How about this all leather one from Rawlings? Just in time for spring training.... Kate over at Squidoo put together an incredible list laptop bags that are sure to please even the most discerning bag lover. If I didn't already have my cool new Trulia bag, then I'd have some ordering to do..... (11 comments)
Zillow Co-Founder Richard Barton may be the famous Expedia maven, but just like many of us, he’s having a tough time selling his Seattle home. It is currently listed for sale on Zillow at $2.85 million. Here are the stats: 4 beds, 2.25 baths*, 3,740 square feet, DOZ (Days on Zillow): 85. DOM: 290. * Mr. Barton corrected his baths to 3.5, yet Zillow does not reflect that truth in the description (I guess even the owner can’t mess with the “policy”) The following information was provided by a Deep Throat. June 17, 2006: the home is listed at $3.475 (14 comments)
Maybe we can have some fun..... Here’s the deal. We’re looking for juicy real estate related “insider” tips and news—The real estate news or photos you would sell to the Real Estate Enquirer if such a publication existed. continue reading here...... (1 comments)
Some interesting news: Paul Kaihla of the The Real Estate Economy, a member of the Business 2.0 Beta blog network, quoted Sellsius° twice regarding Zillow: read here (1 comments)
real estate: Vote For Your Favorite Real Estate Website
- 12/10/06 08:12 AM
Amazon UnSpun is a community opinion site that helps you find the best of anything. If you believe in the Wisdom of Crowds, this site will interest you. Just our opinion. The site is newly launched so the data is limited. According to UnSpun: See here for the Top 10 and to Vote Get your vote on.
We were pleasantly surprised to receive an email from Jessica Swesey of Inman News inviting Sellsius° to be a speaker at the 2007 Inman Real Estate Connect in New York City. This Inman Connect is a not to be missed Conference. All the big names in real estate will be there. So should you. While you're at the Connect, make room in your schedule to hear this fine panel of bloggers pontificate on all matters blogworthy. The Moderator for our panel will be Lockhart Steele of Curbed fame. Bring your camera and recorder for it looks to be an exciting (6 comments)
It is the duty of the entire real estate community...to guard consumers from hoaxers, con-men and frauds....If we are silent when confronted with the public's gullibility toward the Zillow.com fraud, we are complicit in that harm. (Greg Swann, from Tell the world: Zillow.com is bunk)
Being a lone blogger can be very tough. It's not fun talking to yourself. Having a partner to brainstorm with can lead to some great ideas. Do you have a partner? Should you? Continue Reading here. (4 comments)
Boo! We're back. Some of you may have noticed that we have not written a single post or commented anywhere in the blogosphere for the last 7 days. Why? That's a good question. Are we crazy? Some may think so. Unfortunately, we're not. Well maybe just a little. Being the blogoholics that we are, we were bouncing ideas off each other for a post and we thought, what if? What if we didn't answer our emails, post anything or comment anywhere for a week? Would anyone notice? Would anyone miss us? Would we be able to restrain ourselves? Arggghhh! Has (33 comments)
real estate: Town Names: Sounds Like A Nice Place To Live
- 10/24/06 02:27 PM
What's in a name? We had a visitor from Niceville, Florida and thought, that sounds like a nice place to live. So we searched for some more interesting town names. And here's what we found. Do you have any others? Niceville, Florida Pleasantville, Wisconsin Paradise, California Hell, Michigan Kill Devil Hills, NC North Pole, Alaska Santa Claus, Indiana Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey Dog Village, U.K. Cow Head, Newfoundland Chicken, Alaska Deadhorse, Alaska Why, Arizona ZZyzx, California Soso, Mississippi Bland County, Virginia Boring, Oregon Truth or Consequences, New Mexico Normal, Illinois Peculiar, Missouri Oddville, Kentucky Looneyville, Texas Nothing, Arizona Nowhere, Oklahoma Uncertain, (13 comments)
Since Allan Dalton of Realtor.com chastised Zillow, there has been a flurry of posts and comments about how Realtor.com may not be serving NAR members effectively. Here are 10 of the top complaints we found: Not a consumer friendly site. Listings lack details and contact information Lead Capture - requiring consumers to submit personal information Charging extra for enhanced listings Charging extra for leads Charging extra for featured listings Read the rest of the post here (23 comments)
real estate: Realtor.com vs. Zillow.com: Realtor's Allan Dalton Calls Zillow Carnival Act
- 10/19/06 03:18 PM
Hot off the presses! Realtor.com President Allan Dalton had some harsh words to say about Zillow, according to a report in OCRegister.com. According to reporter Jeff Collins: "Allan Dalton bitterly criticized Zillow.com, likening the site's trademark Zestimates of home values to a carnival weight and age guesser." Could this have been the inspiration for Zillow's Carnival of Real Estate?
We would love to listen to a podcast or actually see the video of this heated panel discussion between LLoyd Frink of Zillow and Allan Dalton of Realtor.com. Inman Real Estate blog compared the dicussion to a Jerry Springer show episode. I wonder (28 comments)
real estate: I'm the Buyer Goddammit!
- 08/25/06 08:21 AM
As a Buyer, I want: 1. To view the freshest listings available. 2. To search efficiently - I not do want to look for a "needle in a haystack" 3. To view listings without giving anyone my personal information. 4. The listings to have the most information about the property as possible. 5. To see as many pictures of the property as possible. 6. To know the recent comparable sales. 7. To know how many days it has been on the market. 8. To see the property on a map. 9. To learn more information about the neighborhood & school district. (2 comments)
real estate: I'm the Seller Goddammit!
- 08/25/06 08:18 AM
As a Seller, I want: 1. To sell my Real Estate. 2. To sell it for the highest price possible. 3. It to sell in the shortest amount of time. 4. The transaction to go as smoothly as possibe. 5. My listing to be exposed to the widest audience. 6. No restrictions on how or where my listing is advertised. 7. To easily find the best real estate agent to represent my best interests. 8. To correctly set my listing price from the beginning. 9. To know my rights and options from the beginning so I can make informed decisions. 10. (0 comments)