Real Estate, Marketing, Software

Well, I have some bad news.  We didn’t get the house we were dreaming about.  The worst part is trying to explain to people what happened when things don’t work out. We had made our offer subject to financing, which is a condition that is included in almost every offer I am sure.  Remember, we had [...]

I just finished reading an article in the latest edition of the FrogPond.com newsletter that started with the headline “Social Networks and Blogs Now More Popular than Personal e-Mail”.  Another headline published by RISMedia this weekend stated “48% of Americans Active on Social Networking Sites”.  And finally, now there is a Social Media Marketing Institute [...]

I was going through Google Reader last Thursday when I came across a new post from the always enlightening 1000Watt blog titled, “The End of The Real Estate Story?” and which aims to answer that very question. The argument of the post is that right now in 2009, the deluge of data available to consumers [...]

For the second installment of the RETG series, I wanted to look at the process generally known as niche marketing.  You’re probably wondering what place a concept like niche marketing has in a “technology guide”?  Quite simply, the reason derives from the impact web design has had on this aspect of real estate. Web presence [...]

If you’ve been following my journey through the home buying process then you know we have found our dream home.  Now it’s time to put an offer in.  That means paperwork.  Luckily, we didn’t really have to fill much paperwork out, we just had to read it over and sign it. When we decided to [...]

It may not come as a surprise if you have read any of my previous posts, but I a big fan of web applications; specifically those which you can use to help you be more productive, set yourself apart from the crowd, or provide your customers with useful information.  I also happen to be a [...]