Author Archives: Chris de Jong
Point2 Report: Where Are International Buyers Looking For Property?

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

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
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 [...]
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

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Point2 2011 Q4 Report: Where Are International Buyers Looking For Property?
Marketing To The Google Generation