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The great recession that hit the world in 2008 plunged real estate sectors into their worst slump ever. Dubai real estate, for instance, was one of the best real estate markets in the world before 2008, but the region has been performing poorly since. The lack of buyers in the market and glut of supply brought on rock bottom prices which experts foresee as ongoing for some time.
As a real estate professional, you are a unique individual. On one hand you’re selling a product – a home – but in reality, at the end of the day, what you are selling is yourself. Your business, and more importantly, your reputation, should be built on trust. One very efficient and cost effective way [...]
Individuals looking for a home vary in the tools they use, however the vast majority of them use the internet for their searches. According to the 2010 NAR Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, the internet accounts for 74% of home searches and real estate agents account for another large share – 69%. Traditional advertising [...]
Back on the trail of North America’s realtor engagement of the web, we landed in Vancouver today. And, like her sisters to the South, it appears Vancouver is severely lacking in online savvy and real estate engagement.
Across the US this weekend real estate agents will be staging open houses within their local communities as part of the 2011 REALTOR Nationwide Open House Event, which attempts to highlight the advantages of home ownership. Altogether, around 250 local real estate associations spread across 300 US states will take part in the event, [...]
Google is hoping that people will be able to employ its Android operating system for a whole lot more than just their tablet and mobile devices. Last week, at the Google conference for developers held in San Francisco, the internet giants showcased their vision of the future – a future where you can use your [...]
Is a little of the old elbow grease needed to sell a home? Maybe so, at least according to a recent survey, which shows that selling a home “as is” can be a big turn off for buyers. The study by Coldwell Banker found that 87% of first-timers don’t want to put in a lot [...]
While real estate markets are rebounding, the uncertainty surrounding it certainly hasn’t, at least not in the minds of most potential buyers.
Popular real estate search and valuation website Zillow today announced its acquisition of the Postlets listing syndication platform. Postlets is a unique tool that allows users to distribute property listings and promote real estate for sale to 13 different social media and real estate websites for free, including Zillow itself, Yahoo Real Estate, Trulia, Twitter, Facebook and more.
