
December 13th 1982 – I remember the date well – that was the day I opened my first real estate office in Ruislip Manor, Middlesex, England. My recent purchase of MS Office 2010 made me realize that software has actually come full circle for me. I discovered a feature I hadn’t seen in years – [...]

Have you seen this agent recently? Not necessarily greedy, in this current market they are more likely to be desperate Really great real estate agents uphold the principles they live by – honesty, integrity and solid morals. Working diligently for their clients, day in day out they provide a level of service that is unwavering [...]

Why should MLS listing sheets look like this? Realtors are meant to be marketing professionals right? Then we go and give consumers reports like this: (click for larger image) This sheet is from the San Diego County MLS provider – Sandicor, but from what I've seen, similar sheets are used all across the US. Why [...]

One consumers iPhone 4 buying experience – that would be me … … the server meltdowns the week before last meant I couldn’t pay online and get it shipped directly. Instead I was obliged to visit my local Apple Store to collect it last Thursday How does that relate to real estate? I’ll make it [...]

I have been set FREE by Google and Gmail! So Can You! Everyday real estate agents ask me questions like: What is the best phone for Realtors to use? What is the best contact mgmt system? What is the best email to use? So I thought I would share a quick story with you … [...]
by Drew Burks on December 4, 2009 · 1 comment

We have a competition On our Facebook Fan Page for the worst MLS photo! It's just horrible that I found these amongst only 44 listings Add yours to the "Bad, really bad MLS photos" Album by Monday the 7th – the winner will receive one hour of free coaching!

The price for one real estate agent is anywhere between $40 and $120 …. …. hey, surely I must be worth more than that? Let me explain – Trulia is aggressively recruiting affiliates who make money when Realtors click on tracking links provided by Trulia. This program is managed by well known Commission Junction (cj.com). So Trulia is encouraging real estate trainers, [...]

Say NO to Property Listing Flyers… Imagine the ability to follow up with every prospect who calls on your listings. Imagine never getting that call from the seller to come out and fill the flyer box with new flyers. Imagine being able to contact every prospect who ever called on your listing to notify them [...]

Had to laugh when i saw this … … Redfin prides itself in research (or so I thought). So they won’t even show a home listed as a short sale? Presumably they won’t list them either? Don’t they know how many are closing in San Diego every day? My buyers agents are closing at least [...]

Actually ActiveRain & Trulia both REALLY suck… ActiveRain and Trulia suck Realtor’s time, energy and resources, real estate agents also have a tendency to lurk on: Zillow advice, Realtor.com Blogs, Homegain Blogs and Yahoo Answers hoping to get lucky and trip over a lead. Most of these companies have raised a great deal of money [...]

Who Determines homes values anyway? Realius released its new “Predict It” interactive home pricing widget with ZipRealty. With all the Web 2.0 talk going on, this widget genuinely gives the client a reason to stick around on a real estate search site. It is pure fun with some obvious practical benefits. On one hand it is [...]

Zillow just released an innovative new iPhone app .. Using this free app the iPhone pinpoints your location using it’s built in GPS technology and then displays real-time real estate information and data as you walk down the street. I think this is a bit creepy actually … … imagine a burglar trawling for secluded [...]
James Surowiecki, a staff writer with the New Yorker is a very bright man who discusses the changes in our society …
The whole landscape of online real estate searches has changed with the outcome of the Dept of Justice investigation and settlement with the NAR.