It’s easy to make these mistakes while using Facebook, but that doesn’t mean you should make them! Facebook can be one of the most useful tools in a real estate agent’s marketing apparatus, but there are definite mistakes that

Zillow opts not to renew ListHub contract and implements plan to secure direct feeds to local MLSs. Creative Commons: Casito, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Archery_target.jpg Who holds of the gauntlet, Zillow, Trulia or realtor.com? “The Big Three,” they are called, and for good

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate is offering real estate professionals with an open forum to share their ideas on various topics through a radically different collaboration platform, Idea Shed. With the recent launch of Idea Shed, real estate professionals

Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) announced today that the company will no longer be offering access to Walk Score in connectMLS and MRED’s Share My Listings (SMyL) widget. Walk score is a private company that provides walkability services and

Move, Inc., the company that oversees NAR’s realtor.com website, has filed a lawsuit against Curt Beardsley, a former VP of product marketing who, earlier this year, left Move for a new position at competing syndication site Zillow. This marks the

Real estate syndication company Zillow has found itself in hot water over sexual harassment allegations from a former employee. A former employee of real estate syndication firm Zillow has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the company, alleging that

The manner in which prospective homebuyers search for residences suggests very interesting things about the housing market. About a month ago, we reported on what has been a radical upheaval to how real estate functions: 43 percent of homebuyers

President Obama came out in support of net neutrality this week, and his proposals could be instrumental in protecting the Internet – and your business. Advocates for net neutrality received a huge vote of confidence this week from President

Second Century Ventures’ REach Accelerator hosted a leadership panel and technology demonstration at the National Association of Realtor’s Annual Conference, featuring top executives from many of the world’s leading real estate firms: Steve Berkowitz, CEO, Move Inc. Gino Blefari, incoming CEO,

There’s a new player in the real estate data town, and it’s coming with substantial offerings. Google is poised to make a bold introduction into the real estate data sphere with “Nowcast,” an exclusive report that it will issue

The Chicago Association of Realtors (CAR) and WikiRealty recently signed an agreement to enhance the exchange of real estate knowledge in Chicagoland. WikiRealty is filling a critical gap in the real estate ecosystem by providing a uniquely useful platform to everyone

The manner in which prospective homebuyers locate their new residences has changed quite a bit in just 10 years time. The year was 2004, and real estate agents and yard signs were the prevailing method for consumers to find

First it was Zillow’s acquisition of Trulia, and now News Corp has thrown its hat in the ring in acquiring Move, Inc. In a fairly volcanic move into the real estate syndication business, News Corp – the massive media

In the ever-competitive real estate industry, agents are anxious to incorporate drone photography as a marketing tool used to provide buyers with the best possible view of a property. Drones are unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) used exclusively for law

Victor Ciardelli, Guaranteed Rate founder and CEO, was named “CEO of the Year” at Illinois Technology Association’s 15th annual CityLights Awards. ITA’s annual CityLights Awards ceremony was held at Morgan Manufacturing in Chicago’s West Loop with more than 600

Big data – the grand democratization of statistics and information that the Internet made possible – has ushered in substantial changes to many an industry, and real estate is no exception. Today, real estate is more focused on data