
Flashback Friday: Connecting the Dots, Realcomm Was Already Building the Roadmap for a Digital Real Estate Industry
The Flashback Friday series continues, and this week the clock turns back to another pivotal chapter in the Realcomm story. The year is 2002.
June 17-19, 2002. Paris Resort. Las Vegas, Nevada.
The dot-com bubble had burst. The industry was bruised. And a lot of voices were telling commercial real estate to slow down, pull back, and wait for the dust to settle.
Realcomm had a different message.
The theme that year was Connecting the Dots. Because the technology was not the problem. The pieces were already in place. What the industry needed was education, adoption, and the courage to keep moving forward even when the headlines said otherwise.
Over 50 sessions and workshops filled the program. Case studies took center stage, putting real practitioners in front of real results rather than theoretical possibilities. Internet smart buildings. Digital transactions. Facility management. Property management. The conversations happening in those rooms were years ahead of where the broader industry would eventually catch up.
The exhibit floor was packed with the industry’s most forward thinking solution providers and the commercial real estate leaders who knew that standing still was not an option. The energy in that room told a story of an industry that refused to give up on its digital future.
That is what Realcomm has always done. Show up when it matters most. Keep the conversation moving. Connect the right people at the right time.
24 years later, that commitment has never wavered.
Join us as the story continues at Realcomm IBcon 2026 in San Diego. Register now:
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