No one researches more about change and trends impacting the residential real estate industry than Stefan Swanepoel. He always provides a balanced and objective evaluation of the market, highlighting the key players and facts of tomorrow.

Stefan Swanepoel is a successful businessman, a best-selling author and widely travelled public speaker. He spent the first 35 years of his life in various countries across the globe before immigrating to the USA. Today he is an American citizen and lives in California.

His academic accomplishments include a bachelor’s in science, a master’s in business economics and diplomas in arbitration, mergers & acquisitions, real estate, computer science and marketing. He is the former President of a technology company, an education company, a non-profit association, a movie studio and a 2,000 office international franchise.

Stefan’s professional career has focused on identifying trends and changes in the real estate industry and is widely recognized as the leading visionary in this field. He has penned over 17 books, reports and whitepapers, over 1,000 published articles and given more than 700 presentations to over 300,000 people. His most popular books include the including the 1998 Amazon.com bestseller Real Estate confronts Reality, the annual Swanepoel TRENDS Report (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010) and the new Swanepoel SOCIAL MEDIA Report (2010).

He has received numerous awards including; “Businessman of the Year” (Jaycees), has been ranked as one of the “Top 20 Most Influential People in the Real Estate Industry” (Today’s REALTOR®), “One of the Top 100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders” in 2008 (Inman News), “One of the Top 25 Most Connected Real Estate Professionals Online” in 2009 (Proxio) and “One of the Top 50 People Who You Should Follow on Twitter” in 2009 (Roost). He is also the co-founder of Real Estate Wiki, the largest free online real estate encyclopedia and resource.

Stefan’s next book, Surviving Your Serengeti, will combine his love of wildlife and nature and his comprehensive business experiences into a message that vividly portrays how this larger-than-life metaphor provides guidance and inspiration for individuals and companies today. This book is due for publication Spring 2011.

Stefan's perspective is always for a positive and healthy future. If you want intellectual stimulation, Stefan's the one to do it. He is engaging, energizing, entertaining and one of the best speakers in the real estate industry. To learn more about his talks and speaking availability click here.