While the National Association of REALTORS® is planning to launch its own national property database sometime next year, Google seems to have just stolen the NAR’s thunder. How? By rolling out individual “place pages” for every property that’s listed in Google Maps. Like this one for a home in Seattle:
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Real Estate Investing For Real
Google Street View: Virtual Tours your competitors don’t use
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Google has come a mighty long way regarding innovations pertaining to the World Wide Web. They are much more than a search engine. Thus far, I’ve divulged tips using Google applications such as Google Voice and Google Earth. Today I’m going to focus on how you can utilize Google Maps when showcasing properties online. These days it [...] ...
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John Ford
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Boston Real Estate Blog
A wonderful real estate story …
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I know it’s raining outside, but this real estate story will bring sunshine into your life. How to become rich in real estate. It’s a true story from David Streitfeld at the NY Times: Easy Loans in Expensive Areas In January, Mike Rowland was so broke that he had to raid his retirement savings to move [...]
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Gwen Banta
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AgentGenius
8 Reasons Dogs Shouldn’t Sell Real Estate
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I love my dog – I truly do. Sophie has been my dedicated companion for almost fifteen years. To me, everything she does is cute. I even excused the hole in my Persian rug as an accident (aw, com’on – there was a stuffed toy involved.) Nonetheless, when she brought in a mangled foreign object with a tail and laid it at my feet today, I ...
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Did Google Scrape My Website? You Be The Judge. Rules Threaten Realtors & IDX Providers.
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Update] “NAR has supported this ruling! That is the scary thing. My local board threw it on NAR for intrepretation and they indeed said Google is a scraper site and no we must “protect the data” from scaper sites. I think the fear is if it starts with our board, it could easily be implemented as a nationwide policy like Benn said.”
Jon Lansner
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Lansner on Real Estate
What to be thankful for in real estate
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The federal tax credit extension, lower foreclosure rates, rising home prices, increased revenue and some rosy forecasts. Has real estate — after four years of slumping sales and prices – hit bottom? These thoughts may be some of the things evoking smiles on the recession-weary faces of real estate types this year. Insider Q&A ...
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River Forest real estate
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Nanny Stephanie Neilitz plays with Jude Costello-Wollwage, 22 months, at Cummings Square in River Forest, which is part of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. (Alex Garcia/Chicago Tribune)
Sellsius
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Sellsius real estate marketing blog
Create a Place Page on Google Maps for Real Estate or Your Business
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Google lets you create a Place Page for any real estate listing or your business. It will then appear in search results on Google Maps. A Place Page is a web page for every place in the world,... Thanks for subscribing to our feed. If you want more, please click on the headline. Thank you!
Mariana Wagner
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Colorado Springs Real Estate Connection
Powers Area Real Estate Market Info for October 2009
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Here is the Powers Area Real Estate Market Report for October 2009 – brought to you by the Colorado Springs Real Estate Connection. The Powers area consists of all Colorado Springs neighborhoods east of Powers Blvd., West of Marksheffel, South of Woodmen Road and North of Platte Avenue/ HWY 24. The main neighborhoods that make [...]
Boerob
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Google makes yet another big move into real estate territory
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Kevin Tomlinson
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South Beach Condos Blog
Miami Beach Real Estate: Luxury Waterfront Stats for 3Q 2009
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Much like the high-end condos, Miami Beach waterfront homes had a tough go of it in the early part of this year. But, all tolled, the impact of the real estate correction will be most felt in the... Finish reading at the South Beach Condo Blog
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NH real estate experts say housing sales up
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MANCHESTER, N.H. - New statistics show that New Hampshire's real estate market is in the midst of a slow and steady recovery. The numbers from the New Hampshire Association...
Sellsius
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Sellsius real estate marketing blog
Press Release: NeighborCity Launches AgentMatch to Help Consumers Choose the Best Real Estate Agent
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Online Broker provides objective rankings of every agent in its markets based on transaction history, performance and experience by neighborhood San Francisco, CA, November 11th, 2009 –... Thanks for subscribing to our feed. If you want more, please click on the headline. Thank you!
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Factoids from the Mortgage Bankers Association; 14.4% of all mortgage loans in the United States are either in delinquency or foreclosure. Florida, California, Arizona and Nevada accounted for 43% of all foreclosure actions initiated in the the United States in the third quarter of 2009.
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Besides a down payment, options are just what a first-time home buyer needs. That's exactly what the Victorian-era house at 613 Chestnut St. in Coraopolis (MLS No. 79066) offers.
 
Jonathan Dalton
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AgentGenius
An Epiphany It hit me like a thunderbolt today while I was at lunch. An epiphany about the silliness of paying a professed professional a percentage of the sales price when there were other far more logical alternatives – flat rates, for instance. Or even better, since the professional represents the seller on my purchase and they are ...
