Why Good Realtors Hate Bad MLS Data
"Now, I'm annoyed because I looked stupid. I searched for condos in that community that were for sale and missed this one because it wasn't listed as a condo. I'm partially mad at myself for not thinking to broaden the search criteria under the assumption…
Kudos to Glenn Kelman
Thanks, Glenn for this comment: This post makes me physically ill. It is not consistent with how those of us at Redfin who have met Kris Berg feel about her or her charitable activity. Kris is a wonderful human being and a credit to our…
Putting statistics into context that matters
C-Ville has a brief update on the Virginia real estate market today: Still, that doesn't mean those $1 million homes are being snapped up hours after listing. There are currently 576 homes on the market priced at $1 million or more. “And we only sell…
Trulia is “new”?
At least CNBC has finally heard of them. Now I have to admit up front that when I got the press release for this new website I forwarded it on up to HQ because I'm related by marriage to the PR folks for the company.…
Upgraded to WordPress 2.5 tonight
Please let me know if anything isn't working. One change is that I disabled the No Self Pings plugin; we'll see how that goes.
Search provides insight into readers’ minds
Culled from my blog statistics, these are a few of the more telling searches that have brought people to this blog: how much do Realtors make how many subprime mortgages are there declining market zip codes home selling can bad pics keep me from getting…
I’m reading the Daily Progress less and less
Ever since they redesigned their site, I've had to work much, much harder to read their news. The design is unintuitive, the format is difficult to comprehend and the RSS feeds are overwhelming. Regarding the RSS - I woke up this morning with 300+ items…
Sellers are watching – and commenting
"Unhappy that my realtor posted our house to MLS without having first taken photos. Won't get the most views right after it's posted?" The first visitor to the MLS/website after a house is listed is the Seller. Better to do it right the first time.
Want to know how many subprime and Alt-A mortgages there are in Charlottesville?
If I read the numbers right, 65% of the mortgages in the 22901 Zip Code (the major Charlottesville Zip) are ARMs. Is this opportunity getting ready to knock (for those real estate investors out there) or a major, major issue we need to get a…