Each year Stephan Swanepoel releases the Swanepoel Trends Report which looks back over the year and highlights standout individuals, companies and trends of the real estate industry.

As a precursor to the report, last week Stefan released the “Top 10 Trendsetters for 2008″, which included Cyberhomes! Stefan defines Trendsetters as “companies that during 2008 set forth actions that were different and memorable and could potentially have a far reaching impact on the real estate industry in the years to come”

Stefan went on to explain that he selected “Cyberhomes for its dynamic growth and rapid rise during the last year to become one of the strongest new forces in consumer facing websites we recognize Cyberhomes as a newsmaker.  After various earlier missteps with FNIS and Dwayne Walker, Fidelity seems to have picked a winning horse in Cyberhomes.”

Also released recently was Stefan’s “Top Newsmakers for 2008” in which he listed Bill Foley atop the list. Going on to say that he recognized Bill for “bold moves during 2008 including the acquisition of four more title brands: Land America, Commonwealth, Lawyers and United. The FNF stable already operates the Fidelity Title, Chicago Title, Ticor Title, Security Title and Alamo title brands. FNF has also successfully created Cyberhomes as one of the most significant consumer facing portals in real estate.”