September 8, 2010
Is this new medium the next big thing or just another overhyped technology?
BY FREDERIK HELLER
The relatively new medium known as podcasting has come a long way in just a few short months. The term podcast was coined and first used in February 2004 by The Guardian newspaper, describing audio MP3 files that could be downloaded [...]
Taylor Woodrow, a leading international homebuilder with nearly 40 communities in the Western Region offers podcasts of their communities to potential home buyers.
May 31, 2006—Remember when it used to be really cool to go on the Internet and order a pizza? Those were the days…
Today, Internet savvy individuals think nothing of filing their taxes, ordering up expensive furnishings, electronics and even qualifying possible future spouses on the Web. Heck, virtually every major automobile company on the planet [...]
It is truly amazing the number of folks we get to interface with in this job as part-time columnist, part-time gadfly. Literally hundreds write in each week. Some seek information about our company's products and services, some vent, some point out things I may have overlooked in my most recent article—whatever, it is an enjoyable [...]
Technology-driven real estate? To many, that is an oxymoron. The Internet was supposed to make real estate salespeople obsolete. The Internet was supposed to put most everyone out of business, wasn’t it?
The Internet has had an unbelievable impact on our industry. It has changed real estate forever. But I am glad to report I think [...]
Who could have predicted a year like 2005? With home appreciation reaching unheard of heights and interest rates holding their own, the real estate industry made history—again—by setting a fifth consecutive annual record.
To go right to this year's Power Broker Report, click here.
According to NAR, the median price of a home last year was up [...]
Real estate "listing" professionals are awakening to find that today's real estate sellers are demanding a higher level of professionalism and specialized services than ever before. With the surging number of licensed real estate agents during the last couple of years, together with the prospect of a declining number of real estate transactions over the [...]
RISMEDIA, March 9 — I was having a pleasant lunch with my banker of 20 years recently when the subject turned to the real estate market and what he sees as already in process: a serious adjustment in housing prices and a serious problem in defaulting homeowners.
We bantered about the 26% increase in foreclosures, the [...]
RISMEDIA, March 3 — While technology has significantly influenced the way the real estate marketplace operates, the Swanepoel TRENDS Report (www.RealEstateTrendsReport.com) highlights it as one of the Top 15 trends impacting the real estate industry.
The Report predicts that brokers and agents can expect much more from technology as an increased wave of innovation and the [...]
