In the run-up to the housing bust, many buffered doom and gloom predictions with the observation that a downturn would likely run real estate’s boom babies — the horde of inexperienced, under qualified agents that entered the business in recent…
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The future of online real estate innovation
This week, many picked up on reports that show venture capital activity slowed significantly in the third quarter of 2008. The week before that, the big story was the shock treatment VC firms were giving their portfolio CEO’s. No surprises…
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1000watt Consulting and RealTrends release “Top Ten Real Estate Brokerage Websites in America” Report
Today we are proud to release a new report produced in cooperation with RealTrends, the highly regarded research and consulting organization headed by Steve Murray: “The Top Ten Real Estate Brokerage Websites in America.” You can download the full report…
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Davison Real Estate Brokerage: Monday morning call to action
A looming storm is set to blanket your city with ten feet of snow. You click on your local news website’s “weather” link and there’s no mention of it. Just pictures of kids building castles in the sand. Wouldn’t that…
It won’t cost a dime and will blow your clients’ minds
Your clients must be freaking out about their property values. I know I am. So what are you, the real estate professional, doing about it? I can tell you what the agent who sold me my residence is doing about…
Life 1.0: The killer app
In a time past We looked before we crossed. We checked our change. We spent only part of what money we had. The rest we saved. In a time past We read books from cover to cover. And articles from…
What is Realtor.com waiting for?
Is it just me, or is this the longest “sneak peak” eeeevvvveeeerrrr… ? I am all for testing, but the Alpha and Beta periods for the new Realtor.com seem exceedingly long. Especially when the core functionality is essentially the same….
The Greatest Story Ever Told
“Abraham and Isaac sitting on a fence, you’d get right to work if you had any sense. You know the one thing we need is a left-hand monkey wrench.” –Robert Hunter, 1971. Friday night past, a *friend e-mailed me dozens…
Strolling, shopping, eating… learning
Kalakaua Ave., Waikiki. A block north from the Sheraton. Luxury Row, where some of the world’s greatest brands reside. Fendi, Bulgari, Coach, Ferrari, Tiffany & Co. and Yves Saint Laurent. I broke away from my chaise lounge during our vacation…
I am a lead
As drab as the market feels, I just closed on my investment home in Portland. Sold. Check just came in the mail. Granted, the sale price established though a CMA was obliterated by a Zestimate — the tool the buyer…
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