Recently the readers of my blog and the associated flickr group decided that they wanted to organize some workshops on real estate photography so they’ve put together an initial workshop in Seattle on April 25 to tryout the concept. For all the details and online…

YouTube is Down? That was the message I sent on Twitter and to a few friends yesterday. Each person replied one after the other that they were unable to connect to the YouTube servers yesterday afternoon. I thought it was just a typical blip that…

The 79th edition of the Carnival of Real Estate is live over at Overseas Property Investment Blog.

According to a feature story on Yahoo’s home page yesterday, many folks around the country are turning to house swapping to move properties in hard markets. Originally a practice utilized primarily for vacation homes, house swapping works by matching relocation clients with similarly valued homes….

Please welcome me in joining Erion Shehaj to the list of contributors here at Geek Estate Blog. Erion is a real estate entrepreneur and Chief Executive of Signature Real Estate, a Houston based real estate brokerage specializing in investment properties. He also maintains the In…

I’ll admit, I’ve been on the fence about video and listings. My 2 core issues w/ video have been the following: No “Navigation” – I’ve been wanting to see better navigation in video tours, so I can jump right to footage of the kitchen per…

Working with agents in the Portland, OR area, I run into many different contact management systems, but keep running into Top Producer. Just about every agent using this system is using version 7i, and with it’s quirks and annoyances, it seems to be doing a…

Darris Cassidy reached out to me a couple weeks ago for some feedback on his new site — RealEstateEcards.com. The eCards include background music, professional looking photographs of the home with captions, along with details about the listing agent (click “view” on the lower left…

Congrats to NikNik and Reggie at MyTechOpinion for getting MyMarketWare out the door with their new single property website solution. Here is an example of what you can get for $39. Press Release While you might think I got this tip from Dustin, it actually…

Point2 Agent has changed their pricing model. Up until today, a “Standard” Point2 NLS membership has been free. Point2 provides a 15 page web site, and membership in their “NLS” (National Listing Service) for no charge. An email I received this evening states that NLS…