Technology, Tools and Tidbits

11 Realtors Property Resource Questions With HAR President

Hawaii Real Estate Guy — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:12:57 -0800

I recently spoke with HAR (Hawaii Association of Realtors) President Tracy Stice about whether or not Realtors Property Resource (RPR) will be a game changer in the real estate industry:

http://tinyurl.com/rpr-zillow

If you read the article you know that our conversation was cut short--right after Tracy announced that one large MLS had already signed a letter of intent to participate.

Well, I got back in the office on Monday and the first thing I did was corner Tracy to ask him the questions that had been running through my mind all weekend. more...

Real Estate Marketing 2.0

Alphabet soup - what the #@$% do all those real estate acronymns mean?!?!

Smith_Goomzee — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:23:24 -0800

Ever wonder what all those abbreviations mean behind a real estate professional’s signature? We did too, which is why for the past year we have collected all designations and their definitions/criteria that have come across our radar. We call this list “Alphabet Soup”.

The list below may be useful to you; if you find any designations we’re missing, please add a comment to this post with as much info as you can and we’ll keep on top of updating the content. If you are re-posting this list, please give credit where credit is due and link back to Goomzee's Mobile Marketing Blog. more...

California Real Estate Bloggers

With Our Powers Combined: R.E. Investing & the "Four-oh Wunk"

Smith_Goomzee — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:34:24 -0800

A little bird fluttering about the office last week told me of a tantalizing opportunity for my 401(k). For those of you in the dark, a 401(k) is a retirement savings portfolio and can be used to facilitate investments. You may hear experts refer to it as a “four-oh wunk”; don’t be alarmed, this pronunciation also points to the same section of IRS Tax Code that serves as both an IRS Tax Code and the name of a retirement portfolio that can be used to facilitate investments. more...

California Real Estate Bloggers

Know the Truth, No Matter How Hard It Hurts

Smith_Goomzee — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:07:38 -0800

“A 2% reduction in negative word of mouth boosts sales growth by 1%”
- London School of Economics and Political Science, “Advocacy Drives Growth” Study more...

Alternative Business Models

How Much Do You Care About Your Online Profile?

SWANEPOEL — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 08:58:18 -0700

Are you listening in on the conversation currently being held about you? You should. They may be talking about your company, your brand and your service?

This isn't behind your back, no, it's in the open. Right there on the web, in the chat room, in the forum and on one of the many social media networks spanning the globe.

Time you got in touch with a rapidly growing information base. With each passing the information is growing exponentially and it’s vital that you get in on the dialogue.

Here are some of the online media you should be monitoring regularly: more...

The Real Estate Agent of the Future

Goomzee Heats Up The Summer By Signing Four More Multiple Listing Services

Smith_Goomzee — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:45:43 -0700

Missoula MT Sept 8, 2009 - Agreements with Intermountain MLS of Boise and Northwest Montana Association of REALTORs in Kalispell, plus two others, continue to grow Goomzee’s nationwide footprint. Goomzee®, a leading text message marketing and lead generation provider that connects buyers and sellers in real time, announces agreements with four more multiple listings services. more...

Technology, Tools and Tidbits

9-11 Memorial Events - Please Participate In Your Area

DannyFlucke — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:47:03 -0700

"On 9-11-09 join a free motorcycle ride dedicated to the memory of the 343 FDNY Firemen, 61 Police Officers and all those who tragically lost their lives on that historic day. The goal is to draw Patriotic Americans together on a Remembrance Ride to honor these brave Americans. "The Ride" and public Ceremony is open to all."

Here is a link to a long standing 9-11 memorial ride here in SoCal: http://www.remember911ride.com

Please post other events you may be attending in your area - And remember:

All Gave Some - Some Gave All - NEVER Forget !!

Thank you, Danny

Thank you, more...

3D Web Publishing

Can someone tell me...

JOECLINE — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:07:03 -0700

why for the love of all that is holy, that agents are starting to use HDR for houses that are, to put it plainly and simply, cookie cutter??? Yeah, HDR is cool. Sure it can be fun to muck around with photoshop and get a sort of gothic wonderland shot, but as the main shots for the interior of a 200k house? (average home price in the Austin area). Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. I think HDR shots should be saved for artists and not distract from showing the buyer the house. Of course, I could be wrong; I know at least one agent who disagrees with me.

