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Friday, February 22nd, 2008Working with agents in the Portland, OR area, I run into many different contact management systems, but keep running into Top Producer. Just about every agent using this system is using version 7i, and with it’s quirks and annoyances, it seems to be doing a pretty good job of providing agents what they need [...]
Point2 Agent Changing Pricing Model
Thursday, February 21st, 2008Point2 Agent has changed their pricing model.
Up until today, a “Standard” Point2 NLS membership has been free. Point2 provides a 15 page web site, and membership in their “NLS” (National Listing Service) for no charge.
An email I received this evening states that NLS memberships requested after February 20 will be free for six months, then [...]
“Forced Registration”: Pros and Cons
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008There is a debate going on among real estate professionals –
To force registration, or not to force registration, that is the question. How you chose to answer it says a good deal about what your business philosophy is. Is one choice better than another? Let’s look at the pros and cons.
Why do you have a [...]
MoveSmart.org - Technology for an Integrated Chicagoland
Monday, February 11th, 2008Last week, I read about MoveSmart.org at ReadWriteWeb (also coverage at Wikinomics) and thought some of the real estate geeks reading Geek Estate might be interested in the project. According to MoveSmar.org -
Until now, information on neighborhoods has been buried in the back of academic reports, pinned to community center bulletin boards, and locked in [...]
OMG! You are just like Britney Spears.
Friday, February 8th, 2008Ok, maybe not just like Britney. But you’re closer than you think. Did you know “Britney Spears” is one of the most searched keywords in both Yahoo and Google? It’s not likely as many people search your name. However your name is a keyword , just like “Britney Spears” is a keyword.
As a Realtor your [...]
What Does Myspace’s Developer Platform Mean to Real Estate? Anything?
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008Myspace has finally launched a developer platform in an effort to keep up with Facebook’s developer platform.
This begs the question — what, if anything, does this mean to the real estate tech industry? Are any real estate web geeks planning on building real estate specific apps? Or has everyone already given up on Myspace in [...]
Integrated IDX Vs. Framed IDX Solutions
Thursday, January 31st, 2008A real estate website lacking a property search tool is not only non-competitive, but in this day and age, it can be safely called obsolete. Assuming you are a Realtor who sees the importance of keeping up-to-date technologically, the next question is: where to start?
It can be confusing to choose a search tool. There are [...]
Super Bowl XLII, Real Estate and Consumers
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008It seems like yesterday the University of Phoenix Stadium (Home of Arizona Cardinals) was heavy in construction. Now it’s poised to serve as home to Super Bowl XLII with both teams landed and engaging practice here as of Monday. The event (along with the FBR / Phoenix Open) should bring millions to the [...]
Zolve.com adds a nifty geo-locator to their homepage.
Sunday, January 27th, 2008Many of you may have Zolve.com blog accounts. Its a real estate focused blogging network similar to ActiveRain.com and RealTown.com. According to their site, they have plotted 4008 network participants throughout the world. What makes it nice is how the drill down shows members by state, county and city.
Check it and see if you are [...]
Single Property Websites
Thursday, January 24th, 2008One question that I receive from realtors on a steady basis is “Do single property websites work? And if so, which company do I hire to provide this service?” In my opinion, “yes” single property websites do work and can be a very effective marketing tool. It is a chance for realtors to separate themselves [...]
Building a (Simple) Mashup in 24 Hours
Monday, January 21st, 2008When Zillow released their neighborhood data last Wednesday night, I was floored. My company had talked about trying to acquire similar data off and on over the past two years, but it was always too cost prohibitive to do so. As I thought about the magnitude of what they had done that night, I [...]
Marketing Your Blog - Part Deux
Friday, January 11th, 2008As a follow-up to Drew’s marketing your blog post, I thought I’d re-cap of some of the main points that I touched on during Wednesday’s Marketing Your Blog panel at Inman Real Estate Connect.
Moderator Joel Burslem kicked off the discussion with the question “how do real estate bloggers compete with major online real estate sites [...]
