That, Or Cause a Wave of Unfriending…

Either one is a possibility.

Facebook’s revamped ‘Newsfeed’ could be a boon for agents (Inman News):

The redesign’s focus on images and video could help generate more interest in listings real estate agents market on the social media site.

I’ve got my unfriend button ready to rock if a flood of listing photos start invading my news feed. Or unsubscribe from Facebook altogether.

Either one is a possibility.

-rsh

A Couple of Thoughts on realtor.com Redesign

So more than  few people have already commented on the new design for Realtor.com realtor.com. Listingbits has a roundup with some choice quotes. I guess all of the commentators make good points, and on the whole, I do like the designs. But then, I didn’t hate the old design either, so there is that. But two things … Read more

[PROMO] Realogy, Agent Teams, Keller Williams, and the Future of Real Estate Brokerage

Note: I’ve decided to use the [PROMO] tag in the title when I’m talking about one of my premium content pieces.   I just published something I consider to be among my best written works to date. It came to over 15,000 words and if it were printed out, I think it fills 40 pages … Read more

[PREMIUM] Followup #1 to Strategic Analysis Report: Zillow, Trulia, Move

Since publishing the Strategic Analysis on Zillow, Trulia, and Move — as well as prepublication, from comments — I’ve gotten some further information and clarification from all three companies that could be useful and interesting to consider. They “add color” in the language of Wall Street analysts. I don’t believe that this new information changes … Read more

[PROMO] Zillow, Trulia, Realtor.com: A Strategic Analysis Report

The 2012 results for the Big Three publicly traded real estate portals — Zillow, Trulia, and Realtor.com (Move, Inc.) have been filed, and their senior executives have endured the grilling by Wall Street analyst types. There have been volumes of words already written about them, by financial analysts, by finance bloggers, by real estate industry … Read more

Marketing and Seduction: A Valentine's Day Special

Ah, Valentine’s Day. I’ve always hated this particular “holiday”, whether single, dating, or married. How a religious holiday celebrating a guy who was beaten with clubs and stones before being beheaded for the crime of trying to convert a Roman emperor to Christianity became a day of flowers and candy and male guilt is beyond … Read more

Concerning Courage, A Few Thoughts

Last week, I had the opportunity to speak to the Georgia Association of REALTORS at their annual Inaugural Meeting. It was one of my favorite experiences so far, partly because I was addressing a roomful of Association and MLS leaders throughout the state of Georgia. At the start of my presentation, I half-joked that I … Read more

Market Opportunity Alert: Maxim Realty

Maxim, of course, is the lad magazine that pioneered the space between GQ, Esquire, and such “gentleman’s periodicals” and Playboy and those magazines wrapped in black plastic on the shelves. I’ve always thought of it as Cosmopolitan for men. When people talk about “lifestyle real estate”, they usually mean far more genteel brands. From the … Read more