What do you think?

Joe
http://www.affinityproperties.com
http://www.joecline.com

Technology, Tools and Tidbits

Social Media Tips for Real Estate Professionals

SWANEPOEL — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:06:04 -0700

Your profile, posts and comments on most Social Media networks will be available for many thousands, maybe even everyone to see – forever. It is therefore vitally important that you conduct yourself correctly.

Be yourself, be open, be transparent, share… and all those other good things. Just decide who you are, what image you wish to portray today, and tomorrow.

Don’t just sign up for a network account on LinkedIn or Facebook or Twitter with the intent of just engaging in idle chit-chat without taking the time to complete profile and think through your positioning. more...

California Real Estate Bloggers

Goomzee Simplifies Photo Management for Real Estate Professionals

Smith_Goomzee — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:53:25 -0700

Below is a press release from my company, Goomzee. It was syndicated this very morning and discusses our latest product enhancement: Drag & Drop Photo Re-ordering. more...

Technology, Tools and Tidbits

Click To Support Reversal Of The Business-Destroying HVCC Legislation - And Forward NOW !!!

DannyFlucke — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:02:05 -0700

URGENT HVCC UPDATE:

Thank you to everyone who responded to our article last month concerning the business-destroying HVCC legislation - And for signing our petition to overturn it.

HVCC continues to devastate home values across the US. The mortgage industry is now faced with EXPANSION of the HVCC fiasco with higher Fannie and Freddie loan limits.

HVCC will carry through to former “jumbo” markets forcing more and more downward preasure on homeowners real estate values. more...

The Real Estate Agent of the Future

Will The Real Fidelity Please Stand Up?

Smith_Goomzee — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:36:18 -0700

As you may know, the holdings of Fidelity National Real Estate Solutions have recently been re-branded as LPS Real Estate Group. Some individuals in the industry instantly labeled the move as a “Fire Sale”, but in reality the situation is really nothing more than a simple name change. Well, maybe I shouldn’t have spoken so quickly. “Simple” is misleading, as the advent of LPS has caused a bit of confusion among Real Estate agents and RE tech vendors alike, many of which work with FNRES-now-LPS on a daily basis. more...

Technology, Tools and Tidbits

Taylor Bean Must Cease All Originations AND FUNDINGS Effective Immediatetly

DannyFlucke — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:15:31 -0700

Press Release issued 10min ago:

OCALA, FLORIDA – TAYLOR, BEAN & WHITAKER MORTGAGE CORP. (“TBW”) RECEIVED NOTIFICATION ON AUGUST 4, 2009 FROM THE U.S DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, FREDDIE MAC AND GINNIE MAE (THE “AGENCIES”) THAT IT WAS BEING TERMINATED AND/OR SUSPENDED AS AN APPROVED SELLER AND/OR SERVICER FOR EACH OF THOSE RESPECTIVE FEDERAL AGENCIES.

TBW HAS UNSUCCESSFULLY SOUGHT TO HAVE THE TERMINATION/SUSPENSION DECISIONS OF EACH OF THOSE AGENCIES REVERSED. AS A RESULT OF THESE ACTIONS, TBW MUST CEASE ALL ORIGINATION OPERATIONS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. more...

The Real Estate Agent of the Future

Fathers Memorial Flag Hand-To-Hand Delivered From SoCal To Florida

DannyFlucke — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:13:32 -0700

The Patriot Guard Riders (PGR) has been tasked with Hand-To-Hand delivery of a father’s memorial flag from SoCal - To his daughter (Jennifer) in Florida.

This ride will cover 6 states with stops to hand off the flag to the next group of riders for the next leg of the trip.

Day one / Riverside, CA to Ehrenberg, AZ / 177 miles
Day two / Ehrenberg, AZ to San Simon, AZ / 382 miles
Day three / San Simon, Az to El Paso, TX / 200 miles
Day four / El Paso, TX to San Antonio, TX / 553 miles
Day five / San Antonio, TX to Lake Charles, LA / 340 miles more...

