Active Rain versus Move – for the layman
Active Rain versus Move.com for the layman: - A company is started to provide a free blogging platform and community for Realtors, lenders, stagers, etc. The company and its founders create a successful product. - Realtor.com/Move.com (the aging dinosaur fighting for relevance) see that this…
What would this do to the Realtor world?
If we paid for how many miles we drove? ... early next year, six other states will begin testing a new fund-raising mechanism: charging motorists for the number of miles they drive instead of the amount of gasoline they consume.1) Commissions would rise 2) There…
If we could all set our budgets the way government does
Shocking. A $3.3 million budget shortfall is forcing Albemarle County to consider reducing school programs, among other money-saving measures, officials confirmed Tuesday. County leaders had predicted a slowdown in the housing market, but County Executive Robert W. Tucker Jr. said in an e-mail to Albemarle…
Mistakes made in real estate blogging?
I am getting prepared for a presentation at next week's Virginia Association of Realtors' Convention. The audience will be the Policy Board (they're "important") and whomever else decides to stop by. For those of you who are real estate bloggers - fresh or veteran -…
National indicators that I’m reading today (and a brief market update)
Consumer confidence hits a near 2-year low Another dismal month for consumer confidence (subscription after today) The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Declines Again Home Prices Post Biggest Drop in 16 Years Existing Home Sales 5.5 Million Continuation of Negative Annual Returns in Housing I'm…
Blog down-time
"Whoah. It looks like the connection's timing out. Hmmm ... they're performing 'a server upgrade for you.' That could take several hours to come back up. It should be up sometime. Their estimated time is an hour and a half." And that's why my blog…
It’s about Context
I mentioned this same idea this morning in my post regarding yesterday's radio show. Mark Cuban (one of my heroes for a variety of reasons) said last week: The one thing the internet lacks that will forever change us all is Context. There is no…
A family in need
I never knew him, but feel the need to post. There is a camaraderie in the real estate blogosphere that I hope will continue throughout its growth. With that in mind, I give thanks to Lani's brother's life and my thoughts and prayers to his…