Cracks in the foundation
Is this a sign? The Northwest Multiple Listing Service will no longer send their data to Realtor.com. My first reaction was "Wow." Realtor.com depends on MLS' sending them their data. Without the data, what is Realtor.com? What if ... more MLS' pulled their data? My…
Google and Zillow
All the talk for the past few days has focused on Zillow. Zillow this, Zillow that. Rightfully so, and Zillow seems to be courting the bloggers as well - something that larger corporations (MLS') would be wise to do - (from an email I received…
Saturday Links 08-11-2006
Will Insulating With Straw Catch Fire? (Free link) Architects who've worked with both forms of insulation say the cost of using straw bales instead of fiberglass can be about the same to 10% more. While the actual bales cost less than industrial-made fiberglass insulation, labor…
Search for sex offenders
One of the standard disclosures on our real estate contracts is the Virginia version of Megan's Law. Now, we have this - a national google mashup of the National Sex Offender Registry. This is our State site (no mashup). Whatever your thoughts over whether sexual…