So my employer, who graciously allows me to spout off my personal views on this blog, is offering free loot to blogger types everywhere. I figured some of you could use $500, and since I can’t win it…. So… announcing the Lifestyle Search Essay Contest. The topic: Imagine the real estate search of the future … Read more
So Joe Ferrara and I are going to do a fun little event: a live debate on some topic or another. We’ve been talking about doing this for a while now, and with Inman behind us, I have time finally to try it out. So, the time and place and topic: TalkShoe (Link: http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/35673) 4:15PM … Read more
So Joe Ferrara and I are going to do a fun little event: a live debate on some topic or another. We’ve been talking about doing this for a while now, and with Inman behind us, I have time finally to try it out. So, the time and place and topic: TalkShoe (Link: http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/35673) 4:15PM … Read more
As some of the commenters on my original thread have already surmised, Aybaf is not a real company. It is a thought experiment that came about as the result of my hours-long conversation with an executive at one of the top web real estate companies. My first thought was to call this new concept Trillow, … Read more
So here I am cruising the Interwebs, checking out various posts from around the RE.net, and I run across this jewel of a post from Marc Davison and Brian Boero, then gents behind 1000watt. The post itself is interesting reading, and I’m not sure if I agree 100% or not, but there’s much food for … Read more
So here I am cruising the Interwebs, checking out various posts from around the RE.net, and I run across this jewel of a post from Marc Davison and Brian Boero, then gents behind 1000watt. The post itself is interesting reading, and I’m not sure if I agree 100% or not, but there’s much food for … Read more
The Setup The talented and lovely Kris Berg is but one of the able spokespersons on the vanguard of a movement I have whimsically dubbed the “Kristians”. This is an important movement, with very important points to make, and even as I disagree with them on points, I take their arguments seriously. Essentially, the Kristian … Read more
I just heard of this new company that is planning to launch in mid-2009, called Aybaf. It is a new virtual brokerage model with the following pertinent points: A world-class consumer web portal, currently generating north of 2 million unique visitors per month Roughly 15,000 web-based leads every month, growing at 10% on average month … Read more
I originally had a different post planned for tonight, but an online conversation with a friend, followed by an interesting set of exchanges on twitter with @onehappyguy led me to want to ask this instead. What makes someone a good realtor? Seems like a simple question with a simple answer, no? But like many seemingly … Read more