Hosted by newly appointed Trulia Mayor Carl Medford and sponsored by Trulia, the recent Free Trulia Educational, Social Networking and Wine Tasting Open House was a great success!

In an event located in Fremont, CA at 4490 Glidden Way, approximately 40 Realtors and other real estate professionals gathered to enjoy the hors devours, Wente wine, espresso bar and opportunity to get to know each other.

Many of those who gathered for this event are regular contributors to Trulia Voices, the largest online real estate community in the world. It was a wonderful opportunity for those present to actually meet other individuals whose online contributions have contributed to the success of the Trulia Voices platform.

Trulia was represented by Vicky Gkiza, Sr. Product Manager, Community Products (responsible for the oversight of Trulia Voices) and Irit Epelbaum, Product Manager, Agent Products (administrator of the Trulia Pro program). Those in attendance were provided with a presentation of the new Trulia Pro Plus platform and opportunity was given to ask any questions regarding Trulia’s various venues and products. Practical advice was also given for establishing an effective online presence.

Some in attendance affirmed that they’ve built their client base as a result of their interaction on Trulia.com.

Trulia is currently rolling out a new Trulia Pro product, and a demonstration was given with an opportunity for those present to try the new Trulia Pro Plus application for free.

The event for real estate professionals was from 3-5:00 p.m., and then opened to the general public for a Twilight Open House from 5-8:00 p.m. A number of individuals stopped by hoping to meet Trulia Voices they’d seen online, sample the buffet and to see the wonderful home in which the event was hosted.

Special thanks to Glenn and Donna Gebhardt for allowing the event to be hosted in their lovely home.

For many real estate professional attendees, this was a watershed event providing a much needed impetus to help move their careers to the next level. Some, who drove in from as far away as South San Jose and Walnut Creek, are clamoring for similar events to be held in their own specific regions of the Bay Area. Others, unable to attend, are already asking for another local event so they can be present the next time.

All in all, it was a tremendous success and the beginning of a Trulia networking phenomenon that may have national implications.

One can only hope.