The Real Estate Agent of the Future

Mortgage Servicers Are Under Pressure to Modify More Loans

DannyFlucke — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:51:33 -0700

This Wall Street Journal article illustrates how focused everyone is on the lender -- With little more than a glance given to distressed homeowners. It is interesting to note that while the various government bodies are cleaning up the "loan mod" industry - They still have not issued any sort of consumer guide to help homeowners needing assistance. Here are a few tips: more...

Alternative Business Models

The New (MDIA) Will DRASTICALLY Change Your Real Estate Business On July 30th

DannyFlucke — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:45:14 -0700

On July 30, 2009, some of the provisions of the Mortgage Disclosure Improvement Act of 2008 (MDIA) go into effect and lenders, mortgage brokers, title agents, real estate agents, and real estate brokerages need be alert as to these new federal governmental regulations. Here are the details for the MDIA: more...

The Real Estate Agent of the Future

New Map Search Goes Live

Jeff in Hawaii — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:14:09 -0700

We just pushed our new interactive map search on my Hawaii real estate site. I would like to get some feed back if at all possible. I am sure there are still some bugs and would like to here about those as well so we can stomp them. Real Geeks team did the interactive map search and integrated IDX. In the spirit of full disclosure - I am one of the principles of Real Geeks, LLC.

Go here to do a search: www.rehawaii.com/refine/

1. Choose the location you want to search more...

Technology, Tools and Tidbits

Former Countrywide Execs To Profit From REO Markets

DannyFlucke — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:00:39 -0700

Does anyone else find this ridiculous?

Former CW senior executives are now heading up a company with Fannie and Freddie REO contracts - Even though they have ZERO real estate selling experience.

(Is that why they are just now getting their real estate licensing in order...?)

They make Multi-Millions in salaries and bonuses at CW - Which certainly had a major hand in creating this real estate bubble - Only to turn around and profit again from the REO market.

Here is the link: http://blogcatalog.com/search.frame.php?term=countrywide+reo&id=c38dad1c... more...

The Real Estate Agent of the Future

AccuRecruiter Helps AlignMark Clients Climb the Recruiting Ladder

AlignMark Inc. — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:01:02 -0700

We asked some AccuRecruiter clients to describe what this new recruiting tool has done to help them improve their recruiting. more...

The Real Estate Agent of the Future

World's Largest Real Estate Listing Domain Portfolio For Sale

SWANEPOEL — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:43:07 -0700

According to Google Adwords there were 1.2 Billion real estate related searches in 2008. No-one doubts the growing power of the Internet and the increasing number of consumers searching for properties online.

So now, more than 2,600 geo-targeted domains names, the self-proclaimed largest real estate listing domain portfolio in the world, is for sale. more...

Technology, Tools and Tidbits

Real Estate Agent Lays the SmackDown on the IRS!

Niman.Singh — Thu, 21 May 2009 12:10:59 -0700

Many of you have heard about how the IRS has been targeting Real Estate Agents, and challenging the status of a "real estate professional" for an Agent.

To give you a brief background without getting into the details - a "Real Estate Professional" is someone who "materially participates" in their real estate activity. As a result, they are able to deduct real estate losses from other income that is not related to real estate.

The IRS had been challenging the "real estate professional" status for agents - stating that Brokers qualify, but Agents do not. And they were winning... more...

Foreclosure Real Estate Investor

GOOMZEE INTRODUCES NEW TEXT MESSAGE MARKETING INNOVATION; INCREASES SALES OPPORTUNITIES

Smith_Goomzee — Thu, 21 May 2009 11:24:09 -0700

GOOMZEE INTRODUCES NEW TEXT MESSAGE MARKETING INNOVATION; INCREASES SALES OPPORTUNITIES

MISSOULA, MT May 11, 2009 – Mobile technology startup, Goomzee, introduced a new innovation to its text message marketing platform to further reduce lost sale opportunities. The new innovation, rightfully called InterAct, enables a text message chat conversation between potential buyer and seller. more...

Technology, Tools and Tidbits

How to Grow Business with Investors in Today's Market

Niman.Singh — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:00:38 -0700

Real estate investors are the most active buyer in the current markets. They account for more than 1 out of every 5 real estate transactions,and 75% of their purchases are single family homes, condos, and townhouses.

What are you doing NOW to grow your business with investor clients, and what actions can real estate professionals take to make investor clients want to do business with them? more...

Technology, Tools and Tidbits

Is Twitter the Next Big Thing for Real Estate Professionals?

