Archive for February, 2007

Real Estate Video is Here to Stay, Video Podcasting Maybe

RealLiving hooked up with MLPodcast today to provide video podcasting services to all of its agents. (You can read the full release at Mike’s Corner).
Coincidentally, Realtor Magazine also named video or video podcasts as one of their hot marketing trends in their 2007 List Issue which came out today.
Finally, the idea must be gaining steam [...]

vFlyers Lets You Put Listings on Your Blog

vFlyer, the classified listings service, unveiled a new widget service to its members today that allow you to take your v-Flyer-hosted listings with you anywhere, including your blog.
Previous vFlyer coverage:

vFlyer Posts Your Listings For You
vFlyer Retools For Real Estate

vFlyer’s widget editor lets you customize either horizontal or vertical galleries, or if you have lots of [...]

Behind the Scenes On a Video Shoot

The Wellcomemat Blog just posted a behind the scenes look at Doug Heddings‘ (of True Gotham fame) video shoot. Doug’s presentation is one of my favorite examples of how to show a property online.
Watch how they put it together.

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Redfin Agents More Effective?

The Seattle based brokerage has always claimed its business model was more in line with consumers’ interests.
Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman has insisted on numerous occasions, that by having non-commission buyers’ agents, it can negotiate more effectively for its clients. From yesterday’s Seattle Times:
“Traditional real-estate brokerage has a screwed-up compensation system. It pays its agents [...]

Communication Strategist Needed

RE/MAX Northern Illinois is looking for a Communication Strategist to help lead franchise sales in the area.
More details on The Future of Real Estate Jobs.

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House Hunting On The Go

I took the plunge into 3G recently with the purchase of a Samsung Blackjack. I love it. Having near broadband Internet speeds on my phone means I can check email, catch up on the latest CNN video news, get the latest traffic and weather streamed to me - even catch up on my Google Reader [...]

Turnhere Takes a CAR Ride

Turnhere, the California based video production company announced today that it has signed a deal with the California Association of Realtors (CAR) to provide video production services to CAR’s membership.
Exact details on the nature of this deal are unclear; I’m not sure whether it’s an exclusive supplier relationship, a discount on services to CAR members [...]

Rewarding Top Commenters

A few weeks back I moved my blog roll off my home page and on it’s own page - mainly because it was starting to take up way too much screen real estate.
One by product of the move unfortunately, was I no longer had clear a way to promote newer, upcoming blogs or highlight those [...]

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Trulia Cracks Opens Up Its Data Trove

Trulia released its API this morning, simultaneously sparking a whole new business model (the mashup of a mashup) and thus introducing in others a whole new level of self-doubt and period of intense philosophical reflection on what it means to be a mashup. (I mash therefore I am?)
I guess this is Real Estate 2.02.0.
Trulia’s API [...]

The Time to Blog is Now

David Krug from 901am.com recommends all real estate agents should start blogging.
Remember when real estate agents hired high schoolers to flyer homes? This was the old days. Now the tables and technology has grown and real estate agents understand the need to market online now more than ever. This is a unique situation for blogging [...]

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