So my post about Twitter is generating a fair amount of commentary from readers. The general tone appears to be that while one shouldn’t Twitter just to generate additional business, it’s still worth doing for a variety of reasons, such as being Web 2.0 savvy, being in-touch with non-client business associates, and personal pleasure. Here’s … Read more
Matthew Rathburn puts the NAR Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers 2008 into context. I think it’s worth reading the whole thing, including the cool graphs he’s put together. Matthew’s got some useful insights from the realtor’s perspective: Whereas some agents are dwelling on the issue that the Buyer is finding their home on the … Read more
According to Forrester Research, 6% of Americans use Twitter. Robert Scoble calls bullshit: There is ABSOLUTELY NO WAY that many people are using Twitter. My data shows that the regular users are between 50,000 and 300,000. A high percentage of which are outside the United States. That doesn’t come anywhere close to the numbers required … Read more
According to this post on the Trulia Blog, Trulia is the #1 lead generator in the RE.net: Threewide’s ListHub, the most widely adopted network for listing distribution, works in concert with MLSs, various franchises and brokerages, and core real estate technologies to bring real estate companies a single dashboard for controlling their online marketing strategy. … Read more
I think I might have fallen in love with Larson/Sobotka. I haven’t the faintest idea who they are, but it looks like they combine some business consulting with legal work with something else involving MLSes and such. Bears looking into more. But they have done a great service for the RE.net by compiling a guide … Read more
Noah Rosenblatt over at Urbandigs notes potential huge problems over at Realogy (H/T: 4Realz): According to Crain’s “Seven area firms make endangered list“: “The most vulnerable, according to S&P, include Realogy, the Parsippany, N.J.-based owner of such brands as Century 21 and Corcoran Group. The firm, which was taken private last year by Apollo Management … Read more
Looking through my junk email folder today, in pursuit of Inbox Zero, I ran across a long spam email from Paul Chaney, the President of the International Blogging and New Media Association (IBNMA). Normally, I auto-delete all spam, but this one, I read for some reason. And immediately thought I need to post about this. … Read more
As some of you know, I am a fairly conservative Republican in the mold of Reagan. My intellectual influences are the likes of Friedrich Hayek, Milton Friedman, and Thomas Sowell. I did everything I could given a fulltime job, a young family, and a blogging habit to see a Republican elected in 2008. I believe … Read more
I am endorsing Todd Carpenter of Lenderama for the Social Media Manager position for the National Association of REALTORS. His plan is a solid one, and his experience with the RE.net makes him an invaluable resource. However, I am rather concerned for Todd, and I make the endorsement with a good deal of reluctance and … Read more