A selection of articles, interviews and media coverage featuring Stefan Swanepoel over the past decade.
UNIONDALE, NY / ACCESS Newswire / January 7, 2026 / Marquis Who’s Who has recognized Stefan J. M. Swanepoel, founder and executive chair of T3 Sixty and Real Estate News, as a Top Executive for his decades-long influence on strategy, research and leadership frameworks across the residential real estate industry. Mr. Swanepoel’s career spans nearly 50 years and […]
For more than 40 years, Stefan Swanepoel, founder and Executive Chairman of T3 Sixty, has built companies, guided strategy, authored multiple books, and studied leadership patterns across global markets. In an era of information abundance and with AI’s growing dominance, he urges leaders to retain an instinct for verification. “Accepting content without questioning it is […]
In an era when nearly 60% of Americans say they regularly see misinformation in online news, one individual has prioritized journalistic integrity over sensationalism, offering the residential real estate brokerage industry a fact-based and trusted source of information. Stefan Swanepoel, an immigrant from South Africa who moved to San Diego in 1994, has spent the […]
PRINCEVILLE, HI, October 01, 2025 /24-7PressRelease/ — Stefan Swanepoel has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who’s Who. As in all Marquis Who’s Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are chosen on the basis of their current reference value. Criteria such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are carefully considered during the selection […]
The American residential real estate industry is vast, worth trillions, employing millions, and shaping the daily lives of families nationwide. Yet for decades, it lacked something fundamental: reliable clarity. Into that void stepped Stefan Swanepoel, an immigrant whose career has become synonymous with trust, objectivity, and vision. Born in Nairobi, raised across Hong Kong and […]
A $1.5 Trillion Sector Driven by Data and Shaped by Insight The U.S. residential real estate industry stands as one of the most dynamic and consequential sectors of the national economy. Responsible for over $1.5 trillion in annual economic activity, it impacts nearly every household and influences adjacent industries including construction, finance, technology, and consumer […]
Stefan Swanepoel is not one to shy away from hard truths. Ten years ago, the influential strategist and advisor (and founder of T3 Sixty and Real Estate News) produced The DANGER Report, which laid out threat after threat facing the residential real estate industry. And while Swanepoel is quick to say he’s not some kind of […]
If you tuned in for this week’s episode of The Real Word, you heard BAM co-founder Byron Lazine talk about the NAR-commissioned D.A.N.G.E.R. Report published in 2015. And if you were listening closely, you probably heard him talk about a new report on its way from the same author, Stefan Swanepoel. Well, it’s out. About a decade after the D.A.N.G.E.R. Report […]
The NAR brand has lost its shine and its place as the leading voice of real estate, while associations push back on the three-way agreement and face the loss of MLSs as a vital revenue source. Yes, this reads like a description of recent events, but it also was a vision of the future painted […]
If you’ve been in the real estate industry long enough, you should be familiar with the Trend Reports and at least heard of the Danger Report. But, what about the opportunities for the industry? In this episode, Stefan Swanepoel joins us to talk about the challenges and opportunities in the industry. Emphasizing the need for […]
A decade ago, strategist and best-selling author Stefan Swanepoel interviewed dozens of the top minds in real estate about the threats facing the industry. His work, commissioned by the National Association of Realtors, led to the remarkably candid DANGER Report — a “definitive analysis of negative game changers emerging in real estate.” The 2015 report received a […]
Hosted by North Shore Give, the d/b/a for the charitable nonprofit Kauaʻi North Shore Community Foundation founded in 2012, the North Shore Give Charity Auction and Gala held on Feb. 21 raised over $100,000. The initiative included an online auction that was live for two weeks and culminated with a live auction and gala at […]
The Kauaʻi North Shore Community Foundation, a nonprofit founded in 2012, has made significant changes to its name, officers and staff. Stepping down after nine years as the president, Rory Enright said: “It’s time for new dynamic leadership to take the helm and lead the Foundation to new heights and achievements.” The Foundation’s board unanimously […]
T3 Sixty releases its annual Swanepoel Power 200 list, revealing the movers and shakers in the industry. Real estate leaders and brokerage executives are demonstrating a powerful influence on the housing market, as their impact extends to all corners of the country. T3 Sixty, a real estate consulting firm, annually releases its Swanepoel Power 200, […]
After owning the domain realestatenews.com “for the better part of two decades,” author, consultant and analyst Stefan Swanepoel says he’s ready to put it to use. Swanepoel, founder and executive chairman of the T3 Sixty real estate consultancy, announced plans this week to launch Real Estate News this fall, promising a “factual, objective, relevant, concise, to-the-point” news source for the residential real estate brokerage industry, as […]
Real estate giants are getting even bigger. In 2021, the nation’s largest real estate firms accounted for 61.2% of the total sales for the year, representing the largest year-over-year jump on record, according to the newly released 2022 Real Estate Almanac by T3 Sixty, a real estate consulting firm. “The residential real estate industry has […]
The Real Estate Almanac, a massive 450-page report on the real estate industry compiled by real estate consulting and data firm T3 Sixty, was officially released Monday. The report contains all of the company’s rankings, covering more than 2,000 companies, organizations and leaders. Stefan Swanepoel | Photo credit: T3 Sixty “To index the industry and […]
Austin – (June 28, 2019) The National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) has named the winners of the 12th Annual Robert Bruss Real Estate Book Awards Competition. The awards recognize excellence in books published in 2018 covering the broad field of real estate. NAREE president Beth DeCarbo, Wall Street Journal, columnist, presented the awards at […]
