The 78th edition of the Carnival of Real Estate is posted at Pine Needle Lawn.

I 2nd Russell’s point. I’m not going to single anyone out by name or with a link, but there have been several personal attacks in the RE.net over the past several months that have bothered me. This is just a friendly reminder for everyone to…

I was recently asked by a SELLER what tools are available for their them to futher market (a) their listing and the (b) listing agent/broker with whom they are in contractual agreement. Good question. Here we have a scenario of a fully qualified agent/broker, but…

Apple unveiled a complete new build of it’s photo application Aperture a couple of days ago. I finally had a chance to install it and check out the new features. The first and most notable thing is speed. It’s absolutely blazes in comparison to v…

For those of you that love Gmail, Google Docs, Google Analytics and all of the other great tools that Google provides comes another beauty. Now with Google Spreadsheets, you can create a custom form for your website and have your leads fill it in and…

Congrats to the Houston Association of Realtors for for getting their new website, HAR.com,  out the door! Head over to the In my View Blog for an overview of the changes.

Here’s a link for the geeks out there; a story in Directions Magazine — Neighborhood Boundaries: The Next Big Thing in Geographic Data.

There is a debate going on among real estate professionals – To force registration, or not to force registration, that is the question. How you chose to answer it says a good deal about what your business philosophy is. Is one choice better than another?…

According to the Google Earth Blog, there are now 12 new cities that include Google Street View imagery: Albany and Schenectady, NY Boise, ID Juneau, AKR Kansas City, MO Manchester, NH Milwaukee, WI Research Triangle Park (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill), NC San Antonio, TX Salt…

Christopher Zabka & I have launched a new blog titled Real Estate Politics and we’d love to get feedback from the Geek Estate audience. The purpose of the blog is to encourage balanced discussion of industry topics, with the goal of allowing both sides to…