Comments on: RPR Madness! NAR unleashes national property database with Cyberhomes

By: Michael Roberts

Michael Roberts — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:05:44 +0000

Interesting subject that has been simmering for a decade. BTW great 1800 words Mr. Boero. I can see how the thousands I spend every year in fees to our MLS and local Associations. We have a split in Silicon Valley. All because of attitudes..for another time. My money will be where? back in my pocket? RPR? Hmm? I do like the idea that a Realtor who made a killing in the 90’s won’t be able to leverage their money, on SEO and such, against my skills, since I won’t have to pay for widgety services to get in front. Do I have that right? Oh Poor Me! or poor who? Hopefully the crummy blackhats.

signed white hat

By: Will Realtors Property Resource Be A Game Changer? | GeekEstate Blog

Will Realtors Property Resource Be A Game Changer? | GeekEstate Blog — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:39:52 +0000

[...] What will this mean for real estate agents? What will this mean for consumers? What will this mean for real estate entrepreneurs like myself? Fortunately, many of my RPR questions are answered by Brian Boero’s insightful article. [...]

By: mike gibbons | talkCharlotte

mike gibbons | talkCharlotte — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:13:51 +0000

Real estate is not LOCAL, it’s GLOBAL – sure buying the right home is LOCAL, working with a great agent is LOCAL, all the transaction logistics are LOCAL – searching and/or researching a home is decidedly GLOBAL – the consumer tools for home buying are light years ahead of the Realtor tools for helping them – The MLS system needs a technological enema STAT! It’s not pleasant or desired but exactly what the doctor ordered (years ago by the way)
If you’re a Realtor and your not anything but enthusiastic about internet technology you are dead in this biz – might no know it yet but you are, sorry about that!

By: Inman Connect NYC 2010 – Expectations

Inman Connect NYC 2010 – Expectations — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:24:51 +0000

[...] too many questions about what the RPR could mean to the industry… Brian Boero wrote a great post back in November that sheds some great light on the topic. I am hoping that ICNY will do a good job [...]

By: Inman Connect NYC 2010 – Initial Expectations « a|c_design Blog

Inman Connect NYC 2010 – Initial Expectations « a|c_design Blog — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:34:58 +0000

By: Cody5202

Cody5202 — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:15:10 +0000

Sounds to me like yet another large corporate project that’s going to put 150,000 +/- people out of business (Appraisers). But I guess that’s ok as long as the corporations (NAR, banks, etc.) profit…..I mean, as long as you’re not the appraiser, his wife, or his three young kids going homeless and hungry.

When is enough enough with this corporatism? What amount of profits will make the heads of these businesses happy? (obvoiusly I know the answer to that….All OF IT!!) This has nothing to do with helping the end client (buyers and sellers) and has everything to do with lining the pockets of the NAR, big banks, and other various big businesses. No wonder our country is in the mess it’s in. Luckily the poor have one thing left on their side…..numbers. Hopefully it doesn’t come to a point where we have to use that though.

By: What I’ll be looking for at Inman Connect next week | 1000Watt Consulting

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:31:49 +0000

[...] been two months since the RPR was announced. It’s about time for the other shoe – or deal – to drop. I’m not talking about the [...]

By: The 9 Most Significant Real Estate Tech/Marketing Moments of 2009 | Online Real Estate 101

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 07:13:30 +0000

[...] Hahn predicts death reinvention. Brian Boero of 1000watt Consulting thinks there will be some wins and some losses to go around in the post-RPR [...]

By: vacation rental lead generation

vacation rental lead generation — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:47:51 +0000

Great post, good conversations.

Thanks for the clarification on the RPR.For Realtors real estate is loca and a national MLS system really doesn’t benefit local business for us. I don’t see the actual MLS data being any closer to going anywhere else.

By: ZipRealty (almost) creates a handheld lead machine with iPhone app | 1000Watt Consulting

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:07:47 +0000

[...] Cyberhomes (which makes me wonder what’s going to happen to all of these API partners in light of recent developments) and Eppraisal. Many of the estimates on the random sampling of properties I viewed varied by [...]