About Marc Siden

Co-Founder and CEO of Onboard Informatics, the real estate data provider used by 8 of today’s top 10 real estate brokerages. He brings 20+ years of years of diverse technology, information services, and real estate industry experience.

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The Real Estate Experience

The Real Estate Experience

What frustrates me about this industry from time to time is that, when the discussion revolves around staging techniques, pleasing home inspectors, and other superficial gimmicks to try to sell listings, what’s being forgotten here is that to be successful in real estate, agents and…

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Imagine a Day in the Life

Imagine a Day in the Life

New York Times recently published a great read on the 43 questions homebuyers should ask before picking a new town. The article suggests to home shoppers that rather than using a standard checklist of what to ask when looking for a place to live, a…

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Data Wars, Data Wars, Data Wars

Data Wars, Data Wars, Data Wars

I always find it ironic when data vendors battle one another on who has the most data. With biased opinions, amateur shots, and swords and shields at the ready, data vendors are relentless when it comes to asserting who has the most data. The irony is that,…

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Get Your Name on the Fridge

Get Your Name on the Fridge

I often wonder why the lists of important numbers people keep on their fridges seldom contains a realtor’s information. Granted, it’s not like someone needs to call their realtor every day. However, it would still be nice to achieve that trusted professional status, wouldn’t it?…

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