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Author Archives: Chris de Jong

Hey there! My name is Chris de Jong, and I am the Marketing Coordinator here at Point2. What that means is that I work with everyone here in our awesomely talented marketing department to make sure our efforts are delivered timely and effectively. I hold a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Saskatchewan, and in my spare time I love running and creating/playing music. If you would like, you can contact me on Twitter at @dejong

4 Tips to Drive More Traffic to Your IDX Search

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Every Realtor® wants more leads, but may not know how to get more leads.  When people are shopping for homes, what do they want to see? You got it, listings, lots and lots of listings. IDX gives you the ability to showcase all of the MLS listings on your site. Since people want to see [...]

Point2 Report: Where Are International Buyers Looking For Property?

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With a depressed US economy, there is no denying the fact that there just aren’t as many people searching for homes as there used to be. As domestic real estate activity has cooled, many real estate professionals have turned towards international buyers in order to drive their business forward. In turn, an exploding niche of real [...]

Listing Syndication: An Overview

Later this week The National Association of REALTORS® MLS Committee will receive the report and recommendation of the Presidential Advisory Group (PAG) at the annual meetings in Anaheim. To help sort out the issues, controversies, benefits, and fears surrounding Listing Syndication check out at this Slidecast presentation that was put together by Point2′s own Saul [...]

Three Easy Ways to Lead More Effective Meetings

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How engaging are your meetings? Are your participants actively engaged in your meeting or are they texting and playing games on their iPhones? If you would like to lead more effective meetings, here are three easy steps to follow: 1. Shift from being “I” or “me” focused to being “you” or “group focused” This is [...]

Introducing Point2 Property Manager

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As you might recall, almost one year ago Point2 was acquired by Yardi Systems. In addition to Point2, Yardi also acquired a swath of other talented real estate software companies such as Property Shark and VisualHomes at around the same time. One of these companies is, er, was DIY Real Estate Solutions – makers of some of the [...]

Stay Safe! Virus Stopping Tips & Tricks

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I’ll admit it; I’m a nerd.  A proud one.  I grew up with a computer—I can’t remember a time where there wasn’t a PC in my house.  Since most people in generations prior did not have this privilege, the rest of the nerds in my generation are quite familiar with fixing the computers of our [...]