ROHIT BHARGAVA - A NON-OBVIOUS KEYNOTE SPEAKER
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Rohit Bhargava has spoken at some of the largest events in real estate - including NAR, Coldwell Banker, and Zillow - helping industry audiences decode the demographic shifts and behavioral trends changing how people live, work, and interact with spaces. His Non-Obvious Trend Report, published annually for more than a decade and read by over 1 million people, has made him a go-to outside expert for real estate leaders seeking perspective they often don’t get from inside their own market. A 3-time WSJ bestselling author of eleven books, including the #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller Non-Obvious Megatrends, Rohit has keynoted events in 32 countries. He loves the Olympics and actively hates cauliflower.
Watch some recent videos from Rohit's social media accounts all about non-obvious thinking and some ideas that may be relevant for your audience:
For the past 15 years, Rohit's trend research and books have frequently focused on spotlighting the biggest trends in the real estate & building industry. Here are just a few from his past research that are still deeply relevant for real estate & building professionals and that he often integrates into his trend presentations.
The buildings we live and work in are being redesigned to actively improve health rather than simply provide shelter. Light, air quality, acoustics, movement and even the food on offer are becoming measurable design decisions, and with 78…
More On This TrendCities are being redesigned so that everything people need sits within a short walk, cycle or ride of home, and electric micromobility keeps stretching how far 15 minutes reaches. Paris is the best known example, but Barcelona has its…
More On This TrendPredictions of the end of the office were premature, but the office is being renegotiated: work is going hybrid, footprints are shrinking, and real estate is still the biggest line item after salaries for most white-collar organizations…
More On This TrendTrees and plants are being treated as infrastructure rather than decoration, because they cool streets, capture carbon, cut noise and increase biodiversity. Medellín planted more than 8,000 trees along 30 corridors and dropped the city’s…
More On This TrendAging centralized grids are failing more often just as extreme weather makes outages more damaging, while the cost of solar has fallen more than 80 percent in a decade and battery capacity keeps improving on the back of electric vehicle…
More On This TrendLoneliness is being treated less as private misfortune and more as a design problem that housing, policy and media can help solve. Putting generations back into daily contact turns out to help the young as much as the old. In the future…
More On This TrendNew services and better geolocation make it easier -- and wiser -- to keep some investments and purchases local.
More On This TrendOverwhelmed by digital, consumers turn back to products and experiences that they can touch, feel and sense.
More On This TrendRohit Bhargava is a popular choice for real estate, home and building industry events because of his unique ability to offer relevant insights along with a valuable outsider’s perspective. Learn more about Rohit’s industry experience here.
Industry Experience Highlights
Most Relevant Keynotes
Rohit over writes about the real estate & building industry and has published numerous articles focused on the industry since 2005. Start below with a few of his most popular articles and insights.
A FEW TO START WITH
The Zillow Rentas Unlock EventNOVEMBER 2025Lab Grown Wood, Plastic Bricks and Construction Materials of the FutureFEBRUARY 2021Swedish Housing Experiment Offers a Unique Solution To LonelinessSEPTEMBER 2020Can Augmented Reality Be A Realtor's Best Friend To Sell Houses?FEBRUARY 20175 Marketing Techniques Luxury Real Estate Agents UseMAY 2010Rave Reviews
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