What’s Next in Real Estate Technology?
What's Next? For the past three weeks, I've been looking back at real estate technologies that are now commonplace that I wanted five years ago. This has been a fun series, if only because my "wants" have evolved in the past few weeks, and the…
Real Estate Technology I wanted Five Years Ago is Finally Here – Part 3 – Paperless Transactions
Part 3 of 3. I have been reflecting on the past five years as I am marketing the home of some of my first international clients. They moved from the UK to Crozet (their house is for sale and is shown at the end of…
Real Estate Technology I wanted Five Years Ago is Finally Here – Part 2 – Video
Part 2 of 3 in a series. I have been reflecting on the past five years as I am marketing the home of some of my first international clients. They moved from the UK to Crozet (their house is for sale and is shown at…
Real Estate Technology I wanted Five Years Ago is Finally Here – Part 1 – Floorplans
Part One of Three. I have been reflecting on the past five years as I am marketing the home of some of my first international clients. They moved from the UK to Crozet (their house is for sale and is shown at the end of…
The Future of Real Estate (Search and More)
Will this be the future of how people will search for homes? I rarely share "industry-type" stories here, but this post speaks to how I anticipate my clients will be searching for homes in the next one, three, five years. And it's a pretty damn…
Showed Houses in Charlottesville Last Week -or- Why AVMs Suck
I showed a few townhouses last week. Big news, right? I won't say the price at which the referenced property is listed, for fear of giving specific real estate advice. It's new to the market, surrounded by competition that have been on the market from…
Listing Data Distribution Gets …
Home listing information/data distribution gets .... more commoditized? I tell my new buyer clients all the time - the best place to start a home search in Charlottesville is with a local site. Can the big sites possibly provide the granular analysis that buyers need?…
Vetting your Charlottesville Realtor – Like + Experience =
Personally, I've never used the term "neighborhood expert" ... but what if you could actually vet those Realtors who make such claims? In a couple weeks, the Houston Association of Realtors will launch a Web application that allows consumers to see which Realtors within their…
Search for Homes in Charlottesville However you Please
I find that my clients are all different, and they all like to search for homes in their own way. With that in mind: (more…)
Internet and Tech Companies in Charlottesville?
First Wednesdays wants to hear from you. If you are part of an internet company, design / development firm or startup project in Charlottesville, we'd love to hear from you. The goal of First Wednesdays is to grow the internet / startup community in town…