Jan

11
2007

You boost my bottom line,

You boost my bottom line, I'll boost yours LowerMyBills.com founder and president Matt Coffin told Inman News last fall how the company was benefiting from its relationship with its parent, Experian, which acquired the online lead generation site in 2005....  more...

In-Air Social Networking SOMEWHERE 30,000+

In-Air Social Networking SOMEWHERE 30,000+ FEET ABOVE THE U.S. -- During a plane flight from New York to California last night I observed a very active form of social networking aboard the plane, in the form of viewing patterns with...  more...

Subprime delinquencies trend up The

Subprime delinquencies trend up The delinquency rate of Alt-A and subprime mortgage loans covered by the nation's biggest private mortgage insurer is approaching 20 percent, we learned today as Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp.'s parent company released its fourth quarter results....  more...

Transparent Global Real Estate Analysis

Transparent Global Real Estate Analysis (excerpt from Transparent Real Estate) Following up on my post on how South Korean government policy is adversely affecting its housing market, I came across Global Property Guide ("GPG") from a kind referral by its...  more...

A History of Online Real

A History of Online Real Estate Search Hotpads.com, a site that offers apartment and rental-home searches with interactive maps, Wikipedia articles, statistics and other Web 2.0-esque bells and whistles, has released an interactive timeline that features memorable moments in online...  more...

How Fremont Street in Las

How Fremont Street in Las Vegas became a ghost town... This is an extract from a post at BloodhoundBlog:Last week I wrote about two multi-billion dollar multi-use projects being built on Las Vegas Boulevard -- "The Strip." Kirk Kerkorian's MGM-Mirage...  more...

MLS under siege… by brokers

MLS under siege… by brokers NEW YORK – While "under siege" makes a great topic heading for drama purposes, participants at a roundtable discussion during Real Estate Connect NYC this week dug into the meaning of the phrase, which set...  more...