[Note from editor: For the sake of keeping giving on our minds for the entire holiday season, we’re going to highlight a non profit organization or specific good deed that has been done everyday until New Year’s as part of our Real Estate Doers Make…

I’ll admit, I haven’t been feeling the Christmas spirit this year. Truthfully, I haven’t bought a single gift yet and have no real desire to do so. Why? Christmas has become more about spending money on material possessions than it is spending time with family…

Want to wow your clients in 2013? Here’s an idea… Buy a new iPad (or several). Set your logo as the background image. Additionally, ensure a well designed sticker with your brand name front and center is on the back. When someone signs a buyers…

When it comes to branding, there is a lot to be said for picking a niche. For instance, take a look at Tiny House Listings. The site won’t appeal to everyone, but will absolutely appeal to a big chunk of the population — people like…

There are a ton of CRM’s out there — Top Producer, Wise Agent, HighRise, PropertyBase, and about 50 others — and software vendors in the industry have to pick and choose which ones to integrate with. The missing piece of the development priority for vendors…

Three things are making me write this post… 1. To win at SEO, you need links. Without fail, 90% of conversations I have with agents or brokers involve search engine optimization — and link building is where SEO is won or lost. 2. Everyone has a…

The hard core techies in the audience have likely already heard the news that WordPress 3.5 is officially available (codex here). New features include: New media manager Default theme – Twenty Twelve Admin enhancements Upgrade today…

HomeLight is aiming to help you finding the perfect Realtor, based on their expertise. It’s a great premise. But do people care? My friend’s brother recently got married, and he and his wife are about to buy a house. How did they choose an agent? The…

Wow, the Zillow M&A department ha been busy. Today, they announced the acquisition of HotPads — for $16 million in cash. Zillow has purchased Buyfolio, Mortech, and RentJuice within the past year. The acquisition of HotPads gives them another 2.8 million uniques per month, most of whom are…

Every now and then, something disruptive comes along in the real estate industry — what WestMill Capital is doing with 1351 H Street building in Washington DC is one of those initiatives. Dan and Ben Miller have been beta testing the idea that anyone should be able…