Realtors, Run Ahead of the Pack – Showcase Your Listings in 3D!



HTC EVO 3D

Imagine a prospective buyer’s reaction when you pull out your phone and suggest a virtual walk-through of your listings – in bright 3D color! Guaranteed, you will have their attention, and once you’ve piqued their curiosity, you’ve won half the battle. Now, agents can actually add such a tool to their arsenal, gaining a competitive [...]

Realtor.com Announces iPad App for Real Estate



Realtor.com iPad app

Today Move, Inc. released the official Realtor.com iPad app, providing real estate listings and search capabilities.  The app allows iPad users to harness the power of Realtor.com’s searching system, accessing the “largest and most accurate collection” of real estate property listings online. The iPad app is only the next in a long line of Realtor.com [...]

Gordon E. Inman Steps Down at Fifth Third



Fifth Third Bank Chairman Gordon E. Inman just announced he is stepping down from the post he held for almost seven years. Inman co-founded Franklin Financial which later merged with Cincinnati’s own Fifth Third Bank in 2004.

North Texas Sales Down – But Jobs Up



Bad news from Texas tells of the ninth consecutive monthly decline in North Texas single family home sales. Although prices have been up, the number of sales has been down by over 17 percent from last year’s total. Across the 29 county span of northern Texas, the industry continues to dive into a slump with no end in sight.

Stewart Lender Services Introduces FHA Qualification Package



Stewart Lender Services, in conjunction with Spectrum Field Services, announced the availability of a new qualification package for investors that provides them with a comprehensive analysis of loss recovery for REO assets.

6 Realtors Win Old Republic Home Warranty Contest



Old Republic

Old Republic Home Protection made six real estate professionals across the control very happy today, announcing they were the winners of the “Why I Use Home Warranties” contest. The rules required the contestants to explain in 150 words or less the “value they believe a home warranty brings to every real estate transaction.”

SPAM & Ham – Fine Lines of Online Marketing



College landing page testimonial

Tyler Casey seems like a nice kid. Without getting too personal here, let’s just say he is a young real estate professional with some drive and initiative. Case works for Jim Bishop & Associates Coldwell Banker in Pittsburg, Kansas, as well as venturing out with Casey-Bird Properties LLC, and his own Tyler Casey Realtor aspect.

Foreclosure Purchases Not Easy for Most Buyers



With over a million homes foreclosed in 2010, and the news reports of decreasing values and the deals to be made on foreclosed properties, why wouldn’t any owner-occupant home buyer want to get the best possible value? These and other questions are justifiable when so much confusion and doubt rules any market.

Scary Real Estate Math – How to Cope



The dizzying numbers surrounding the real estate market can be as daunting as the phones that don’t ring in this dismal market. Never the less, as professionals, we need to try and wrap our minds around what is happening in the industry. Today’s focus is on the leading edge of the market metrics.