No matter what your opinion is of Zillow’s position in Real Estate, we should see their success in raising capital as something good for the industry overall. In my opinion, everyone from Dale Stinton to Glenn Kelman should be rejoicing in it. Real estate tech…

A new entrant in the RE.net’s social media category recently launched (in beta of course). Propertyqube describes itself as “A social community which enhances your PropertyLife relationships and experiences.” Nicole Rufuku, one of PropertyQube’s co-founders took the time to answer a few questions about the company,…

Apple has announced their new line of iPods and they are nothing short of brilliant. For the first time, the iPod Nano will have the ability to store and view up to 5 hours of video with an enhanced interface. The iPod classic now comes…

I love everything about the iPhone, when it comes to real estate I have to be a realist. The defacto smart phone in this business is the Palm Treo. It’s ability to interact with the Supra lock box via its infrared connection have made it…

“Elegant in its simplicity” is a good way to describe the suite of web based software tools from Chicago based 37 Signals.Com. From their home page: “We believe most software is too complex. Too many features, too many buttons, too much confusion.” Have you used…

As with the Part 1 of the “Exploding Myths” series, the issue of what defines a lead, particularly a lead from a blog, is an issue heating up big time in the RE.Net. This post at the Bloodhound Blog by Jeff Brown already has 70…

Over the last 12 years I have worked closely with real estate professionals to help them get the most out of web-based technology. During that period of time, I have seen any number and style of real estate “technology” vendors come and go. It would…

Here’s a higher quality version of the video. Last Sunday marked the first full month since the launch of the iPhone. Yes, I was one of the early adopters and bought one the day of the launch on 6/29. Since I had a choice of…