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…

If you’re struggling to understand how to best start or maximize the return on your social media efforts you’ll want to check out this Webinar on 9/23 at 11 PST. There are a lot of people in the RE landscape selling solutions to social media….

Google Instant is here. And it’s cool — head to Google.com and try it out by starting to type in the search box. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElubRNRIUg4 As with any change with Google, there is a wealth of speculation. Speculation as to what Instant means to SEO and…

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…

I’m really happy to say that the version 3 beta of the Local Market Explorer WordPress plugin is finally available for everyone to try out. For those who don’t know what Local Market Explorer is, it’s a way to embed local area info from Zillow,…

With the recent news of existing July home sales plunging (27.2%) to its lowest level in approximately 15 years. Some economists are predicting a double dip recession. A couple reasons are because a lot of the banks are holding foreclosures off the market along with…

Supra has been promising a version of eKey for the Apple iPhone for several months now.  I was starting to think it was vaporware until the application finally showed up on the iTunes store recently.  I personally don’t own an iPhone and I was a…

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…

Absolutely amazing new map technology will soon be released from Microsoft. You must watch this video to understand how Street Slide could make you stop using Google Maps. Think about it – you could make a street level tour of a neighborhood for a potential…