Point2 Technologies CEO Saul Klein Delivers Opening Address at Association of Saskatchewan REALTORS® AGM and Symposium

Monday, April 05, 2010 11:13 AM

Address to extend wake up call to industry: Open up, take initiative or risk becoming irrelevant

Saskatoon, SK and Vancouver, BC – April 05, 2010 – Point2 Technologies Inc. (“Point2”) today announced that its chief executive officer, Saul Klein, will deliver the opening address at the 2010 Saskatchewan Association of REALTORS® Annual General Meeting and Symposium set to take place at the Sheraton Cavalier in Saskatoon, SK, April 7th and 8th, 2010.

The Future of MLS will be central to Klein’s ‘power hour’ for Association executives and industry professionals attending from across the province of Saskatchewan, on April 7th, from 9:00 to 10:00 AM.

Klein, named by INMAN News as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in real estate in the United States five years in a row, former president of the San Diego Association of REALTORS® and a broker for over 30 years, will build on decades of industry and technology in real estate leadership experience to deliver revolutionary, actionable insight to AGM and Symposium attendees, on the evolution of MLS. In his address, Klein will share a vision for a new future for organized real estate in Canada under the covenant of a massive current taking hold in the industry, driven by unprecedented public and consumer expectations, and empowered by advanced Internet technologies and enablers.

“The consumer is empowered like never before. So open up, take initiative or risk becoming irrelevant is the new thought industry leaders and professionals in Canada must now come to terms with,” said Saul Klein, Chief Executive Officer, Point2 Technologies. “Organized real estate must figure what and how it can reposition itself to maintain its status as the most reliable source of information and advice when it comes to buying or selling real estate. New thinking and technology will be at the core of any MLS or Association’s strategy, going forward.”

Klein is author of the widely published white paper, The Future of MLS, and is creator of the ePRO® technology certification program offered by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) in the U.S. to its 1.2 million members.

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