From the monthly archives:

September 2007

5 Rules For Using Twitter

September 28, 2007

Lord help me, I’m on Twitter.
I’ll be quite honest with you, I wasn’t initially impressed with Twitter. It seemed kinda pointless to me. My opinion changed after I read an interview with Chris Brogan at Guy Kawasaki’s blog. Chris spoke about using Twitter as a way to engage in conversations, and keep [...]

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Charlottesville Real Estate to See More Accurate Days On Market Stats

September 27, 2007

I received a pleasant surprise this morning in the form of the new email newsletter from the Charlottesville Area Association of REALTORS. The newsletter contained the following announcement:
Beginning October 1, the MLS system will track Cumulative Days on Market (CDOM). CDOM is a count of the total time an address or parcel ID has [...]

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Why Your Answer to, “Are You on Facebook?” Will Determine the Fate of Your Business in 10 Years or Sooner

September 27, 2007

Brian Brady, contributing to the BloodhoundBlog, shared some information learned from a discussion about marketing to the Wired generation. The panel consisted of college students, and the discussion was moderated by Guy Kawasaki.
Everyone who reads this blog and works in the real estate profession should read, mark, and inwardly digest the information from Brian’s [...]

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Internet Real Estate Marketing Will Change the Industry

September 26, 2007

Check out this article in last week’s edition of the C-Ville Weekly regarding the Internet and its impact on the real estate industry.
In the article, I was quoted thusly:
Realtor and real estate blogger Daniel Rothamel says that while sellers listing their homes on MLS without a realtor do cut into some of the services he [...]

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The Anglin Family Needs Your Help

September 25, 2007

I have come to learn that the real estate blogging community is just that– a community. The community has suffered a tragic loss and could use your help.
The brother of real estate blogger Lani Anglin died in a tragic car accident. His family was injured as well. The blogging community has come [...]

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Agent 2.0– The Anti-Realtorsaurus

September 24, 2007

If you don’t want to work with a Realtorsaurus, who should you be looking for?
If you don’t want to be a Realtorsaurus, what should you be aspiring to?
Try Agent 2.0 .
Kelly Roark, a contributing author to one of my favorite blogs, the Future of Real Estate Marketing, gives us a definition.
I like it.
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Follow the Adventures of Chilton Treakle

September 22, 2007

Who the heck is Chilton Treakle?
Chilton is a friend and business associate of ours here at Strong Team REALTORS.  Currently, Chilton is romping through Europe, and he will be doing so for the next few weeks.
Because I know so many of you would probably welcome a distraction from the daily grind, check out the site [...]

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New Technology Will Make, and Break, Real Estate Careers

September 21, 2007

Remember the Realtorsaurus?
The Realtorsaurus is alive and well, I am afraid. I came face-to-face with this reality yesterday at a REALTOR ethics class that I attended. Many of the latest changes to the REALTOR Code of Ethics addressed the use of the Internet. In one such change, Standard of Practice 12-10 prohibits [...]

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Bail-Outs, Personal Accountability, and Getting Booed

September 20, 2007

Last week, I told you what I thought about government bail-outs for the real estate industry. Yesterday, the Fed stepped up and took action. What the Fed did was more of a band-aid than a bail-out.
Not to be upstaged, and since politicians are generally moved by their insatiable need to do something, the [...]

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The Fed Takes Action; and Why it Probaly Won’t Affect Your Real Estate Transaction

September 19, 2007

Remember my post from yesterday about Ben Bernanke and Judo Economics? Today, we got to see the plan in action as the Fed announced a 1/2-point reduction in the federal funds rate. Wall Street rejoiced. You can read the announcement from the Fed here. For additional coverage, check out USAToday and [...]

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