http://activerain.com/blogs/suemarsh en-us http://activerain.com/blogsview/471506/transparency-in-real-estate <p>I&#39;ve noticed that alot of the realtors who are blogging always talk about their market. I think it&#39;s more of a &quot;stick to what you know&quot; kind of mentality out there. One of the things I have been reading about is a need for greater Transparency in Real Estate, and a National MLS. Being one of the &quot;old dogs&quot; out there makes me a bit resistant towards things like that (primarily due to the same fears and doubts that everyone else has). Fortunately for me, I have an assistant who specializes in, as he calls it, &quot;Marketing in the Google Age&quot;.</p><p>One of his key points to supporting Transparency in Real Estate is that the information is out there, and someone else is already doing it. With the modern consumer, he&#39;s saying that you&#39;re actually hurting yourself by not being transparent. An example he gave me was a difference in 2 IDX searches. The first one required some form of contact information given prior to being able to search the MLS. The second IDX used what he called tier 2, or 3 (or something like that - I&#39;m not very in the know about this technology thing), lead capture. Basically, the second IDX only asked you to leave information (and a means of contact) if you wanted to save or get more information about the property. He doesn&#39;t make any changes to my website without my say, but I&#39;m actually considering letting him set me up in a more transparent manner. </p><p>If you have some experience in this, or have heard something similar, please feel free to let me know your thoughts.</p> Susan Marsh (Remax United) Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:27:00 -0500 http://activerain.com/blogsview/471506/transparency-in-real-estate http://activerain.com/blogsview/453026/my-first-blogging-adventure <strong>Hello to everyone who reads this.</strong> This is my first time doing anything like this, so I&#39;m not really sure what to put in. I&#39;ve been in real estate for a few years, and I came to active rain because it was recommended by my Web-Marketing Consultant. So let me apologize in advance if I stray from what people consider blogging norms, I&#39;m just trying to figure this stuff out. Susan Marsh (Remax United) Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:04:07 -0500 http://activerain.com/blogsview/453026/my-first-blogging-adventure