Comments on: Learning from the US RE.net in Central America http://www.geekestateblog.com/learning-from-the-us-renet-in-central-america/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mike Price http://www.geekestateblog.com/learning-from-the-us-renet-in-central-america/#comment-80055 Mike Price Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:21:23 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=1631#comment-80055 Claudia, I'm really happy you're sharing some Int'l insight with the RE.Net. I'd love to hear more of what your counterparts in other markets across the world have to say as well. Your participation here will certainly help motivate them to do so. Looking forward to your next post! Claudia,
I’m really happy you’re sharing some Int’l insight with the RE.Net. I’d love to hear more of what your counterparts in other markets across the world have to say as well. Your participation here will certainly help motivate them to do so. Looking forward to your next post!

]]> By: Brooke http://www.geekestateblog.com/learning-from-the-us-renet-in-central-america/#comment-78881 Brooke Sat, 24 Jan 2009 02:22:44 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=1631#comment-78881 A central source of market data offering search functions for lifestyle factors and comps is definitely needed in the industry. Sites like Revealrealestate will prove very useful to investors, developers and brokerage firms. A central source of market data offering search functions for lifestyle factors and comps is definitely needed in the industry. Sites like Revealrealestate will prove very useful to investors, developers and brokerage firms.

]]> By: Claudia Gonella http://www.geekestateblog.com/learning-from-the-us-renet-in-central-america/#comment-78486 Claudia Gonella Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:46:28 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=1631#comment-78486 Steve - Thanks very much for the information on Roatan - I'll contact you to discuss further. Claudia Steve – Thanks very much for the information on Roatan – I’ll contact you to discuss further. Claudia

]]> By: Steve Hasz http://www.geekestateblog.com/learning-from-the-us-renet-in-central-america/#comment-78477 Steve Hasz Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:10:12 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=1631#comment-78477 Hi from Sunny Roatan Island Claudia, Great article. We were just bemoaning the lack of Zillow and Google Base for our area the other day. It would be very handy to be able to syndicate our listings out to some of these websites, but they seem to have currently overlooked our corner of the world. Roatan island, which is off the North Coast of Honduras in the Western Caribbean, is apparently the exception to the rule for Central America. We use the FlexMLS service, have over 700 active listings, many of which include Google Street and Satellite View, and 59 active agents, which are a nice mix of islanders, mainland Hondurans, North Americans and Europeans. I reviewed revealrealestate.com and look forward to your adding Roatan and the Bay Islands at minimum. It would great if we could do a direct syndication through openrealty.org, since many of us use that system in addition to the MLS and it has a syndication module. We are also currently underway with the Honduran mainland chamber of real estate to get them involved in an MLS system. Please let me know on any questions and if I can assist you in the future. Best regards, Steve Steve Hasz - Broker/Owner Roatan Life Real Estate Hi from Sunny Roatan Island Claudia,

Great article. We were just bemoaning the lack of Zillow and Google Base for our area the other day. It would be very handy to be able to syndicate our listings out to some of these websites, but they seem to have currently overlooked our corner of the world.

Roatan island, which is off the North Coast of Honduras in the Western Caribbean, is apparently the exception to the rule for Central America. We use the FlexMLS service, have over 700 active listings, many of which include Google Street and Satellite View, and 59 active agents, which are a nice mix of islanders, mainland Hondurans, North Americans and Europeans.

I reviewed revealrealestate.com and look forward to your adding Roatan and the Bay Islands at minimum. It would great if we could do a direct syndication through openrealty.org, since many of us use that system in addition to the MLS and it has a syndication module.

We are also currently underway with the Honduran mainland chamber of real estate to get them involved in an MLS system.

Please let me know on any questions and if I can assist you in the future.

Best regards,
Steve

Steve Hasz – Broker/Owner
Roatan Life Real Estate

]]> By: Samantha http://www.geekestateblog.com/learning-from-the-us-renet-in-central-america/#comment-78254 Samantha Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:14:18 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=1631#comment-78254 I really enjoyed the article. Having purchased property in Central America it was defnitely a different experience than in the US and I found it hard to find what I needed. I had to talk to a lot of people to be sure that I found all the areas that might suit me and then look at all the realtor sites after that. I'm interested in more property so m looking forward to how the new sites can help me search. I really enjoyed the article. Having purchased property in Central America it was defnitely a different experience than in the US and I found it hard to find what I needed. I had to talk to a lot of people to be sure that I found all the areas that might suit me and then look at all the realtor sites after that. I’m interested in more property so m looking forward to how the new sites can help me search.

]]> By: Megan Murphy http://www.geekestateblog.com/learning-from-the-us-renet-in-central-america/#comment-78157 Megan Murphy Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:36:18 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=1631#comment-78157 Great post Claudia. I work with Onboard Informatics, the company announcing the new sophisticated Lifestyle Search you linked to. It seems you are an industry expert and I just wanted to let you know about the Essay Contest we're holding regarding lifestyle search/the future of real estate search and what that looks like. The winning essay will receive a $500 AmEx Giftcard! Check out our blog for all the details and other post regard Lifestyle Search, Onblog: http://blog.onboardinformatics.com/ Hope to see your Essay! Great post Claudia. I work with Onboard Informatics, the company announcing the new sophisticated Lifestyle Search you linked to.

It seems you are an industry expert and I just wanted to let you know about the Essay Contest we’re holding regarding lifestyle search/the future of real estate search and what that looks like.

The winning essay will receive a $500 AmEx Giftcard!

Check out our blog for all the details and other post regard Lifestyle Search, Onblog: http://blog.onboardinformatics.com/

Hope to see your Essay!

]]> By: Shelly Righter http://www.geekestateblog.com/learning-from-the-us-renet-in-central-america/#comment-77816 Shelly Righter Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:03:32 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=1631#comment-77816 It's really hard to find benchmarks of prices between emerging real estate markets in a standardized format. And there is so much hype - a little less now perhaps. So any progress in this are is to be welcomed. It’s really hard to find benchmarks of prices between emerging real estate markets in a standardized format. And there is so much hype – a little less now perhaps. So any progress in this are is to be welcomed.

]]> By: Tom Dibaja http://www.geekestateblog.com/learning-from-the-us-renet-in-central-america/#comment-77729 Tom Dibaja Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:05:47 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=1631#comment-77729 Very much agree. I think we'll begin to see more listings aggregators making a move to emerging Central American markets this year, followed by trend data and lifestyle information according to the features they make available for consumers. Thanks for the mention! Very much agree. I think we’ll begin to see more listings aggregators making a move to emerging Central American markets this year, followed by trend data and lifestyle information according to the features they make available for consumers.

Thanks for the mention!

]]>