SWANEPOEL — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:05:30 -0700

Following the crash of the initial dotcom bubble in 2001 many people claimed to have created or coined the phrase Wed 2.0 as we in subsequent years the industry grappled with what would come next. By 2004 the term Web 2.0 was appearing everywhere and euphoria reined with this next phase of the Internet that included all sorts of “second generation” web developments. Information sharing became hot as did collaboration, hosted services, blogging, wikis, video-sharing and of course social-media sites. more...

The Real Estate Agent of the Future

Challenges of Consumer-Facing Mobile Apps

Smith_Goomzee — Fri, 08 May 2009 14:12:48 -0700

It seems today that many vendors are enticed by the perceived ’sexiness’ of mobile applications.

“A mini-program I can access on-the-go, and it only costs $4.00? Sign me up!”

Or perhaps vendors are lured not by the app’s sexiness, instead drawn to the mobile platform after hearing consumer raves like the one above. Sadly, while the ‘quote’ may indeed reflect the way most Americans approach their cell phone, the facts don’t lie; and the facts are telling us that mobile apps have a market reach of 13%. more...

Northwest Inhabitants

European Franchise Expands in California Despite Downturn

SWANEPOEL — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:57:19 -0700

Engel & Völkers has just assigned its 555th license with the signing of the license region for Beverly Hills, Bel Air and Westwood by Michael Giorgio. He plans to open his first Engel and Volkers residential real estate shop in July 2009. more...

The Real Estate Agent of the Future

Not Responding To Change Is Just Plain Stupid

SWANEPOEL — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:46:24 -0700

“It is impossible to predict the future.” That’s a statement I have made hundreds of times, both from the stage as well as in print.

Yet considering the most likely scenarios and then preparing for them lessens the shock when some variation of any prediction does materialize. Being caught off guard is just foolish. Why would you fight the future? The future is coming, no matter what. " more...

The Real Estate Agent of the Future

Does the International Market Offer Opportunities to Local US Agents?

SWANEPOEL — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:06:30 -0700

For a long time most international markets have felt far away, and many Americans didn’t care nor were they very interested in foreign cities. Although the Web has brought us closer together as a people we still remain apart. Few products or services illustrate this better than the buying or selling of a home.

But today with air travel becoming increasingly more commonplace, immigration and living choices becoming more readily available and our own market in a recession, many smart real estate companies have turned toward international expansion as a new means of controlled growth. more...

The Real Estate Agent of the Future

If You Wish To Succeed In 2010, Here Are 10 Golden Rules

SWANEPOEL — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:46:24 -0800

Whether you own a small real estate office or a franchise with multiple offices, real estate brokers have much in common with other small business owners during these difficult economic conditions. This economy affects all businesses and it doesn’t really matter if you are the local hair salon or the major department store, current market conditions are tough. more...

Technology, Tools and Tidbits

The Rise of the Real Estate "Investor"

Niman.Singh — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:32:22 -0800

In just a few days (3/1), Fannie will start allowing investors to hold up to 10 mortgages and get Fannie Mae backed loans. The limit had been previously reduced to 4.

It's a good move - investors account for at least 22% of the market, and 75% of their purchases are single family homes, condos, and townhouses - so they can clear up some of the inventory.

There will be an increase in activity from investors who had been halted by the 4 property limit, and it's certainly a good time to market to them. more...

The Real Estate Agent of the Future

RETS...Can't You Get That From Mosquitos?

Smith_Goomzee — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:49:44 -0800

There's been a loud hullabaloo in the industry lately concerning IDX feeds. Unfortunately, the staggering amount of people who are unreasonably excited about IDX is equaled and possibly even surpassed by the amount of folks who couldn't tell IDX from their own left hand. I myself was included in the ranks of the un-knowledgeable until I received enlightenment not twenty minutes ago. Now, verily do I pass unto you: more...

Technology, Tools and Tidbits

Top 10 Real Estate Business Trends Impacting the Business of Real Estate

SWANEPOEL — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:16:31 -0800

It’s the first week of February and the time my annual Swanepoel TRENDS Report is released. The 160-page annual publication announces the official list of Top 10 trends, strategies, innovations and changes shaping and changing the business of real estate.

