Solutions in Need of Problems and Big Real Estate Thoughts - 02/26/12 08:11 AM
Those in other markets may be familiar with a little outfit called Redfin. Okay, so it's not really a little outfit - when you suck down millions in venture capital to get rolling, you'd best not be all that little. In keeping with this year's election-centric focus, Redfin is to real estate what third-party presidential challenges have been to politics: a new concept eventually ground into the pavement by the realities of the existing system. Or, put another way, a solution that was in need of a problem. Once upon a time in the Northwest, Redfin put together a snappy real
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Differentiating IDX and 3rd Party Listing Syndication - 02/01/12 05:43 PM
I’m going to carry the current internecine real estate debate about the syndication of listings to third-party sites such as Zillow and Trulia home to your door step. If you ever have used one of these sites to search for homes, or if you know anyone who ever has done so, you absolutely must make sure you read this. That there are data errors throughout sites such as Zillow is evident – when there are two to three times as many homes listed for sale by agent as are showing for sale in the MLS, there’s a problem. But sometimes it’s hard to get a
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