Jim Griffin's Blog

  About a month and a half ago, I posted about some of the exciting new things that are happening here at HouseLens. First, we've got a growing social media presence (don't forget to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter!). We love having this new way of engaging with our customers and fan...

The last month or so has seen a lot of interesting developments in Real Estate Land. We've been posting about much of it over on the HouseLens Facebook page. For those of you who haven't yet liked our Facebook page, I thought I'd gather some of the highlights in a blog post. (And you should defin...

  For most listings, a video house tour and full set of photographs are all you need. You may occasionally find, however, that you want to do something more. Maybe the house is really special, or it needs to sell right away, or you just want to shake things up a bit.   Whatever the reason, if you...

  A few weeks ago, I posted about historic homes from the seller's perspective: how to stage a historic home so it will show well in photos and video. This week, I'm approaching the topic from the buyer's perspective. Here's a roundup of Internet resources you can use to help clients find and pre...

  I've been posting occasionally about challenges you might face when prepping a home for a photo or video shoot. Today, we'll look at the particular challenges associated with staging a historic home.*   People tend to be somewhat ambivalent toward historic homes. On the one hand, they're known ...

  Early each month, I profile a HouseLens market as part of my Market Closeup series. I think of these posts as a fun chance to show you what's great about the cities where we do business. Click here for a list of the other posts in this series.   This month, I'm profiling Atlanta, one of our new...