For the last several years we have been summarizing the events of every year and forecasting the most likely shifts in the industry that could impact our industry. We have discussed topics such as the sub prime and housing meltdown (detailed back in December 2005), the growth in global real estate sales and activities and even non-U.S. based companies expanding to the U.S., mortgage fraud, identity theft, the growth of online education, the growth of social media and blogs, and many more.

Here are some of the top 10 Trends included in this year’s Report: more...

Technology, Tools and Tidbits

Lead generation for Team Owners

osobluwtr — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:31:04 -0800

In a shifting market your position in your real estate team changes from being a manager/owner back to being the lead generator. The things that worked in past real estate markets no longer work today. Your use of marketing dollars and time spent prospecting must change. Below is a list of the top ten sources for leads in a shifting market. Each topic will be discussed in detail in future posts. more...

Real Estate Agent Mastermind Group

Micro Blogging Twitter Participation Rises Sharply

SWANEPOEL — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:14:48 -0800

I received a few emails indicating surprise that I included micro blogging (Twitter) on my Top 10 Events impacting Real Estate in 2008 so I thought I would provide a little more information for those that are not that familiar with the concept of short text-based 140 character posts. more...

Technology, Tools and Tidbits

Top 10 Events impacting Real Estate for 2008

SWANEPOEL — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:18:45 -0800

As part of the annual Swanepoel TRENDS Report that is published every year during the first week of February, the research team wraps their four month study of the real estate industry by announcing the top 10 Newsmakers, Events and Trendsetters for the year.

The second list to be released is the top 10 events that during 2008 had the largest impact and influence on the real estate brokerage industry. more...

Technology, Tools and Tidbits

Silver Lining and Happy Holidays

Goomzee — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:04:51 -0800

Hi All, I thought a positive message going into the holidays was needed. May everyone take time to recharge and plan and execute towards a successful 2009 season. Austin Smith is an active blogger on our team and I loved his most recent post and felt inclined to syndicate it here - Happy Holidays!

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By Austin Smith, Product Specialist - Goomzee.com more...

Technology, Tools and Tidbits

Another Online Community for Real Estate

SWANEPOEL — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:05:49 -0800

Last weekend, real estate agents and brokers got introduced to yet another social and business network to participate in when online real estate news service, Broker Agent Professional, launched Broker Agent Social (www.brokeragentsocial.com). Within the first 100 hours after launch they exploded to 2,000 members - adding a new member every few minutes.

Broker Agent Social enters an already crowded field dominated by players such as Inman Community, ActiveRain, RealTown, Zillow Community and RealSeekr. more...

Technology, Tools and Tidbits

Business books for the whole real estate team

osobluwtr — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:32:50 -0800

There are only so many original thoughts a team leader can come up with to motivate, inspire, and lead a real estate team to a higher level of production. I would encourage growing teams to add reading the same book as a group each and every month. more...

Technology, Tools and Tidbits

Change Is A Reality - Learn To Deal With It

SWANEPOEL — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:51:27 -0800

Real estate professionals need to think differently about the future. They need to do more and they need to move faster. It has now been more than 10 years since my first book on trends, Real Estate confronts Reality, and many of the changes that we have been writing and speaking about are now coming to fruition. Things are definitely changing, and on a large scale. Within the next five years the real estate brokerage industry will significantly have changed and brokers and agents that don’t adapt now will not enjoy the benefits of the next economic upswing. more...

Alternative Business Models

Information You Can Count On - 2009 Trends Report Opens for Contributions

SWANEPOEL — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:46:28 -0800

Change seems to be the buzz word this year, with Barack Obama touting “Change We Need,” John McCain promoting “Real Change” and even Hillary Clinton saying “Change you can count on.”

Every year the Swanepoel TRENDS Report identifies, analyzes and then details out the imminent changes that are expected to impact the real estate industry over the coming 12 – 18 months. The 2009 Report is currently in the final 60 days of research and writing and obviously with all the recent financial disasters, the energy crisis, the housing collapse and foreclosure catastrophe this has made 2008 the worst year in real estate and financial history. more...

Alternative Business Models

Are mobile web and mobile search ready for real estate?

Goomzee — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:34:38 -0700

As real estate professionals, nationwide, search for sales and marketing tools to better advertise their listings to consumers, talk of mobile advertising capabilities continues to rise to the top of discussion.

