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Real Estate professionals, want to know what clients really think about you? Want to hear what they really want or what they’re interested in? You should check out Tweet Scan. Tweet Scan is a web application that allows you to type in any keyword you want, I did “Real Estate” and it shows you al...

RISMedia Ranks Top 700 Brokers in 20th Annual Power Broker Report & Survey PMZ Real Estate is proud to announce that it has been named to RISMedia’s 20th Annual Power Broker Report & Survey. PMZ Real Estate ranked in the top 200 real estate brokerages nationwide in closed transaction sides in the...

A new agreement between RE InfoLink, Central Valley MLS,  San Francisco Association of Realtors, Bay Area Real Estate Information Services Inc., and MetroList Services Inc., will now allow registered members of participating MLSs to access all the features of all the participating MLSs without h...

Matt Keenan, recruiter here at PMZ, showed me an interesting website called Jott.com that allows you to send emails with your voice. How it works, You set up an account online, add your contacts, call an 800 number, speak the name of the person you want to “jott” a message to, and speak your mes...

A popular way to enhance your listing presentation is to offer single listing/property websites, i.e. www.1401ChurchStreet.com. These are especially helpful when you have unique property that fits a certain demographic, such as a horse ranch or llama farm. If you have an outside company that is ...

Proposition 13, the voter initiative passed in 1978, allows property owners protection from skyrocketing property taxes.If you are a parent selling or transferring title of your home to your child or a child doing the same to your parents, then your property can be excluded from reassessment unde...

The weather is getting even better! It’s supposed to hit 90° here in Modesto, CA.  What a perfect time for an open house.  Denise Lones at the Realty times offers some tips for handling an open house successfully, including: Researching the neighborhood so when potential buyers have questions abo...

I know it’s kind of a “duh” statement, but they do, and the more you have, the better.  It’s quite embarrassing to say, but there are some agent’s who are just too lazy or just don’t get it.  If you are one of the MANY that do get it, pat yourself on the back, you were paying attention during Rea...

Zillow, the popular real estate search and home valuation tool, announced a new product called the Zillow Mortgage Marketplace. Here, buyers can submit an anonymous application (no SSN or contact info) to lenders who will then respond with a quote through the Zillow Mortgage Marketplace. The con...