If you haven’t lived under a rock for the last few months, you’ve probably heard of MySpace, Friendster, and other social networking websites. Maybe you’re a member, maybe you’re not. Well now there’s a social networking place just for real estate professionals. It’s called ActiveRain.
It’s a completely free service that works more like a real [...]
Maybe I need to surf through the Google Lab and Product pages more often. It looks like they recently made a number of new releases including yesterday’s release of Google Earth 4.
This new version will turn the heads of a few more people now that it’s supported on both Mac and Linux. It also has [...]
While working on a mapping project, I learned that the Google Maps API now offers geocoding. This is huge. I’m not sure if it was ever announced, but Google geocoding is there!
Until this recent discovery, I used either Batch Geocode or Yahoo! for geocoding. So in order to use Google Maps, I’d geocode the data [...]
I’ve been sitting on a few domains and have decided to put them up on the auction block. They were picked up for various reasons. Most have not been used at all, while a few are gently used. However, I can guarantee that the domain will be in mint condition on delivery.
If [...]
Posting real estate listings to multiple classifieds can sometimes be quite a chore. Postlets (Thanks Dewita) is a great free way to simplify that task.
With “just a few clicks” you can create and post a classified ad for your property to places such as:
backpage.com
craigslist
EdgeIO
Google Base
Live Deal
Oodle
Vast
PropSmart
And you can do all of this without knowing any [...]
A new real estate marketing trend, using technology, is SMS. So how can you use text messaging to market real estate? Well, with another acronym of course! CSC.
SMS is your basic text messaging sent, typically, from one cell phone to another. CSC is “Common Short Codes” that allow you to send a text message using [...]
My next fun project is underway. What is it? A map… A comprehesive, mashup for searching and finding real estate in a particular area.
The Map Challenge(s)
So what is a comprehensive map? This cool little map [application] will need to allow home searchers to do the following (I’m also open to any additional suggestions!):
Enter specific home [...]
Earlier this year, NAR came out with their annual technology survey. And if you haven’t read it yet… You should!
The real estate technology report is packed with information that can help you, a real estate professional, to see where and how technology is moving.
If you still don’t want to read it, I’ve outlined NAR’s findings [...]
A new trend in real estate is real estate consultancy. Although the idea is not new, the concept of an hourly real estate consultant is slowly taking over the one-time transaction-based commission structure. Fee structures for a consultant vary from office to office, but one thing is for sure…
They understand the value of their time.
Get [...]
Do you have what it takes to be considered one of the top technology real estate agents? HP announced their third annual Real Estate Technology Contest.
Winners receive all kinds of neat stuff, including:
An HP Tablet PC
An HP iPAQ Mobile Messenger
An HP Deskjet 460 series Mobile Printer
An HP Photosmart Digital Camera
So what does it take?
Simple… Tell [...]