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!
Browsing Category RE Blogs
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.
Charlottesville’s Bubble Bloggers Revealed – Part 1
One of my goals is to encourage all of my clients and readers to educate themselves as much as possible; there are a few real estate blogs in the Charlottesville area – this is one that should be considered, if only for their candor and “contrary” point of view.
…We think there will, unfortunately, be more sellers who realize that they’re going to have to take a loss, perhaps a significant one, to get the property off their hands—so they don’t incur an even larger loss by holding on even longer.
Going Dark Friday
With a heavy heart and a great deal of sadness, RealCentralVA will be closed from Friday in honor and memory of Sheila Lublin, wife of Bill Lublin, a friend and fellow author at the Agent Genius blog . As Jay so eloquently stated : Some of us are chipping in money to help Bill and his son get through the next few days by setting up food deliveries from local Philadelphia area restaurants/deli’s.
Kevin Boer for NAR President
Fines for grammatical and spelling errors, for not uploading photos, using the words “cute, gorgeous … honey stop the car” …. I’ll vote for Kevin Boer in a heartbeat (of course, I don’t have a vote that I know of)
Thank you to the commenters on RealCentralVA
You make this blog so much better, and I am grateful for the time the time, energy, thought and insight you provide here. The knowledge I gain from your comments istremendous, and I sincerely appreciate every one of you.
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Going to San Francisco Next Week
Thursday, July 24, 3:00 pm – 3:45 pm Changing Roles: Brokers & the MLS vs. the Listing Aggregators Panelists: Ben Phillips , Vice President & New Product Development, Managing Director, Realogy Franchise Group Beverly Faull , GM & SVP, Fidelity National Information Services Celeste Starchild , Vice President Broker Sales, ListHub: Broker Division of Threewide’s Broker Division Jim Duncan , Realtor/Blogger, RealCentralVa.com Sean Black , VP of Sales, Trulia This is the third time I have been invited to speak at Inman Connect, and every time I learn something new. – In San Francisco 2007 I spoke about the benefits of local blogging – Earlier this year in New York City I was on a panel titled, ” Blogging, a Fresh Take on Client Prospecting ” * I despise writing stories with “I” as one of the core elements, but writing this post in the third person would have been a bit odd (and perhaps arrogant sounding)