Posts by Michael Price

If you’re the kind of person that digs surveys, polls and red-hot press releases, you’ll want to follow the news from two large industry trade associations that came out back to back yesterday. The California Association of Realtors released their results of their latest technology survey. Most notable was the stat that reported Realtors garner [...]

Yahoo took the final wraps off of their improved search today. The engineers have been working hard to catch up to Google in the feature department. I have to say that after my early tests I may just re-join the ranks of the Yahooligans. The most prominent change comes in the form of the “Assisted [...]

Palm announces today the release of a new smart phone priced at $99.99. The Centro is a slick new phone that is surprisingly very feature rich. It comes in a choice of red or black, supports the 3G networks for a fast broadband internet connection, has an expansion slot for a memory card, a 1.3 [...]

Saturday morning started out like any other for me. Groggy with my coffee in hand, I checked my e-mail. David Gibbons had forwarded me a link to the now infamous “Leave Realtors Alone” video. I remember thinking to myself how it capped off a great week. The video starred Aaron Anglin, the younger brother of [...]

Now that we know what $87 million means in Japanese, lets take a deeper look at what it means for the real estate industry. No matter what your opinion is of Zillow’s position in the world of Real Estate, we really need to look at their success in raising capital as something good for the [...]

A new entrant in the RE.net’s social media category recently launched (in beta of course). Propertyqube describes itself as “A social community which enhances your PropertyLife relationships and experiences.” Nicole Rufuku, one of PropertyQube’s co-founders took the time to answer a few questions about the company, its background and plans for the future.
Question: Can you give [...]

Apple has announced their new line of iPods and they are nothing short of brilliant. For the first time, the iPod Nano will have the ability to store and view up to 5 hours of video with an enhanced interface. The iPod classic now comes in sizes up to a whopping 160 gigs and boasts [...]

I love everything about the iPhone, when it comes to real estate I have to be a realist. The defacto smart phone in this business is the Palm Treo. It’s ability to interact with the Supra lock box via its infrared connection have made it the phone of choice for REALTORS®. One of the [...]

“Elegant in its simplicity” is a good way to describe the suite of web based software tools from Chicago based 37 Signals.Com. From their home page:
“We believe most software is too complex. Too many features, too many buttons, too much confusion.”
Have you used MS Office lately? You can’t argue with that statement. I was [...]

As with the Part 1 of the “Exploding Myths” series, the issue of what defines a lead, particularly a lead from a blog, is an issue heating up big time in the RE.Net. This post at the Bloodhound Blog by Jeff Brown already has 70 comments regarding the issue.
Asking some technology vendors, (particularly those with [...]

Over the last 12 years I have worked closely with real estate professionals to help them get the most out of web-based technology. During that period of time, I have seen any number and style of real estate “technology” vendors come and go. It would appear that in some cases the more things change, the [...]

Here’s a higher quality version of the video.
Last Sunday marked the first full month since the launch of the iPhone. Yes, I was one of the early adopters and bought one the day of the launch on 6/29. Since I had a choice of 5 places within 1/2 mile of my home to make a [...]