Author, Strategist and International Entrepreneur
Stefan Swanepoel is widely recognized as the leading visionary on trends and change in the real estate industry. He has penned thirteen books and reports including latest 2006/7 Swanepoel TRENDS Report. He also co-authored the 1998 Amazon.com bestseller, “Real Estate confronts Reality,” and the squeal “Real Estate confronts the Future.
He is a highly sought-after, high-energy speaker, weaving rapidly through complex subject matter in an informational and entertaining manner. His enthusiasm is contagious and his messages are optimistic, intermingled with statistics and delivered in an inspiration and motivational manner.
Before making California his home, Stefan lived on three continents and developed a broad international business background and has served as President or senior executive of various types of businesses including a; bank, construction company, property developer, appraisal firm, national franchise, software company, multi listing service, real estate brokerage, publishing company and real estate association.
Stefan has received numerous awards including; Businessman of the Year (Jaycees), Best Idea in Real Estate (Great Ideas Conference), has been ranked as one of the Top 20 Most Influential People in the Real Estate Industry (Today’s REALTOR®) and was listed one of the Top 15 Technology Trainers in the US (The Real Estate CyberSpace Society).
His academic accomplishments include a bachelor’s in science, a master’s in business economics and diplomas in arbitration, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, computer science and marketing.
In 1997 he started the popular "Real Estate confronts" series. Today this series consists of:
Real Estate confronts Goals Setting vs. Business Planning (2006)
Real Estate confronts Bundled Services (2005)
Real Estate confronts the Future (2004)
Real Estate confronts Customer Acquisition (2004)
Real Estate confronts Profitability (2003)
Real Estate confronts the Banks (2001)
Real Estate confronts the e-Consumer (2000)
Real Estate confronts Technology (1999)
Real Estate confronts Reality (1997)
Today Stefan serves as:
Chairman & CEO: RealtyU, Inc.
Largest network of real estate schools educating 350,000 real estate agents annually.
Chairman & CEO: iSucceed, Inc.
Leading provider of money-making and productivity systems to real estate agents.
Chairman: Seller Agency Council, Inc.
Managers of the leading seller’s agent designation - ASR®(Accredited Seller Representative).
Chairman: Create A Plan, Inc.
Provider of the most widely used online business planning system for real estate agents.
Chairman: Broker Agent Speakers Bureau, Inc.
Largest real estate speaker’s bureau with over 100 speakers under contract.
Managing Partner: RealSure, Inc.
Research, consulting practice and publishers.
Founder of RealBlogging
The official blog for the real estate industry.
Founder: The Real Estate Apprentice Foundation
A Non-Profit corporation providing $1 million in grants to 5,000 new licensees every year.
