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The Universal Indicator of Success

The Universal Indicator of Success

Want to succeed in business? In life? Want to Change the World? The equation is pretty damn simple. Give a Shit. But seriously give a shit. You can’t fake it. People see through bullshit. Take a queue from Krisstina Wise at Good Life Team —…

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Show Passion in Your Next Video

Show Passion in Your Next Video

If you are like me, you believe that creating video content for your real estate website is important. Videos help build your brand and distinguish your content from the 100’s of other local real estate competitors and videos can help to distinguish your listed properties…

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Zillow Acquires Buyfolio

Zillow Acquires Buyfolio

My former employer, Zillow, just picked up Buyfolio in an acquisition. Congrats to both teams! I have to imagine real estate technology vendors are scrambling like mad to attract clients and gain traction in the hopes of being the next company to be acquired by either…

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My Thoughts on NAREP

My Thoughts on NAREP

There’s been tons of debate on the NAREP announcement a few weeks ago, with the latest being Rob’s opinion piece on Inman. Let me just say a few things… On the NAREP site, it states… We’ll launch a new national listings site free of all…

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Realogy's IPO – Will it Measure Up?

Realogy's IPO – Will it Measure Up?

    **Note: Post below was written on 10/10/2012, before the IPO. According to reports, the public offering was a success, with stock soaring as high as $34.90 on its opening day** Those watching the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday morning will see a…

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How well does your Website Impact your Bottom Line?

How well does your Website Impact your Bottom Line?

Given the importance and increasing growth of online channels in the real estate industry, I’m surprised that a lot of real estate brokers (and large firms) are still not tracking the performance of their website today. By performance, I’m not simply referring to basic website…

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Take a Swing

Take a Swing

I posted this video from Gary Vaynerchuck on my personal blog over the weekend, but I think it’s worth posting here as well…

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Public Record Data in Bulk for Real Estate Websites

Public Record Data in Bulk for Real Estate Websites

One question I’ve been asked a few times is where to find public property records in bulk — beds, baths, square footage, recent sale prices & dates. If you are an entrepreneur out there looking to build a killer real estate portal, you’ll likely need to…

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Google's Stance on Guest Blogging for Links

Google's Stance on Guest Blogging for Links

High quality guest blogging is certainly a proven strategy for link building. I’ve long thought guest blogging is one of the best link building strategies you can engage in, and to be totally honest, I’m shocked more real estate agents don’t do it regularly. Where…

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Can Your Smart Phone Find your Chicago Dream Home?

Can Your Smart Phone Find your Chicago Dream Home?

At this point, we’ve lost count of how many real estate apps exist for both the iPhone and Android platforms. They come with a wide variety of functionalities because, as we all know, different users have unique preferences when it comes to looks and usability….

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