Category Archives: RE Blogs
Going to Orlando Today for the Realtor Convention
That said, I’ll be sitting on a panel of my peers – Ginger Wilcox , Teresa Boardman , Ines Hededus-Garcia whom I greatly respect where we’ll be discussing – you guessed it – real estate blogs and how Realtors can benefit from them. … Friday I’ll be attending part of Bloodhound Unchained – where I hope to bring back at least three nuggets/tools/things which I can apply to my business – and therefore – my clients. Continue reading
Agent Genius Spheres and News
Agent Genius , the national real estate news magazine, launched two new features/branches this morning – AG Sphere and AG News – If you’re a consumer curious about what some of the best and brightest real estate minds have to say, or if you’re in real estate and want to learn about real estate trends, technology , mortgage news , even finding a local real estate professional and general movements within the industry, check them out. *Disclaimer: I am honored to be one of the writers at AG, but that doesn’t influence how impressed I am by what they continue to do. Continue reading
How Quickly do Social Media Directors Respond?
Inman – Same Day Trulia – Same Day Zillow – Same Day It is interesting that Century 21 ‘s response was provided by an agent, Sotheby’s may not have been aware of Roost’s ad, and I’d bet that Google doesn’t care to respond. For consumers in the Charlottesville area, Roost is a search front end that pulls listing information from the MLS; for the Charlottesville area, they have 29 listings; Waynesboro has one listing – far less than the local MLS . Continue reading
Charlottesville Has a Ton of Great Blogs
I found this blog, titled Discovering Urbanism , last week with this genesis, which shares a lot of my interests which focus on Charlottesville’s real estate and real estate market (location, location, location and “how do I get around?)… I discovered what should have been obvious all along: issues like transportation and zoning are pretty boring unless they are about the particular roads and lands that real people use. Continue reading
RE Blog World – September 19 – Las Vegas
If you’re a Realtor in this challenging market, now is the time to invest in yourself and your business; learning tactics, strategies and tips – real, applicable knowledge such as that found at this event – is a huge step in that direction. … As I’ve never placed much value in the alphabet soup of Realtor designations, but on the actual knowledge gained, I recognize tremendous value in learning from some of the most successful real estate bloggers, leaders and visionaries in the country – this event is representative of those values. 
Look at the lineup – Dan Green Daniel Rothamel David Smith Rich Jacobson Dustin Luther Jason Berman Jeff Turner Kelley Koehler Mariana Wagner Matt Faglioli Michael Price Mike Mueller Morgan Brown Teresa Boardman Todd Carpenter Continue reading
The Bubble Blog Interviewed Me
For those who may question my not-hating-the-bubble-bloggers’ mentality, it’s because they actually value good Realtors, and offer constructive (and blunt/brash) criticism – something that is often missing. … A good realtor, in our humble opinion, is someone who takes into consideration not just the profit aspects of helping people to buy or sell what is typically the largest purchase of their lives, but also someone who knows that owning a house conveys with it other elements: a sense of community, a sense of responsibility, a sense of security, and that in the current market, and for several years to come, these intangibles may be more important than large profits. Continue reading
Judging Realtors Based on their Blogs
This article was in the Washington Post the other day discussing how consumers are using social media to find Realtors , and was picked up by the Consumerist this morning who ask the question – “Would You Judge A Real Estate Broker By His Blog?” . Much of the content in these articles is old-hat to many readers of this blog, but two things jumped out at me – 1 – This comment at the Consumerist – While I can’t say a blog would lead me to use someone as my broker, I have definitely already excluded two based on their (awful) writings! Continue reading
How Did Saul get the NAR’s Notes?
Much of his paper sounds like he read summaries of the NAR’s MLS PAG that lasted about 18 months, specifically his “takeaway terms.” Authoritative and trusted source Mission MLS 5.0 Online communities Parcel based Property Wiki Single Point of Entry Single Sign-On Social Networking Strong (two party) Authentication Syndication Vision Web 2.0 I’m still working through what I think about his proposal, but I remain wary of the NAR attempting anything this important and/or of this scale. Continue reading
