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Redfin + Matterport. 3D is Here.

Redfin + Matterport. 3D is Here.

Apparently Redfin folks agree with me; Matterport is the real deal. They just released their 3D tours today… Which major brokerage is next in line?

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What Will Your Verse Be?

What Will Your Verse Be?

Worth watching… Regardless of whether you contribute anything at all, life’s poetry continues to get written every single minute of every single day. What will your verse be? Does it matter? Why? PS: This is a great example of marketing by Apple. Again.

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Go Realty’s Offices

Go Realty’s Offices

Wow… Props to Go Realty.

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Are Successful Realtors a Pain?

Are Successful Realtors a Pain?

I have listened to a lot of webinars where successful realtors are interviewed. I am always looking to understand what makes them successful, so I can apply it to my own business. One constant theme I have noticed from all the Webinars is successful Realtors…

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NRT to Outflank Zillow / Trulia / Realtor.com with Websites? Hmm…

NRT to Outflank Zillow / Trulia / Realtor.com with Websites? Hmm…

NRT is going to launch two websites by the end of 2014 – one that will include automated valuations like Zillow Zestimates & IDX, and the other which will put all their local operating company websites under one URL. Sounds like exactly what the portals have been doing for years….

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Matterport – 3D is Here

Matterport – 3D is Here

I first heard about Matterport quite some time ago, likely from a random blog post or tweet. Then Seth (Curb Call) recently told me about it after witnessing the technology first hand at Realogy FWD. But I still hadn’t taken a close look to truly understand how…

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Must Have Open House App

Must Have Open House App

Most of us have worked many open houses with sign in sheets and then after the open house go home and add everything to your CRM or spreadsheet so you can make sure to follow up with everyone.  This process stinks.  Typically I try to…

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Offline Marketing….Still Works

Offline Marketing….Still Works

Yup, offline marketing still works. Take a look at three items that came over the past week via the postal mail to my parents house on Lake Sammamish… A physical flag for ski boats, and two mailings. One mailing is listings on the lake, and the…

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The “Coming Soon” Brokerage/Franchise Network

The “Coming Soon” Brokerage/Franchise Network

While there has been no shortage of debate and discussion regarding Zillow’s new “coming soon” feature, there is one certainty: buyers want a way to find properties not yet on the market. Zillow is the largest real estate site in the United States, by a fairly large margin. And…

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“Coming Soon” & a Sellers Best Interest

“Coming Soon” & a Sellers Best Interest

Direct from Realtor.org (not .com) What does it mean to advertise a property as “coming soon”? The answer to that seemingly simple question varies among agents, brokers, MLSs, and state regulators nationwide. While the real estate industry has not agreed on a definition of “coming…

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