In a move designed to target the increasing power of social media (and obviously to move away from the expense and effort of other forms of online marketing, Roost announced on their blog today that they would focus 100% of their efforts on their social media technologies.According to this blog post:"But in talking to hundreds of individual REALTORS®, we came to an powerful realization: The vast majority of agents still get 80%+ of their business via word-of-mouth referrals.Even after all … [Read more...]
Memphis Broker forms Independent MidSouth MLS and Mid South Real Estate Board
October 6, 2010 By 3 Comments
As Inman news reported this morning, Memphis area real estate broker Larry Mayall (after a long legal battle with MAAR) has opened his own MLS and Association, the Mid South Real Estate Board and MidSouthMLS. This new association is independant of NAR. This raises some interesting questions about the future of MLS's in these tough times.Is consolidation of these associations the answer? Is simply supplanting them with Independent Boards the answer? It remains unclear. There are many issues to … [Read more...]
Yardi buys Point2
October 2, 2010 By 1 Comment
Listings syndication engine Point2 has been purchased by Yardi, a Santa Barbara based real estate technology firm. This deal, announce September 30, follows the acquisition of ListHub's parent company by Move Inc. With each of these acquisitions, speculation grows as to how this impacts the Listings Syndication companies such as Zillow and Trulia.Yardi, who already recently aquired the listings portal PropertyShark.com now has ownership of Point2 and it seems they are well positioned as the … [Read more...]
NAR and MOVE, Inc reach new operating agreement
September 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
GLAR and Move, Inc announced that they have reached a new operating agreement and that both parties are pleased with it. That said, many of the details of the agreement still have not been released and are forthcoming. Here is the official press release.CAMPBELL, Calif., Sept 16, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ – The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) and Move, Inc. (Nasdaq: MOVE), the leader in online real estate, today announced recent discussions related to their 14-year … [Read more...]
Jane Pannier chosen as acting President and CEO of REALTORS FCU.
August 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Tom Glatt has decide to step down from his position at REALTORS® Federal Credit Union, and Jane Pannier Announced as New Acting President and Chief Executive Officer, it was announced. According to a statement released by Dale Stinton,“We wish Tom well in his desire to relocate to New Jersey where his wife, Diane, has just assumed a great CEO opportunity herself. In two very short years Tom grew our fledgling enterprise to over $70mm in assets, making it one of the fastest growing credit … [Read more...]
Who is your website for?
April 8, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Who is your website for? Kelly Koehler looks at rebuilding or remodelling websites and considers how information should be best presented to the consumer.Universal Soldier: The Return release The Holy Mountain release … [Read more...]
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