listings: Zillow Just Became Irrelevant... or did it? - 12/16/09 03:46 PM
It's too early for me to make a prediction about the company that has my phone ringing off the hook with people excited about their purchases, since the Zestimate is over inflated.
Here's the great e-mail I received.
As a valued member of the Zillow community with a home posted for sale on Zillow, we'd like to notify you of an important change.
Beginning today, in order to post a home for sale on Zillow, you can either buy a Featured Listing for $9.95 per listing for a 180-day period, or, if you have 50 or more listings, you can send … (11 comments)
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listings: There's A Biscuit Under There! - 08/10/09 09:06 PM
I've been working internet leads for over 7 Years. I can remember starting with HomeGain when sitting in front of computer was about all it took to talk to a live body. Who can forget Advance Access? Their templates are still the same! Whatever works for you, I guess.
A few months back there was a particular agent that came out and said that the "back to basics" message was dead. The "List to Last" mantra was tired. The Millionaire Real Estate Agent Model, Leads, Listings and Leverage... old hat. I wonder what that agent is doing now? Probably doing well … (8 comments)
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listings: Is Web 2.0 Real Estate Companies Strategy Backfiring? - 06/19/09 04:43 AM
If you're reading this than you are on the internet. No doubt you have seen the multitude of real estate websites such as Realtor.com, Trulia, Zillow and others. Although, Realtor.com is "OUR" site they still believe the same thing that all the other sites believe, including Active Rain, and that is, that the information should be available and free and easy for consumers to get a hold of.
Some go further and even suggest that there might not need to be a Realtor, after all, you can get all the data you want on the internet.
I truly love this!
I … (19 comments)
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listings: Keller Williams Is Dominating AOL Search Results - 10/30/07 04:32 AM
Keller Williams beats other national industry players to the punch
According to recent reports from AOL, and with more than 74,000 Keller Williams listings currently feeding into their real estate search engine, Keller Williams Realty is the only major player capitalizing on the search engine powerhouse.
That means, when online shoppers go to AOL to search for a home, they are bombarded with our Keller Williams listings, giving your listings yet another edge over other industry players.
Distributing your listings in the KWLS to AOL, and other search engine powerhouses including Trulia, GoogleBase, Cyberhomes, Homescape and more fits in with our overall strategy … (13 comments)
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listings: Sending Listings Does Not Procure the Cause - Who's Due the Commission With Multiple Online Agents - 10/09/07 01:03 PM
As competition increases online for the potential buyer's attention it also increases the number of situations that warrant some tough questions.
I had a client the other day ask me if another agent e-mailed her a listing, did that mean she would have to use the agent. While states differ on Agency and procurring cause, I can answer that one with a simple no, especially if that's all the agent was doing.
I e-mail listings to people in a 10,000 person database. If I was due a commission for every person in there, I would have retired a long time ago.
Georgia is … (7 comments)
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listings: How Much Would You Pay A Customer to Use You? Commission Auction Site - 08/29/07 04:05 PM
That's what one site is proposing.
I got an e-mail today notifying me that I was losing my bid for someone's purchase. Usually I am not duped into clicking but it looked pretty legit. So what did I do, I clicked.
To my dismay, there was this site where Realtors out"BID" or out cut each other to "win" this client. The auction I watched today had an agent giving up 70% of the commission back to buyer.
I'm not sure how this is even legal, but it'll be interesting to see. For those curious, the site was home commission dot com.
The … (10 comments)
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listings: You Mean This Is Not Your Listing? but Your Photo Is On The Web Page! - 08/14/07 04:20 AM
Tell me I'm not the only one who gets these calls. It seems to happen at least once a week. It's a bit funny and actually pretty sad. In some case, it's no big deal but it really sheds some light on my conversion rate which is a very serious thing.
Here's what happens.
*Ring, Ring!*
ME: Hi, this is JoshuaTHEM: Yeah, I was calling about your listing in Snellville. Is it still available?ME: OK, what listing are we talking aboutTHEM: The MSL (yes, they say that alot actually) number is .... ME: Oh, I'm not in front of a computer, do … (13 comments)
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