Archive for the 'Real Estate 2.0' Category

Rating Real Estate Agents: Experience v. Results

Experience and results matter in any profession. Clients respect experience and want results. But experience and results are not the same and I suspect consumers prefer results to experience when it comes to home sales and purchases.
Who Wins the Client?
A professional with years of experience may not be that good at negotiation or closing […]

Ripoff Report: Consumers Better Business Bureau

Do not screw your client or they are likely to report you to the entire world.  Ripoff Report’s tagline is “Don’t let them get away with it…let the truth be known!”  You can post your complaints about companies or businesses and others can rebut. You can also post photos.  Check out RipoffReport here.
The site also […]

Would Homes Sales Decline With Full Transparency?

Too much information?
Real estate transparency is the Holy Grail of internet companies like Zillow.com. The theory is that full information disclosure will lead to wiser decisions. OK, I can buy that. But what if the wiser decision is not to buy the house? Perhaps full disclosure, may actually discourage sales of homes? […]

New Realtor Social Networking Site: Realtorclix

Realtorclix is a new social network for those in the real estate biz. It’s free to join. My blogging buddy Steven Spalding of How To Split An Atom (a blog with some kick) passed it on to me. I signed up to take it for a spin. I’m gonna chat […]

Active Rain’s 10,000th Real Estate Agent

We received an e-mail from Kimberly Bischoff informing us that she joined Active Rain on Valentines Day and became the 10,000th real estate agent to join. Congratulations Kimberly. There are over 15,000 Active Rainers.

Home Love at HomeHugg

Love is in the air today. Incredible Agent just launched a new website called HomeHugg.
When its community members see a home they like on another website they “hugg” it. Once hugged, the property is listed on HomeHugg with a link back to the listing on the agent’s website. Visitors to HomeHugg can […]

Podcast with Dustin Part I


2007 Inman Real Estate Connect NYC: Change is Good

Real estate is going through a metamorphosis. Markets are rapidly changing and technology is sparking new ways of servicing consumers. Learn from three leading experts who are pushing change forward.
Moderator:
Bradley J. Inman, Founder & Publisher, Inman News
Panelists:
Sherry Chris, COO, Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation
Lloyd Frink, President & Co-Founder, Zillow.com
Glenn Goad, EVP, Consumer Strategy, Network Communications, […]

Deep Throats Wanted

Here’s the deal. We’re looking for juicy real estate related “insider” tips and news—The real estate news or photos you would sell to the Real Estate Enquirer if such a publication existed. Send it to us and we’ll post it with a credit to you or anonymously, if you prefer to keep […]

The Video - Allan Dalton of Move.com vs. Glenn Kelman of Redfin.com: Part IV

Part IV of IV