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2008

Steppin' out (of the blog)

By Matt Carter, Thursday, January 10, 2008.
...and avoiding the lazysphere. If you read real estate blogs, some or all of these names will ring a bell: Maureen Francis. Brian Brady. Kristal Kraft. Rhonda Porter. You will find those familiar names -- and faces -- on Trulia...  more...

Does this bother you?

By Jessica Swesey, Thursday, January 10, 2008.
NEW YORK - Our next U.S. leader isn’t talking about the housing downturn. John Vogel, a professor of real estate at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, told the crowd at Real Estate Connect NY that after researching the...  more...

Country Bank of Americawide -- URP!

By Matt Carter, Thursday, January 10, 2008.
Bank of America may end up swallowing Countrywide Financial Corp., assuming it can get around a rule limiting banks from controlling more than 10 percent of U.S. deposits. The Wall Street Journal reports BofA is in "advanced talks" to acquire...  more...

Assimilate with the TruZilYa!

By Matt Carter, Thursday, January 10, 2008.
Trulia, Zillow, and Yahoo! Real Estate are spearheading an effort to standardize data standards for real estate listings. When they're adopted later this year, the XML-based standards will allow brokers to send the same data stream to multiple aggregators. Homes.com,...  more...

Catching up on Real Estate Connect

By Joel Burslem, Thursday, January 10, 2008.
Real Estate Connect has been a great experience so far, with a fantastic turnout and many interesting conversations. IntoTheBox.tv managed to capture some of the fun on film. Casting an eye at a wide swath of the real estate blogosphere,...  more...