Well I’m happy to say after my outraged post about Google Street Views that it really IS a joke, as was kindly pointed out to me by Kim Brown on Active Rain. Phew! I could just delete the post, but since I’m always making a big deal about double-checking sources to make sure information is correct…
Oops — this WAS a joke, fortunately, as graciously pointed out by the nice people on Active Rain. I left it up as a reminder to always double-check info before you publish! This morning I ended up on the Diverse Solutions dsListingExpress website and saw something that seriously made me think I was reading a…
The Freakonomics blog at the New York Times made an interesting point this morning about why Zillow’s housing price-index numbers show less decline in home prices than do the widely circulated Case-Shiller numbers. The reason is that Zillow’s numbers don’t include the sales of foreclosed homes, and in some markets those make up a huge proportion…
Have you ever gotten a call from a strange number that you suspected was a marketing call, but when the call went to voice mail no one ever left a message? It can be annoying, especially when you’re in real estate. (After all, don’t we secretly always wonder if this was some great referral from…
Are you sending out real estate marketing via email to your prospects and clients? Email can be a powerful tool for you and an incredibly useful medium for your readers, as long as you remember… real estate email marketing needs to be approached CAREFULLY. Here’s a recent graph from the marketing research firm Marketing Sherpa that shows…
HousingTracker.net is a cool resource that provides housing data for major cities in the U.S. They track listing prices and inventory levels, and providing housing data charts and graphs going back a few years. Here’s an example of some of the information on the Seattle page today, 03/25/09: They also provide charts of housing data…
The best real estate logos not only look good, they also get the message across about what the company does. Ideally they do it in an imaginative way that leaves you saying “I get it!” and “Whoa, how cool!” at the same time. Can I tell you how DIFFICULT it is to find a designer who actually…
When you’re blogging for real estate it’s often interesting to quote a news article or some text from another realtor’s blog in order to demonstrate a point. But when does a quote cross the line and become copyright infringement? Here’s a good article about copyright law that explains in detail what you need to watch…
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Do you hate your real estate website? If you’re like 80% of the real estate agents I talk to the answer is a resounding “Yes!” Here’s why you should consider making your next website a nice, clean blog-based site. 1. Your Blog Can Look Just Like a Website A blog is really any website designed on…
