Even though I no longer work at Zillow, I still browse around in Zillow Advice every now and then since that community was part of my daily life for so long. This evening, while making my rounds, I saw a question that caught my attention…

SEO, the Real Estate Blog, and Competition — As usual when Rob writes, it’s a great thought provoking read. And, wow, I wish I had time to write my thoughts on this one right now, but I’ve got to get ready for my flight from…

This is the first I’ve come across Brett Clements, but WOW. Seriously — is anyone doing video like THIS in the United States?? If not, WHY? From Larry Lohrman at Photography from Real Estate.

This is just a hunch, but I believe the fact that NAR has allowed Realtor.com to aggregate MLS data & syndicate all their listings is a direct response to the Zillow deal with Yahoo! Real Estate. Zillow will be syndicating all their listings to Yahoo!…

Today, YouTube is testing their new YouTube livestreaming platform. Here’s the current line up of content: But this post isn’t about YouTube; it’s about the question of when this technology will become used in the real estate industry. The technology has been around – Jeff…

Google Instant is here. And it’s cool — head to Google.com and try it out by starting to type in the search box. As with any change with Google, there is a wealth of speculation. Speculation as to what Instant means to SEO and to…

It’s proven that social media marketing, if done right, can lead to business — there are plenty of agents around the country that can tell you that. But how do agents find the time for social media amidst their busy days selling real estate? There’s a…

I published the 177th edition of the Carnival of Real Estate yesterday at the Virtual Results blog – head over and check out this month’s winners! The September CoRE will be hosted by Kris Berg, at her San Diego Home Blog. Submit your best September article here…

Most of you  likely know I managed the Carnival of Real Estate from when it was founded back in 2006 up until sometime in 2008, and as a result, it will always hold a special place in my heart. The CoRE was started to be…

According to Wikipedia: Social search or a social search engine is a type of web search that takes into account the Social Graph of the person initiating the Search Query. When applied to web search thisSocial Graph approach to relevance is in contrast to established algorithmic or machine-based…