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NAR pulls the plug on its annual tech convention

By Editorial Board Published February 13, 2025 4 Min Read
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NAR pulls the plug on its annual tech convention

The Innovation, Alternative & Funding (iOi) Summit will “evolve” to offer year-round schooling, whereas signature occasions will transfer to different NAR conferences.

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The Nationwide Affiliation of Realtors is pulling the plug on its annual know-how convention.

Final week, the 1.5-million-member commerce group introduced its Innovation, Alternative & Funding (iOi) Summit, which started in 2018 because the brainchild of then-NAR CEO Bob Goldberg when he was first promoted to the function, would “evolve” right into a year-round “collective” for actual property know-how innovation.

“This evolution is about creating a continuous flow of information, resources, and connections, ensuring our members and the broader industry have access to the latest innovations and opportunities year-round,” mentioned Dan Weisman, NAR’s director of innovation technique, in a weblog publish concerning the change.

“It’s about empowering the real estate ecosystem to not just adapt to change — but to drive it.”

In line with NAR, the iOi Collective will present members, buyers and tech leaders with alternatives to interact and collaborate on an ongoing foundation by means of real-time updates, quarterly webinars and a tech weblog, all obtainable at ioi.realtor. The iOi Collective may also host in-person proptech meetups, the primary of which will probably be held at NAR headquarters in Chicago on Feb. 19.

The commerce group may also transfer two of the iOi Summit’s signature occasions to its flagship conferences. NAR will maintain the Innovator of the 12 months Awards at its midyear convention, the Realtors Legislative Conferences in Washington, D.C. Its tech startup contest, often known as the Pitch Battle, will take the stage at NAR’s annual convention, NAR NXT, which will probably be be in Houston this November.

NAR’s midyear and annual conferences appeal to a number of thousand attendees yearly. The iOi Summit had about 500 attendees final summer season, based on NAR.

“We hope to build on the strong community we’ve cultivated over the past six years,” an NAR spokesperson advised Inman.

Requested why NAR determined to finish the iOi Summit, the spokesperson mentioned, “Technology is evolving rapidly, and we feel that providing year-round education and engagement will better serve our members and the real estate industry.”

At Inman Join New York final month, NAR CEO Nykia Wright advised attendees that NAR’s funds at present is “much more constrained” and NAR is being “more judicious, cautious, as it relates to how we will be spending money going forward” within the wake of a $418 million nationwide antitrust settlement.

However NAR’s spokesperson advised Inman the iOi change had been within the works since late 2023 and didn’t have something to do with eager to restrict spending at NAR after the settlement.

Requested how a lot NAR anticipated saving by eliminating the convention and shifting features of it to different NAR conferences, the spokesperson mentioned, “Whereas we don’t have a precise greenback quantity, this shift permits us to be extra strategic with our assets whereas persevering with to spend money on actual property innovation.

“By integrating key elements of iOi into other NAR conferences, we can expand access, engage a broader audience, and provide even more value to our members — all while strengthening connections between the real estate and tech communities.”

E mail Andrea V. Brambila.

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