Surviving recession means back to basics

BOULDER — Honesty, compassion and persistence are all critical to success in a current real-estate market with low inventory and high demand, a panel of home-selling veterans agreed on Thursday at the Boulder Valley Real Estate Conference and Forecast.

The brokers also stressed the need for negotiation skills, relationship-building and new technology in the sector.

Sponsored by the Boulder County Business Report, the event was held at the Millenium Harvest House Hotel in Boulder.

“For me, the No. 1 key to success in this business is trust,´ said Barb Bashor, a broker at Wright Kingdom Inc. “Our customers have to know that…