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As Kelman’s soundbites spewed forth in that
60 Minutes expose “we feel like things that Amazon or eBay or Yahoo have done of other industries, we can do for the real estate industry,” and “the average agent processes eight deals a year. We have an agent that can do that every week,” are but two more examples the industry fumed.
Kelman has long been the friend of headline writers everywhere. He comes across as an “awe shucks” kind of guy, with a nice smile and decidedly nerd-like air. Underneath that lies a very bright mind, with a wide-sweeping vision.
A lot has changed since Kelman was under the
Kenneth Jenny, a real estate industry veteran of more than 35 years and valued Inman contributor, died on Monday in Reno, Nevada. He was 66.
The cause of death was heart failure, according to Jenny’s close friend, Julie Kozich, chief real estate officer at Chase International, who was with him when he died.
Jenny was born in 1954 in the San Francisco Bay Area. He attended California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, where he earned a B.S. in Science, Biology and Biochemistry with a focus on Medical Technology in 1977.
His real estate career began at Coldwell Banker in 1984, according to Jenny’s LinkedIn profile. At Coldwell Banker, he climbed the ranks over the course of about seven years to become COO, with all operations across North America under his purview. From there, Jenny moved on to become senior vice president and CMO of Prudential Real Estate Affiliates where he spent about three-and-a-half years, after which he became CEO and co-owner of real estate med