Aug

The Guys at Trulia Are Crazy

Posted by admin Published in Maps, Marketing, Realty News, Technology

Seriously… They’re nuts. Gotta love them though, this is a perfect example of viral video marketing. Corny, ballsy and funny. Way to go guys. (Trulia blog)

Ever wish your company had the balls to do something fun that gets you noticed?

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Aug

Yahoo Redesigns Their Real Estate Site

Posted by admin Published in Investment Tools, Maps, Products, Real Estate Investors, Realty News

Did you know that the Playboy Mansion is roughly worth $5,907,559? Also, did you know that this number is $54,622 less than it was a week ago? The only reason I know this is because of Yahoo’s new Real Estate site.
August 29th, 2006 marks the day that Yahoo made their remodeled real estate site public. [...]

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Aug

Text Message your Way to a New House

Posted by admin Published in Marketing, Realty News, Technology

Text message? New House? Confused yet? Let me shed some light on this situation.
“CellSigns is now an approved supplier for Exit Realty Corp. International and its real estate franchises.”
Now you might be asking yourself, “What is CellSigns?”. CellSigns is a service that links potential home buyers to real estate agents in real time through, you [...]

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Aug

Which Real Estate Conferences Are Worth Going To?

Posted by admin Published in Marketing, Random Thoughts, Real Estate Agents, Realty News, Technology, connectsf, inman

We’ve been pretty consistent about showing up and either exhibiting, sponsoring or attending NAR and Inman Connect conferences over the years, but I’m sitting here wondering if there are more and/or better options. What conferences do you think are worth attending? Which ones are worth sponsoring or exhibiting at?
My list of best [...]

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Aug

BlueRoof: A Perfect Example of Real Estate Agents Adjusting to Technology

Posted by admin Published in Agent Tools, Design, Maps, Marketing, Products, Real Estate Agents, Realty News, Technology

It’s easy to become jaded when you work in the real estate industry, especially when you work in the web application development side and things all start to look the same. Well, I’m pleased to announce that I had an “Oh ____!” moment today. (now, I know many of you might have known [...]

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Aug

RE/MAX’s Liniger: Thoughts

Posted by admin Published in Random Thoughts, Real Estate Agents, Realty News, Technology, connectsf, inman

RIS Media has a take on David Linigers famous Inman Connect quote:
“The Internet has not affected RE/MAX growth, profitability share or whatever,” Mr. Liniger said. “Despite six presidencies, four major recessions and all the technological changes that have occurred, it has not upset the applecart.”
RIS Media quote:
But, whether it’s RE/MAX or anyone else, [...]

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Aug

CleanOffer: Redefining Client Relationships

Posted by admin Published in Agent Tools, Products, Real Estate Agents, Realty News, Technology, connectsf, inman

One of the great benefits of going to conferences like Inman Connect or NAR is that you come across new companies and make new aquaintances. On the last day, one of the speakers in the roundtable (a non-real estate indusrtry tech-guy) discussion mentioned how searching for a home in the San Francisco area was [...]

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