Author Archives: ctufts
NAR ’08 – exhibitionism

It’s been a great show here in Orlando. The traffic and vibe are substantially lower than they have been historically, but year-over-year is not really a fair comparison – when it comes to bringing in the grown-ups, the poor little mouse just can’t hold a candle to sin city. I always really enjoy walking the tradeshow [...]
NAR ’08 – welcome to the hap-hap-happiest place on earth

The Point2 crew has arrived in Orlando for the annual NAR REALTORS Conferece & Expo, and is descending upon the Rosen Plaza Hotel and the Orange County Convention Center: We’ve already had some great meetings, attended a couple of strong sessions, and are proudly showing off one of our new ‘toys’ – an application [...]
Grease is timeless; software design not so much

My two year old has been showing a tonne of interest in singing and dancing lately, so my wife put Grease on for her tonight. She was utterly transfixed. She loved Grease. Her level of excitement couldn’t have been higher if she had just discovered that she could fly, that there was in fact a fourth Doodlebop, or that she now [...]
How many weekends did Google just ruin?

http://www.google.com/chrome I’m having a bit of a love-in with Google Chrome right now. Of course, I’m coming at it from two different perspectives. 1. I’m enjoying Chrome as a run-of-the-mill web surfer, checking scores (winning), checking account balances (losing) and checking in with friends on Facebook (holding). 2. But from the other side . . [...]
Where do we go from here? MLS 5.0
I previously posted the Excecutive Summary of a white paper our CEO, Saul Klein, was preparing on the future of the MLS called MLS 5.0 The paper is now complete. It paints an insightful picture of where the MLS is, and where it (should be) going. Saul Klein’s MLS 5.0

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