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Has real estate crossed the chasm?

By Matt McAllister, Friday, June 15, 2007.
I'm new to this industry. Real estate, that is. Though I've been in the Internet and technology sector for more than a decade. I met with two executives recently from a company that provides technology and marketing solutions to realtors,...  more...

WSJ, '60 Minutes': How did they do that?

By Jessica Swesey, Friday, June 15, 2007.
Many of our loyal readers have wondered on this blog or to me in e-mail how it is that companies like Redfin and Zillow get so much press. Zillow gets at least one mention in a newspaper article somewhere across...  more...

Welcome to America, buyers and renters

By Glenn Roberts, Jr., Friday, June 15, 2007.
Economists have been beating the drum about the promising demographic trends for the housing market -- especially through continuing immigration and the popularity of homeownership among immigrants. The latest annual housing market report (see Inman News) by Harvard University's Joint...  more...

Ready for a Real Estate Royal Rumble?

By Joel Burslem, Friday, June 15, 2007.
Following the announcement that they are finally seeking broker feeds (see Zillow News), Zillow also has some big news on the local search front too. They've lured well respected search expert Vanessa Fox away from Google, which is a pretty...  more...

Guest post: Agent review sites and reputation management

By Patrick Kitano, Friday, June 15, 2007.
Wednesday's WSJ article discusses the new online reputation management firms like ReputationDefender and DefendMyName, and their methods for removing or ameliorating unwanted online postings for their clients. Most interesting is how the methodology is still being tested - sometimes they...  more...