I have new found respect for what the Zillow folks must go through every time they release a new version of their site.
We just spent the weekend pushing the new Inman News site live.
You can see the result over on Inman.com right now. I should warn you the site is getting hammered right now so [...]
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When I originally started at eppraisal a couple years ago I discussed the idea of creating a service that would allow someone to sell and buy a house online. It would be an end-to-end transaction with all of the documents and tie-ins to vendors that might be needed to make that work. I [...]
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Matt Carter on the Inman News Blog and his take on the future of real estate. Some of the best analysis I’ve read recently.
Granted, I’m biased (full disclosure: I work for Inman News) - but seriously, go read.
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The lumbering beast that is Move.com is slowly transforming itself and just like a snake, it’s shedding it’s skin - but can it really get rid itself of an overwhelmingly negative reputation in this industry?
I think it’s trying to, with some degree of success.
They’ve scored some small scale PR victories of late with initiatives like [...]
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Jeff, the Xbroker, has slowly been leaking details of his newest venture, RealEspace, over the last few days. What is RealEspace? Well, no-one really knows just yet, but details are emerging. From a recent post at The XBroker, Jeff describes RealEspace as:
* A Best-of-Breed user interface to search property listings, backed by robust demographical [...]
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Great piece in today’s NY Times on the trend of the “property entertainment” on channels such as HGTV and A&E.
TV Land - New York Times
I’ll admit I’ve sat down and watch a few of these shows from time to time, but I don’t find them terribly entertaining. If I’m going to watch “reality” television [...]
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The pace of blogging at FoREM has slowed a bit over the last few days. I’ve been buried wrapping up a number of projects for my current employer before I make a pretty significant transition.
I’m happy to announce I will be joining the nice folks over at Inman News, as of March 26. I will [...]
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Hitwise, the Internet traffic ranking service, just released its US Real Estate Report for February 2007. The report is based on a sample audience of 10 million US Internet users. It’s kind of like Nielsen numbers for the ‘Net.
Top 30 Real Estate Websites
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My observations:
Move.com is on the [...]
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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 [...]
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I found this image through a pingback on one of my recent posts. (via the awesome Kramer Wordpress plugin)
Holy #@!?. Is this a joke?
A quick Google search later and no joke. “Your search for the perfect orgasm is over” is the City of Victoria, Canada’s new advertising slogan. (see Tourism official defends ‘orgasm’ ad)
State and [...]
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