Another big win for Zillow yesterday. They are now powering AOL Real Estate, ousting Move. AOL isn’t what it used to be, but they are still no slouch. Who’s next? MSN and CNNMoney? New York Times? There aren’t many major, major players left to partner with. Seems…

The other day, I noticed some organic SEO traffic searching for “cheap real estate brokerage website providers”. **Sigh** You’re setting yourself up for failure by searching for something “cheap”. By seeking & choosing a vendor catering to the “cheap” crowd, you’re likely to get nothing more…

AirBnB is opening its door to the community. From their blog post: Local residents and organizations will be able to use our office space for free during evenings and weekends by booking this classroom for community meetings and events We will expand our mentorship efforts and invite…

As a real estate agent in Chicago, I don’t touch paper unless it’s the check that closes a deal. Ever. It doesn’t matter what needs to be signed – it’s all signed on the digital line. An agent since 2002, I began the process of…

No creatures on earth travel quite like birds do. They soar the skies then land in new places. They see the world from a different perspective, one to which all real travelers aspire. This film is a celebration of our passion for travel and the kind…

According to many, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is considered the most brilliant tech executive since the late Steve Jobs. I tend to agree with that thinking, which is exactly why I put so much weight on the most prominent part of Kindle’s new commercial being…the Mayday button. I’ve talked…

There was some bitcoin news today in the real estate vertical – RentHop is accepting them. But watch clip #6 from the conversation Semil Shah had with Keith Rabois at Khosla Ventures: The key statement: There is No Chance BitCoins Will be Successful in the…

Everyone knows agents and brokers have incredible knowledge about the communities they live and work in. Travelers, of course, could benefit from that deep knowledge (as I’ve written about). As could locals, who may not know the area as well as you or are looking to…

Homing In just launched their new website (via Todd on FB). They tout themselves as “Uber and Yelp for Real Estate Rolled into One App” Yelp, and Uber, are both massive businesses by themselves. So I worry they are biting off more than they can…

If you could have anyone in the entire industry build you or your brokerage a real estate website (and cost wasn’t an issue) — who would you choose to design and build it? Who has the best real estate website platform out there? BoomTown? Virtual…