There is a medium-sized kerfuffle in the real estate industry that is raising eyebrows. We opine below as to whether or not it is worthy of...
Most in the real estate industry do not know that the boundaries have not yet been pushed as far as they can go and that some...
Robot Workshop's talent and technology have been acquired and are moving to San Diego where they will be integrated into Showing Suite - a prediction AGBeat...
IDX rules challenged in Austin In recent months, a groundswell has begun of real estate professionals dissenting against major real estate search sites, IDX rules, local...
Don’t Judge a Realtor by the company they keep I don’t know about you, but access to my MLS is governed by my local Realtor association....
Brokers pulling listings We reported last week that San Diego-based Abbot Realty Group (ARG) President and Managing Broker, Jim Abbott released a video on YouTube explaining...
Revolution #1 In case you haven’t noticed, the local MLS is available to the public through literally a hundred if not a thousand websites in your...
Spot-on Connect IDX Spot-on Connect is an easy to install WordPress IDX plugin that gives real estate websites full MLS search, and they claim it takes...
Robot Workshop expansion Recently named in the 60 Genius Brands to watch in 2012, Robot Workshop is already making moves this year, announcing their Neighborhood Suggester...
Zillow + Diverse Solutions Zillow announced today that it has acquired Diverse Solutions, a six year old, California based IDX company in an effort to expand...
Data remains a contentious topic Recently, the invitation-only Realty Alliance bi-annual conference took place with no members of the press in sight. The Realty Alliance network...
IDX solutions Realtors are increasingly using IDX search in their websites and across social networks and in any place it can be embedded. We’ve long espoused...
Displet’s DNA and why real estate will take to it quickly Founded by Austinites Eric Bramlett and Braxton Beyer, Displet (said “display”) was born with the...
Mobile IDX soon to be released Although not yet announced, we have gotten the scoop on Diverse Solution’s new dsSearchAgent Mobile IDX which is in the...
IDX listing battle remains heated When you enter a listing into the MLS, its final destination is and has been under fire for some time. Who...
Internet Data Exchange (IDX) is the transfer of MLS data from the Board of Realtors to websites. There is a long, sordid history of how the...
Zillow goes head to head with your wallet Today, Zillow is announcing that they will begin charging $9.95 to manually upload listings for a period of...
My Site Under Construction I need a new web site. I have built dozens for myself and others over the last 11 years, but circumstances being...
Let’s say you’ve been diligent readers of my first two Agent Genius posts, Adwords I and Adwords II, and you actually implemented the strategies. Right on!...
Required (aka forced) registration? It’s the wrong question whether or not to require registration and my reasons for saying so are endless, but my number one...
Independent Brokers, take a look Want to compete with the big boys? PropertyMaps is by and for independent Brokers across the country seeking to be America’s...
This one is worth sharing and I know everyone has their own rules regarding what they let people see on their sites and whether or not...
What do you do when you feel you’ve had enough? Do I really need to publish the links again? Unless you’re on a remote desert island...
Perception is Not Reality Last week NAR held their Mid-Year meetings in Washington, as they have for many, many , years. And during those meetings, forums...
Predictable It appeared that Realtors had won the battle on Thursday, but the war rages on as MIBOR defers the decision back to the committee and...
