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Last week, more than 1,200 attendees joined RISMedia for its 2020 Real Estate CEO Exchange—an all-virtual event featuring more than 50 leading brokers and industry professionals who candidly shared the challenges they’ve faced this past year and their strategies for succeeding as we continue to grapple with the effects of the coronavirus.

The markets have been churning at a steady pace from late summer into early fall, but is this coronavirus recovery continuing into the winter and beyond? According to Zillow®’s recent Home Price Expectations Survey, economists expect strong home prices to continue through at least 2021. After that, however, there’s too much economic uncertainty to say for sure what will happen.

It’s more of the same, according to realtor.com®’s Weekly Housing Report for the week ending Sept. 19. Home prices continue rising and inventory continues to pose a challenge in today’s markets. Some areas are, however, on the rebound after wildfires and hurricanes impacted the real estate markets.

Michele Harrington
Vitals: First Team Real Estate
Years in business: 40
Size: 13 offices, 2,200 agents
Region served: Southern California
2019 sales volume: $5 billion
2019 transactions: 7,500 units