BuildDirect.com, the world’s leading online manufacturer-wholesaler of building materials has stepped into the social media scene in an interesting way. They have decided to test how tough their laminate flooring is by installing the indoor flooring on their OUTSIDE deck on the penthouse floor of…

The Internet is changing the way that Realtors do business and market themselves to such an extent that some will just not be around in a few short years. Survival of the fittest is the way of the world, and the fittest in real estate…

Onboard announced their new Lifestyle Listings Engine yesterday — you can see the overview here. Onboard’s Lifestyle Listings Engine provides the first Human Centered Search (HCS) experience in real estate. Our flexible Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) combine technology and data in an easy-to-implement package that…

I was asked to be on a panel at Inman’s Real Estate Connect this week in New York. Here’s the blurb from the Inman site. Thursday, January 8, 3:50 pm – 4:35 pm MLS 2014: 5 things to do right now to get ready. Top…

As of January 1st, fellow Geek Estate contributor Mike Price is now the social media manager for Diverse Solutions. From my understanding, he’ll still be running MLBroadcast, but will spend a bit less time on it. Or just work a lot more. This hire makes…

Are you looking for cost effective ways to grow your business in 2009? Tired of spending tons of money on print advertising? Here are 5 tools to consider adding to your world to help you grow your business. 1. Twitter – a great way to…

I don’t know about you, but I’d love 2009 to be the year that a “techmeme for real estate” was unveiled. Do you think my wish will be granted?

It’s been a fairly holiday week in the RE.net, but here are a few posts worth taking a look at: No Links? Why Blog-Social Networking is Marketing Too! My 2008 Blogging Revelation: Blogging to Consumers Opened My Eyes Guest Post: Happy Holidays, Mercenaries! Love, The…

Here’s a few geeky links I thought others might enjoy: TomTom Enters Online Mapping fizber.com Partners With condo.com How to Create Your Own Search Engines for Your Blog or Website SEO Efforts Measured and Directed New dsSearchAgent Features – Zillow Co-Branding

I had the chance to send Myron Lo, ZipRealty’s Director of Product Strategy, a few questions to learn more about the thought process behind their latest release adding Realius community estimating technology to their listing detail pages. Below are my questions and his responses: Q:…