about where technology might take real estate.

MetroBrokersTV: Yeah, there is no question. Everything here is two years, three years, two years, even one year again. Well, we appreciate your thoughts and opinions Darrell. Thanks for being with us.

Darrell Evangelista: Thanks.

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Hi I'm Scott Shields Marketing & Events Specialist with Metro Brokers, Inc. I'm excited to bring you the latest and greatest feature of MetroBrokersTV.com. This great new social media tool will benefit all Metro Brokers by allowing video post, blogs and increasing page ranks on Google search results. Social Media is the fastest growing medium for the public today and Metro Brokers is staying ahead of the curve. I encourage you all to explore the site and see what all it has to offer. A big thank you to the Marketing Committee and the Board of Directors for making this valuable tool possible. 

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