The Real Connection

We have been hearing alot about different internet business models - Current Internet Business Models include the Advertising Model, IDX Model, Referral Model, and the Lead Generation ModelThe most recent addition to the group is syndicating your listings. What does that mean? Think of Oprah Winf...

According to NAR's 2006 profile of home buyers and sellers, 81% of consumers go online before ever contacting a REALTOR. Your first showing is online. It is time to renew the online showing of your listing. This is what the consumers sees first.What we have been seeing is not only do your photos ...

As you know I am a big fan of text messaging and seeing it become a true marketing medium in the real estate industry. For more information, please read my article in the October issue of Realtor magazine titled: Talking Fingers Today's teenager is tomorrow's home buyerhttp://www.realtor.org/rmom...

As you know I am a big fan of text messaging and seeing it become a true marketing medium in the real estate industry. For more information, please read my article in the October issue of Realtor magazine titled: Talking Fingers Today's teenager is tomorrow's home buyerhttp://www.realtor.org/rmom...

Check out this link on Realtor.org.  for NAR Web Site Traffic Statistics: 2007Find out more about who visits the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Web sites, REALTOR.com and REALTOR.org, and how often. This report is put up monthly and also shows the top 20 most visited websites in the real estat...

My brother who is also my insurance guy just told me about a new website - fairly accurate, but a sign of the times. Check out http://ml-implode.com/. This site has Up to the minute trends and news articles about the mortgage industry, all the news that is fit to print . . .This site lists all ai...

When a new device like the vastly touted IPhone comes to market, most REALTORS question if it is time to upgrade.I was very pleased to see an indepth article on http://www.realtor.org/ that you can read about the IPhone. Read it here http://www.realtor.org/WebIntell.nsfAs soon as the bugs are wor...

Here's a fun characterization of copyright law that appeared on YouTube.  An actual lesson in a most unusual format

I recently taught a group of branch executives from the GMAC group in New England. Cheryl Wright one of the Branch Executives from the Lakes Regions in New Hampshire told me a great story to share.Cheryl related: "My agent (we will call him Sam) was at a sales meeting I was running.  His phone ke...