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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 – [...]

Fight your way out of the doldrums

by Peter Toner on October 27, 2011 · 0 comments

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 [...]

Crappy MLS consumer listing sheets

by Peter Toner on August 20, 2010 · 17 comments

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 [...]

The Apple Store Experience

by Peter Toner on June 29, 2010 · 0 comments

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 [...]

Goodbye MS Office | Hello Gmail

by Drew Burks on January 29, 2010 · 7 comments

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 … [...]

Bad MLS photo competition

by Drew Burks on December 4, 2009 · 1 comment

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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!  

Realtors, you have a price on your head!

by Drew Burks on August 3, 2009 · 0 comments

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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, [...]

Mobile Marketing for Realtors

by Drew Burks on June 24, 2009 · 1 comment

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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 [...]

Redfin thinks short sales are a no no

by Peter Toner on May 28, 2009 · 2 comments

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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 [...]

ActiveRain & Trulia suck

by Peter Toner on May 21, 2009 · 29 comments

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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 [...]

What’s Your Real Estate IQ?

by Drew Burks on May 20, 2009 · 2 comments

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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 [...]

Mobile Zestimates on iPhone

by Peter Toner on May 4, 2009 · 0 comments

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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 [...]

The impact of Social Media

by Peter Toner on March 21, 2009 · 0 comments

James Surowiecki, a staff writer with the New Yorker is a very bright man who discusses the changes in our society …

Real estate search – New MLS rules

by Peter Toner on March 20, 2009 · 2 comments

The whole landscape of online real estate searches has changed with the outcome of the Dept of Justice investigation and settlement with the NAR.