Sam DeBord is managing broker for Seattle Homes Group and VP of Strategic Growth for Coldwell Banker Danforth. Seattle Homes Group is the top-producing team for the top-producing full-service real estate office in Seattle. He is President of Seattle King County REALTORS, and a writer for numerous real estate news outlets.

Industry Recognition and Involvement:

• National Association of REALTORS MLS Issues and Emerging Technology Advisory Board, MLS Issues and Policy Committee, Strategic Thinking Committee
• Chairman of Legislative Steering, Washington REALTORS
• President, Seattle King County REALTORS
• SP200's top 20 Social Influencers
• Inman News's Top 101 in Real Estate
• Writer for REALTOR Magazine, Inman News, WSJ Marketwatch, and the award-winning Swanepoel Trends Report

Sam started his career in I.T. and management consulting for PricewaterhouseCoopers, providing guidance to tech startup companies in the Silicon Valley. As a speaker and writer, Sam is known in the real estate industry for being on the cutting edge of issues ranging from technology to legislative policy.  He has served as a director and spokesperson for local, state, and national REALTOR® organizations on the topics of industry technology, communications, and government affairs.

Sam also speaks for real estate and technology events.  Past speaking engagements include:

• Coldwell Banker Top Producers' Retreat
• NAR Broker Summit (Data Driven Decision Making)
• NAR Tech Edge (Agent Reviews and Online Marketing)
• Realtor.com Results Summit (Digital Marketing and Engagement)
• Coldwell Banker GenBlue (Online success for real estate agents)
• Agent Reboot (Why your internet leads won't call you back)
• Inman Real Estate Connect (Search Engine Optimization for real estate)
• Inman Real Estate Connect (Open Door Partners for Realtor Safety)

See more on Sam DeBord's background here.