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Mobilegeddon. Are You Ready?

Mobilegeddon. Are You Ready?

Those that read tech and marketing blogs may already know: Google is releasing a major update to their algorithms that will heavily favor sites that are optimized for mobile. Search Engine Land has some responses to FAQ’s. The algorithm change only affects searches done on…

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Houseline…a new Swiping Entrant

Houseline…a new Swiping Entrant

There is a new iOS real estate app you’ll probably hear about soon. Houseline (iOS download) It’s Jon Washburn’s (one of ActiveRain co-founders) new startup. Take a look. And yes, I think this is a good idea as witnessed by this.

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NAR Survey Says What about Mobile?

NAR Survey Says What about Mobile?

NAR came out with their 2014 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers yesterday. Mobile usage was an eye opener at 50%, but wait, upon closer inspection, they classify it as a Mobile or tablet website or application. I don’t have permission to post a chart…

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Rewriting an internal hybrid mobile app as a native app

Rewriting an internal hybrid mobile app as a native app

The brokerage for which I work (8z Real Estate), recently released version 2.0 of an internal mobile application.  This mobile app, for the Android and iOS platforms, helps agents create listing based micro content quickly by ‘checking in’ at listings.  The micro content includes an image, a…

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Responsive real estate website design – a DIY project, Part 2

Responsive real estate website design – a DIY project, Part 2

OK, it’s taken a lot longer than I expected, but it’s finally time for the “big reveal” of the new, mobile-responsive makeover of my company’s website, IntownElite.com. But first, some background on the project. If you have a fairly simple site, consisting primarily of text…

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The Real Estate App Landscape – with Hackpad / Google Spreadsheet

The Real Estate App Landscape – with Hackpad / Google Spreadsheet

Everyone reading this blog are Geeks. You’re more tech savvy than the average agent, by a mile. I tried to pry your home screen apps out of you several months ago, but this is an attempt to go a little bit more in depth with…

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Crowd Sourced Approach to Real Estate App Development?

Crowd Sourced Approach to Real Estate App Development?

By now, we all know the future is mobile (related reading). There are some killer real estate apps that exist. Those with the largest adoption are built by Zillow, Realtor.com, Redfin, and Trulia. Yet, I have to imagine, there are other real estate apps that…

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Product Review – Onjax Real Estate Platform

Product Review – Onjax Real Estate Platform

Like most agents or brokers who run their own websites, I’m always looking around to see what’s the latest and greatest in terms of website design, IDX, and related real estate tech tools. A couple of months ago I stumbled onto a broker’s website that…

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Can Your Smart Phone Find your Chicago Dream Home?

Can Your Smart Phone Find your Chicago Dream Home?

At this point, we’ve lost count of how many real estate apps exist for both the iPhone and Android platforms. They come with a wide variety of functionalities because, as we all know, different users have unique preferences when it comes to looks and usability….

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RealtorDotCom and the Free Agent-Branded Mobile App: Flexing Strategic Muscle, Building Interdependence (Realtor.com)

RealtorDotCom and the Free Agent-Branded Mobile App: Flexing Strategic Muscle, Building Interdependence (Realtor.com)

In case you haven’t read it yet, Realtor.com is planning to release a new version of its mobile app that is branded for the individual agent–and it’s going to be free.  You can read Inman’s review of the upcoming product but, to put it simply,…

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