What some call the “commercial dead zone” of Back Bay, the portion of Boylston Street between Arlington and Berkley Street. Some signs of life.
The coming Realtor Property Resource (RPR™ ) will provide “nationwide access to public record information such as tax and assessment data, liens, zoning, permits, environmental information, and... Thanks for subscribing to our feed. If you want more, please click on the headline. Thank you!
Jack Leblond
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AgentGenius
You need more than just curb appeal to make Google happy Welcome back, time for another SEO Tip. Is your Web site like a Hollywood back-lot? All snazzy looking up front, but nothing on the inside? More importantly, does Google think that’s what it is? I’ve hinted at this a couple times before, but it is very important that you ...
Comparing Boston condo sales for the month of October in 2007, 2008 & 2009. October 2007 Number of Boston condos sold: 389 Avg. $ Boston condo sales price: $504,015 Median $ Boston condo sales price: $374,750 Avg. $/SF Boston condo sales price: $510 Avg. Days on the market: 98 October 2008 Number of Boston condo sales: [...]
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Boston Real Estate Blog
Boston condo market - I’m seeing some positve signs
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If you’re a Boston condo owner or seller, here’s some postive news: 11/1/09 - 11/19/09 Number of Boston condo sales - 165 Avg Boston condo sales price - $556,628.00 Median Boston condo sales price - $323,000.00 Avg price per sq ft - $603.00 Avg days on the market - 108 11/1/08 - 11/19/08 Number of Boston condo sales - 154 Avg Boston ...
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In the last few days, we have gotten a better picture of macro trends impacting the California economy. You would think that a bad overall economic climate would at least temper the bullish attitude of some folks that think California housing is somehow going to have another blowout year. This week the non-partisan California Legislative [...]
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The condominium, in the $350-million development at Hollywood and Vine, has two bedrooms and 21/2 bathrooms. Lakers reserve guard Sasha Vujacic has purchased a unit at the W Hollywood Residences.
RISMEDIA, November 21, 2009—Now is the time for real estate professionals across the board to take advantage of the opportunities today’s market presents. Having weathered the economic downturn, opportunity is now knocking at the door, and now is the time to make sure you open it. Here, Brian Buffini, Founder ...
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HomeGain Blog
Realtors: Share Your Client Smiles With HomeGain
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Have happy clients? Share the Smiles — with HomeGain! HomeGain has launched a new campaign for Realtor members, called Share The Smiles, in which real estate agent and broker members can send HomeGain photos of their satisfied clients for publishing on HomeGain.com. Here’s how it works: Take a photo of your clients in front of their ...
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Tickets go fast for the Zelienople Historical Society's annual Christmas Home Tour, a self-driven tour of area houses beginning at 9 a.m. The $22 ticket price includes the tour and a catered luncheon with door prizes and a quilt raffle drawing.
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RISMEDIA, November 21, 2009—More than half of smaller, independent landlords who expect the difficult rental market to continue (52%) are renovating their vacant properties, says The National Association of Independent Landlords. Most of these landlords (76%) are doing so in an effort to attract tenants, according to an informal survey recently .
No matter what type of investing you plan to practice at some point you will need to rely on a quality contractor with integrity. This week on the show we spoke with contractor and investor Chuck Whiteside. Chuck shared some of his experience so that we could find the best way to find [...]
The 1990 Mediterranean-style two-story at 250 Toulouse St., Corona, is listed at $499,900. (Carl St. Angelo)
Research shows that the bigger the difference between what people owe and their home's value, the more likely they are to walk away, even if they can still afford to make mortgage payments. That some underwater owners -- whose houses are worth less than what they owe -- are walking away from their homes even though they can still afford to make ...
Real estate news and views from around the globe that make you go, “Really?” Where else but … FUMBLE: Football stadium near Detroit a 99% loss for city (istockanalyst) MORE HERE! OUCH! GM job shift would add to downtown Detroit woes (Detroit Free Press) MORE HERE! SUPPLY: Fewer homes unsold in Detroit area (Detroit Free Press) ...
The two-bedroom North End loft currently for sale at 90 North Washington St. looks like it was transplanted from Manhattan's hip Tribeca neighborhood. Priced at...
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Wendy Forsythe Interviews Dustin Luther – 4Realz.net
Watch Wendy Forsythe’s exclusive interview with Dustin Luther, 4realz.net Consulting, on building a presence in the social media world and the emphasis of lead-management access that he believes is going to penetrate the web 2.0 world.
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Twitter and the Real Estate Agent
Real estate professionals have so much to gain from using social media tools, and coming late to the Twitter game may mean losing out on opportunities.