If the government would remove its influence from the real estate market, the market would adjust according to the laws of supply and demand. This I believe. This would mean that lenders who were reckless with lending practices would suffer for their Read More...

We hear a lot about the new generation of homebuyers - the do-it-your-selfers, social networkers, internet savvy, information hungry, quick and nimble – and how we are to market this new breed of homebuyers. I agree that real estate is changing as far Read More...

Below is an example of a comment becoming all too common on Zillow. “Actually the real investors in Re are hurting big time due to lack of capital and dropping rents! These clowns are just realtors, drop outs from College and their frat houses! They cant Read More...

Through my years interacting with different groups on the internet I’ve found that politics infects everything. Even the real estate sites I’ve visited lately are more about the participant’s politics than about taking an objective look at the real estate Read More...

So far my ad has been shown 514 times but no clicks. It's inexpensive -- 10,000 showings for $100.00. I have had about 12 visitors who must have come through the discussions. But Zillow doesn't have data for my area, so I'm not sure if it has caught on Read More...

I have been following for quite a while all the blog talk and such regarding vertical search, especially as it relates to the specialty of real estate. I still think it's highly unlikely vertical search will do much but supplement Google and Yahoo. A Read More...

Lately I've been showing properties in gated communties. I'm not one who finds anything wrong with gated communities. If people who can afford it choose the security and peace of mind a gated community offers, then more power to them. However, these communities Read More...