We've seen MLS and Associations swarming around the idea of mobile MLS search, in attempt to meet real estate consumer demands and provide easy access to listing information from mobile phones. The only question is, are we ready to start marketing campaigns via mobile web search? If you are trying to reach a large audience, wireless user reports point to "No". more...

Real Estate Marketing 2.0

The Future of Mobile Marketing for Real Estate

jbernheisel — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:51:52 -0700

Coming soon to a cell phone near you: The ability to project images and videos via a built in micro sized pico-projector on any surface up to 100 inches. more...

Real Estate Bloggers

Big, Bigger, Biggest - Furnished Homes Real Estate Images Explode!

GoFurnished — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:54:01 -0700

Big, Bigger, Biggest Real Estate Images!

Tired of terrible images? Yep, so were we.

We begged, pleaded, coaxed, and nagged our development team for excellent image presentation for vacation rentals and real estate images. We so appreciate their patience and expertise in finding a solution for better images! We think they delivered in a big way! Check these incredible pictures for this snow-bird vacation home listing - they speak for themselves and just check out how many sizes are displayed here! more...

Vacation Rentals and Furnished Homes

Listings via Text Message and Mobile Phone

knovolo — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:03:41 -0700

Hello All,

I joined Inman recently in an effort to immerse myself in conversation with realtors about technology they use or want to sell houses, with an emphasis on mobile phones.

I work for a company (Knovolo) that uses mobile phones as a channel for marketing campaigns. We've been focusing a lot on the Real Estate industry recently, and we've had a pretty strong response from realtors and builders.

Let me explain our Text Link service. Our clients add to their For Sale signs a message that reads:

"For more information, text DEMO to 732589 (REALTY)" more...

Technology, Tools and Tidbits

Another September to remember: September 2008

SWANEPOEL — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:38:06 -0700

The Financial Market Disaster of 2008

September 2008 is exactly two weeks old today, but what a September it has already been. The events of late are unsurpassed in living history and I think that 9/08 may very well be remembered as the worst financial disaster in history. more...

Alternative Business Models

11 September 2001

SWANEPOEL — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:47:57 -0700

Today we remember the brave men, women and children who lost their lives seven years ago and the heroes that responded to the emergency. There are many different video tributes of that day but I thought that this one was particularly well rounded. http://attacked911.tripod.com/

God Bless America!

Technology, Tools and Tidbits

The importance of Local.com to real estate agents

mikeoue — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:52:54 -0700

If you are not familiar with Local.com, they are localized online search tool specializing in helping people find large and small businesses within their local area. Unlike other local search tools out there Local.com contains rich review content submitted by actual customers as well as free listings within their directory.

According to Compete, Local.com’s traffic has been steadily increasing over the past few years as well and they are now just under the 10 million visitor per month mark. more...

Technology, Tools and Tidbits

…and the Winner is…

SWANEPOEL — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:36:31 -0700

The results for the XXIX Real Estate Olympiad are in.

Wow, what a huge undertaking it has been to tally the scores, taking all factors into consideration, weighted scores, removing highest and lowest scores and of course double checking the hanging chads. Thank you to all paticipants, nominees,voters and judges!

So the Medal Winners of the 2008 Real Estate Pacesetter Award, as voted by the Inman Real Estate Trends Group, are: more...

Alternative Business Models

Are you branding with the college aged crowd? You should be... but how?

Goomzee — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:08:33 -0700

Today my colleagues and I took our first trip to the new Hooters that opened just last week (the first Hooters in Montana!). While there we were talking to our lovely waitress and making conversation asked where we worked. On Monday, we hired a new member for our sales team. This gave him the chance to give his first live spiel about Goomzee and what we do. HE DID SO GREAT! more...

Real Estate Marketing 2.0

Vote for the Real Estate XXIX Olympiad!

Goomzee — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:10:37 -0700

Last week over 40 participants entered to be considered for the Gold, Silver or Bronze award as one of the real estate industries premier pacesetters for 2008. Over the weekend, the nominations were narrowed down to 8 finalists!

You can see more information and finalists posted in the Technology, Tools and Tidbits group as well as the Real Estate Trends group. However, for your vote to count, you must be a member of the Real Estate Trends group! more...