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Social Media in Plain English by CommonCraft

“What is Social Media?” Once again, CommonCraft has put a new concept into plain English. Other related posts: Do You Know How to Twitter? What is a blog – in plain English

“If you learn it, you will love it”

Rich Dvorak, from the John Hall & Associates Scottsdale Office shared this quote with us at the Scottsdale Area Association of REALTORS® MLS committee meeting earlier this week.  It was a perfect comment, and one he told us he’s been sharing with others around the valley.  It seems that his quote is now becoming the new FlexMLS call to…

Real Estate Blogging Survey Results – Is it really worth your time to blog?

While at the RE Barcamp in San Francisco, I attended a presentation by the Center for Real Estate & Social Media (CREST), from the Virginia Association of REALTORS®, where Ben Martin presented findings from the group’s first annual blogging survey. Most of the respondents were real estate agents, using the WordPress platform.  Average experience blogging was about a year.  The longer an agent…

Why should I care about social media?

Trying to get to my first Inman Connect conference in San Francisco was just a bit challenging.  Cancelled flight. Couldn’t get to Oakland, so ended up getting shipped to San Jose. Sitting on the runway, hoping the plane would actually take off.  Time for one last text message. Bus. Train. Taxi.  Eleven hours in transit,…

Insights on Social Media

pkitano @drubloomfield @irenehammond Hi! I’ll be in PHX Camelback Rd all Thursday afternoon, would love to meet up w/ you (thx to @phoenixreguy) 07:10 PM June 17, 2008 from twhirl in reply to drubloomfield Earlier this week, I had the good fortune to receive an invitation (above) to attend a seminar by Pat Kitano on Social…

Help consumers see the opportunities in today’s market

REALTOR®

Are you aware that NAR provides members with a  PowerPoint Presentation for you to show to consumers to convey the opportunities available in today’s housing market?  Placeholders are included for you to customize with your local market information. This would be ideal to show on your website or print and include in your listing presentations. Barbara…

NAR Housing Market Update

Welcome REALTORS

If you weren’t at the NAR MidYear Meetings last week in DC, you missed a great session. 2008 NAR President-Elect Charles McMillan and Chief Economist Lawrence Yun provided Midyear Legislative Meetings and Trade Expo attendees with news on the housing market and when we can expect a recovery. Watch the Midyear Housing Market Update Video…

More members earning designations

The National Association of REALTORS® say more than one third of all members now hold some type of professional designation, a number that is increasing despite the fall in the housing market. NAR said the number of members holding at least one professional designation increased by nearly 21,000 over the past year, reaching a total…

Russell Shaw has a new (blog) home

Russell Shaw has moved, and you will now find his blog posts at Agent Genius. 

East Valley Real Estate Bloggers Network

Just heard about this new real estate blogging / networking group in the East Valley. The Arizona East Valley Real Estate Bloggers Network, the brainchild of agent Candace Robinson (HomeSmart) is organizing its first blogging forum. The goal is to have a monthly get together for agents to come and learn more about creating an…