Inman News announced their annual nominations for the Finalists for their prestigious Inman 2009 Innovator Awards. The category winners of the 12th annual awards will be announced in San Francisco in August during the Inman Real Estate Connect Conference August 5th - 7th. According to Inman, the award "honors companies that use technology and innovation to enhance the real estate transaction process and improve the overall experience for consumers and real estate professionals."

MetroBrokersTV.com was announced to be a finalist in the category of Most Innovative Media Site, which is an extremely exciting recognition. MetroBrokersTV is indeed an innovative corporate portal for Metro Brokers to take their Internet presence to the next level. It is a complete Web 2.0 PR machine - with built in video syndication,  custom SEO pinging services for Metro Brokers to increase their Internet brand presence. MetroBrokersTV is a custom built blogging platform, with custom built video players for all MetroBrokersTV productions.  In essence, it is a complete corporate IPTV portal to expose the organization in the totally new transparent media trend that is spreading throughout the entire real estate industry.

MetroBrokersTV was built to increase visibility of the brand in the new world of SEO and search.   Besides extensive online storage for the player videos, the built live streaming capabilities also provide unique educational and meeting experiences.  It also offers an easy outlet for that human touch through video that potential real estate clients are looking for - there is no learning curve. Brokers that are new to the tech side of life, so to speak, will be able to advance quickly and easily as well, and this has become such an important area of focus in today's competitive real estate arena. This is exactly what Colorado real estate consumers are looking for in their next real estate agent and we have it, all in one package.

Congratulations to all of the nominees. MetroBrokersTV is thrilled to be amongst such creative, innovative, forward thinking businesses throughout the entire real estate industry. And of course, MetroBrokersTV will be broadcasting live from the Inman Real Estate Connect conference here on MetroBrokersTV and BrokerIPTV, so tune in live as the winners of all of the categories are announced.

Here is the entire list of 2009 Inman Innovator Awards finalists:

Most innovative brokerage or franchise
@properties
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate
Coldwell Banker
John L. Scott
Nest Realty Group
Redfin

Most innovative new technology
Closing.com
Dwellicious
SmarterAgent
Walk Score
Zillow iPhone app

Most innovative Web service
Animoto
FranklyMLS.com
Proxio
SmartZip
Ubertor

Most innovative blog
Clean Slate Blog -- Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate
IanWatt.ca video blog
MyTechOpinion.com blog
The Phoenix Real Estate Guy blog
Trust Me I'm a Realtor blog -- Frankly Realty

Most innovative media site
Breaking News local media sites -- Domus Consulting
TheClozing.com
Coldwell Banker On Location
MetroBrokersTV.com
RealEstateTalk.com.au

Posted in Press Room, Announcements, MBI News

New Metro Brokers Westminster office

Contributed by: courtney lis on 4/22/2009

The new office brings together knowledgeable and experienced agents from around the state!

Metro Brokers, Inc. is excited to announce the grand opening of a new Westminster office! Located 11961 Bradburn Blvd suite #400, the new office opens as the fourth Metro Brokers office located in Westminster and will service Northwest Denver suburbs.

"Our new Metro Broker office will provide our agents with the tools necessary to address all of our clients' wants and needs" said Broker Owner, Judy Curtis. "We will continue to incorporate our successful and innovative marketing techniques which help buyers and sellers make the most of their real estate transactions and I can't imagine doing business any other way."

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Metro Brokers donates 1940 fire truck to Karis Foundation

By Richie Ann Ashcraft April 21st, 2009, 1:13 pm

"It just needs someone who can tinker with it all the time," said Hal Health, partner at Metro Brokers and Associates Real Estate.

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Trump Advises Public to Buy Real Estate - Other The outspoken celebrity businessman, Donald Trump, encouraged the public to buy real estate because of the low prices and big upside in many markets.

The banks "don't want these homes; they've got thousands of them," he said. "They don't know what to do with them."

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Metro Brokers and Special Olympics team up

Greg VanBuskirk - Greater Denver Real Estate Examiner

The first ever Metro Brokers Triathlon Friday will be held on Friday June 5, 2009. The event will be held at Cherry Creek State Park and the beneficiary of the proceeds from the event will be Special Olympics.

The event is limited to 400 entries and initial response with entries received so far is greater than expected.

If you are interested in spending your Friday evening in a different way, go to the website: http://www.metrobrokerstriathlon.com. Even if you don't want to participate in the actual tri: swim 1/2 mile, bike 13 miles, run 3 miles, you can volunteer to help out somewhere along the course or at the finish line. Or, just come out and cheer on the participants. In addition to the sponsorship by Metro Brokers, another major sponsor is Lodo's Bar and Grill. They will also be handling the catering side of the event. Look for a reminder as we get closer to the event.

For more info: Contact Greg @ gregvan51@yahoo.com

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