Stefan Swanepoel
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| Born | January 5, 1958 Naroibi, Kenya, Africa |
| Alma mater | University of Pretoria |
| Occupation | New York Times best-selling author |
| Spouse | Era Zarita Swanepoel |
| Children | 2 sons (Tinus and DJ) |
| Parents | Dr. Z Swanepoel and the late Monica E. Swanepoel |
Stefan J. M. Swanepoel (born January 5, 1958 in Kenya), is an American business executive, author and motivational speaker. His books have been listed on the New York Times [1] and Wall Street Journal[2] bestseller lists.
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[edit] Education
Swanepoel holds a bachelor’s degree in science from the University of Pretoria, a Master's degree in Business Economics from the University of Johannesburg, and diplomas in arbitration, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, computer science and marketing.
[edit] Publications
Swanepoel has penned 20 books and reports, including Surviving your Serengeti: 7 Skills to Master Business and Life. This is a business fable using the Serengeti migration as a parable for the challenges of life.
His Swanepoel Trends Report is an annual analysis of the changes and trends impacting the real estate business. His comments on how these trends affect real estate agents and consumers have been widely published.[3] In 2006, Swanepoel cautioned that too many agents were entering real estate,[4] while in 2007, he declared “new business models and paradigm shift” as one of the fundamental business trends in the industry.[5]
These "new paradigm" companies are spawned largely by new technology, including consumer access to information that was once available only to real estate agents, such as multiple listing services.[6]
[edit] Partial Bibliography
- Real Estate confronts Reality (Dearborn Publishing, 1997) ISBN 978-0793127092
- Real Estate confronts the e-Consumer (RealSure Publishing, 1999) ISBN 978-0970452306
- Real Estate confronts the Future (The Thomson Corporation, 2004) ISBN 978-0324232318
- Swanepoel Trends Report (RealSure Publishing, 2006) ISBN 097776348X
- Swanepoel Trends Report (RealSure Publishing, 2007) ISBN 978-0-9704523-8-2
- Swanepoel Trends Report (RealSure Publishing, 2008) ISBN 978-0-9704523-7-5
- Swanepoel Trends Report (RealSure Publishing, 2009) ISBN 978-0-9777634-2-9
- Swanepoel Trends Report (RealSure Publishing, 2010) ISBN 978-0-9704523-2-0
- Swanepoel Social Media Report (RealSure Publishing, 2010) ISBN 978-0-9704523-1-3
- Swanepoel Trends Report (RealSure Publishing, 2011) ISBN 978-0-9704523-3-7
- Surviving your Serengeti: 7 Skills to Master Business and Life (John Wiley & Sons, 2011), ISBN 978-0-470-94780-7
[edit] Also See
- Business fable
- Realtors
- Real estate brokers
- National Association of Realtors
- Multiple Listing Service
[edit] References
- ^ New York Times, March 20, 2011.
- ^ Wall Street Journal, March 6, 2011.
- ^ "Tips on picking a real-estate agent", August 27, 2006.
- ^ Wall Street Journal: Tips on Picking a Real-Estate Agent Wall Street Journal Online, August 27, 2006.
- ^ SignOnSanDiego: Cut-rate or cut-throat?, San Diego Union Tribune, May 20, 2007.
- ^ Silicon Valley Business Journal: Alternative brokers offer cost savings to home buyers, Silicon Valley Business Journal, October 3, 2003.
