Carlos Hernandez from www.touritnow.com did a 3D home tour of my new listing, using his Matterport camera. Here's how it turned out: http://www.touritnow.com/3d-model/7249-ocotillo-street/skinned/ This technology will be the next step in selling houses from afar - do...
Not only are retirees trying to downsize, but the kids are hanging around longer too. The excellent research by John Burns has put some numbers on the one obvious outcome - multi-generational living. Percentages in the 40s and higher are more than a blip - the vast...
Here is what agents who hate Zillow should fear the most - national television giving the CEO the floor, where he directs consumers to Zillow in order to select an agent based on their reviews. Spence is doing what everyone in the industry should be doing - educating...
Every association of realtors has a board of directors made up of volunteers - a handful of agents who, out of the goodness in their heart, feel like giving back to the community. Nobody is out to change the world, so you never hear much about them. But something went...
Since my Sandicor vs. Zillow post on Wednesday, I've had a few conversations with agents around town - including the guy who is the chair of the Sandicor committee charged with handling the negotiations with Zillow. Every opinion was similar to this comment left over...
It is a new year - let's review the latest whiz-bang internet sensations that are committed to replacing realtors as we know them! This website has the audacity of wanting to be FAIR to all parties: http://www.inman.com/2015/12/28/226477/ I doubt that sellers will...
Hat tip to daytrip for sending in this fascinating story on how the wealthy foreigners are buying real estate here - a quote from the article: “Ask a cop and they’ll tell you that 50 percent of their day dealing with the privileged is miserable,” Mr. Soboroff said....
The new 3D tours are becoming more popular, and it won't be long before we see these on most higher-end listings. Here is a company that is using one of the new Matterport cameras: http://www.touritnow.com/ We should get familiar with the format - because you can get...
Hat tip to CB Mark for sending this in from the nytimes.com - an excerpt: This year, Chinese families represented for the first time the largest group of overseas home buyers in the United States. Big spenders on new homes are helping prop up local economies in the...
Google is teaming up with Zillow to provide a mortgage platform for consumer shopping. How much longer before they do the same thing with realtors? A year? A month? Excerpts from HW article:...