This week, realty sage Stefan Swanepoel took some mystery out of the Redfin and Compass sensation with his study on which U.S. real estate firms are the biggest and the baddest. These two upstarts are smoking. Redfin (12-plus years old) came in fourth and Compass (six years old) ranked ninth in the T3 tally of […]
The Silicon Review “Whether planning, innovating or defending market share, clients rely on our experience and unbiased research.” Becoming a successful and remaining relevant in the highly competitive world of real estate is no simple task. But it is significantly easier and more certain when you have the information and insights of a team […]
Many people dream of becoming an entrepreneur — and making the millions that can come with owning a business. The only problem: There’s a huge gap between dreams and what it takes to make them a reality. That’s probably the main reason why 8 in 10 new businesses fail within 18 months of opening their doors. To […]
In July, Microsoft announced a reorganization of its sales teams into a “commercial and consumer model.” It was a move designed to hone in on new business, customer success and other growth opportunities, and a move in which commercial sales would now focus on two customer segments: 1) enterprise; and 2) its small, medium and corporate segments. […]
The previous 12 months and the next 12 months will bring more significant shifts in leadership in the residential real estate brokerage industry than ever before. The CEO posts — at high-profile places like Coldwell Banker, RE/MAX, and Keller Williams, to name a few — are being vacated mostly by Baby Boomers and executives with […]
Although real estate struggles with fragmentation, its biggest issue is the same one many legacy industries grapple with: applying and updating long-entrenched processes. Implementing the needed technology can be a challenge, especially as independent agents and workers in general play bigger roles in these legacy industries.
One thing I’ve noticed on the rise in my chosen field of real estate is the use of teams. Born in the mid-1990s to compete with individual agents, there are now between 35,000 and 60,000 active units working in 2016 according to research done for our 2017 Swanepoel Trends Report. Still, real estate team-building isn’t […]
There are many cultures, tribes, nations, and languages across the world. As someone who has lived in four countries and visited more than 40, I can tell you we’re all very different people. Obviously, we speak distinctively different languages, pray to different gods, and eat dissimilar foods, but those are the obvious, surface-level differences we […]
The most influential real estate industry guru, Stefan Swanepoel is the CEO and chairman of the Swanepoel T3 Group, the publisher of industry benchmarkers like the Swanepoel Trends Report, SP200 and T3 Tech Guide. As editor-in-chief of many of his reports, he analyzes hundreds of the real estate industry’s most innovative businesses, individuals and market trends every […]
— better known as a fear of public speaking — affects 74% of people, according to a National Institute of Mental Health survey. So it’s no surprise the very thought of addressing large crowds causes so much stress, angst, and discomfort. In the past three decades, I’ve given more than 1,200 presentations to upward of […]
There were many reasons for the company’s success throughout the years, but one important factor was the use of storytelling to elevate the personal brand behind it. Storytelling isn’t the cornerstone of leadership, but it often enables leaders to connect with an audience in ways normal forms of communication fall short. CEOs like Kelleher, Richard […]
The retail landscape is changing, and it all can be traced back to a phenomenon dubbed the Amazon effect. This trend, in which online retailers are cutting into the market shares of even the biggest of big-box chains, has small business owners asking one question: What do we do? Building a website and setting up e-commerce […]
Creating helpful and relevant gated content can give your business a boost in terms of sales. Pieces of gated content like white papers or case studies can be antidotes to this problem. These documents not only provide valuable information, but they’re also cost-effective marketing vehicles that attract new customers.
This article was co-authored by Andrew Flachner, the CEO at RealScout. RealScout is a collaborative home search platform that empowers real estate agents to close more deals faster. By teaching computers how to interpret the visual world, multiple listing service photos are starting to unlock a treasure trove of listing data previously thought to be unavailable. While, […]
Tech, as we know, is changing the world. For the past decade, all we’ve heard about is how tech is disrupting industries and Millennials are transforming our culture. These aren’t novel concepts, yet they bear repeating. I’ve written more than 33 books on this topic since 1997, and I’m convinced that most people still aren’t […]
“If ‘ands’ and ‘buts’ were candy and nuts, we’d all have a Merry Christmas”: In that entertaining quote, famed sports broadcaster Don Meredith alluded to the regret that arises from something as minute as word choice. Related: 9 Things Managers Do That Make Good Employees Quit Intent of phrase, in other words, whether directed at the […]
The real estate brokerage business is one of America’s last cottage-type industries. In 2015, the Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO) estimated the United States had roughly 2 million individual licensees active. These small entrepreneurial businesses control an enormous market share. That said, their independent nature means the industry has yet to consolidate to the […]
When Zillow launched its website and Zestimate system a decade ago, home-buying veered onto a new track: Consumers felt empowered with the abundance of information they were gaining about the value of their homes, and about what it means to own one. Related: How to Make Predictive Analytics Work for Your Business Not that the information hadn’t been […]
Millennials are on the minds of almost everyone these days. Employers are trying to attract and retain them, political candidates are trying to win their votes, and marketers are, of course, trying to determine the best means of reaching them. Part of this has to do with size. Millennials currently make up America’s most desired […]
“Humility is the difference between confidence and arrogance.”
