Mandeville, La. – Wayne Turner of Turner Real Estate Group in Mandeville recently spoke at the Star Power Conference, an annual convention where an elite group of real estate professionals gather. This year’s conference was held in San Diego, CA.

Star Power hand picks its mega real estate agents, who sell in access of 100 homes per year. These professionals get home owners the highest prices while selling homes quickly. Turner is considered a forefather of Star Power, having been involved in the group for more than a decade.

As a speaker and panelist at Star Power, Turner discussed the most innovative ways to sell a home in today’s market. With an audience of more than 600 realtors in attendance, Turner was able to bring a positive light to realtors by motivating them to be proactive when selling homes.

In addition to presenting at Star Power, Turner also attended various sessions to hear what other top producing agents had to say.

“Being a part of such an elite group of professionals has allowed me to take my business to the next level. You are what you are around; be around the best to become the best,” says Turner.

Many aspects of real estate are discussed at Star Power, but one subject Turner enjoys educating others about is short sales. 

“Our economy is changing daily. There’s an epidemic in this country, and it’s called home foreclosure. However, there is a solution called short sales. One in every 100 households in St. Tammany are faced with hardships, and I feel compelled to help those people and stop foreclosures.”

Many local residents have come to Turner first when faced with foreclosure, knowing that he is the leader in short sales for St. Tammany Parish.

“I use quantitative data to predict market absorption rates. Your home will also be promoted on over 7,000 websites. We take the guess work out of selling your home,” says Turner.

Being in the business for 15 years has allowed Turner to witness the ups and downs of the real estate market.

“Value is determined by supply and demand,” says Turner. “When people don’t buy we see prices go down; once prices go down we see people buy for the savings.”

West St. Tammany home sales are up 14% from last year according to Turner. His personal sales are also up 61% from last year. 

“Currently there’s an absorption rate of six months, which means that Mandeville real estate is a great investment,” says Turner.

For more information on buying or selling real estate, contact Turner at 985-626-1313 or Wayne@WayneTurner.com.