Steve Murray closed out the first morning with research and observations from talking to many brokers. He had some very insightful comments and some obvious comments. In the obvious column is the observation that the Internet has taken away the ability for Realtors to...
News from the front! I am attending the Real Trends “Gathering of Eagles” and am going to attempt to provide updates and tidbits, here goes: A little birdie told me that the Inman news article titled “Prudential opens real estate Web metrics to...
So here are some facts for you. 65% of consumers expect a response to an online request within 4 hours and 65% don’t even get a response within 12 hours and fully 45% never receive a response. This from a Homestore secret shopper survey of a very substantial amount...
We build a lot of functionality and some of them have benefits that are easier to see then others. A recent bit of work is currently in beta. It allows our members, real estate agents, to set triggers for certain events that happen on their websites and receive them...
The idea of a “National MLS” has been floated around for years. Lately, with the arrival of Google Base and consolidation of some large MLS’s the talk of a National MLS is heating up again. Hmmn, it makes one wonder what would/should a National MLS look like? I...
Many people are impressed by the map searches at sites like www.redfin.com , www.trulia.com , www.homepages.com, www.zillow.com, www.realestateabc.com, . I do agree that these sites are fascinating and are generally a great tool for consumers. That said I have always...
