BusinessThursday, November 5
About 10,000 real estate professionals are coming to the Convention Center for NAR NXT
The New in New Orleans team
If you're near the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center this weekend, expect company. About 10,000 real estate professionals are expected for NAR NXT, the National Association of REALTORS annual conference, Nov. 6-8, with an expo of more than 200 sponsors and exhibitors.
Mayor Moreno and Reba McEntire headline the conference's first days
- Nov. 5NOMAR will hold a Young Professionals Network event.
- Nov. 6Mayor Helena Moreno will give opening remarks at the general session.
- Nov. 7Reba McEntire will take the stage to discuss strategy and storytelling.
Sources: Biz New Orleans, New Orleans CityBusiness
NAR has history here. It kept its plans to hold the November 2005 conference in New Orleans just months after Hurricane Katrina, and says that event generated an estimated $34 million in economic impact. This year's gathering also marks the 25th anniversary of the Realtors Relief Foundation.
- Gayle Benson speaks at NXT Fest, the welcome celebration
- Marques Colston leads a session on sports and commercial real estate
- John Rogers of Cotality covers data and artificial intelligence
NAR NXT lands in a busy fall convention season
- 10,000
- real estate professionals expected at NAR NXT
- 200+
- sponsors and exhibitors in the expo
- $2 billion
- a year in direct spending from meetings and conventions
- 225,000+
- attendees expected at 14 major fall meetings
Sources: Biz New Orleans, New Orleans CityBusiness
Sources: Biz New Orleans, New Orleans CityBusiness