An effective presentation here - and no sales pitch, which may add to it?
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The Future
Virtual Realty
This gimmick has some whiz-bang feel to it - hat tip to swm: SEATTLE – Kyle Chabot-Maltz "walked" on a tour through one of Seattle's newest high-rise condos Thursday. He checked out the tower's decks, the kitchens and bathrooms. The thing is, the tower, Luma, isn't...
Home Water Recycling
Thanks daytrip! http://www.cnbc.com/id/102691480 Imagine a home that could recycle two-thirds of the water it uses. No need to imagine. New technology to do just that was recently approved for use in drought-parched California, and the company behind it claims it...
More Real Estate Movies
Real estate videos are going Hollywood! They were asking $7 million for this one, but no takers: http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/7080-W-Mulholland-Dr-Los-Angeles-CA-90068/95599733_zpid/ This sold for $1,617,500 in March, 2014, and after some work it was relisted for...
Realtor.com Has New Ads
Are they using my name in vain? Zillow has 140 million unique users in March, and 103,415 agent advertisers - how 'bout you realtor.com? http://www.housingwire.com/articles/33871-realtorcom-launches-all-out-offensive-in-online-listings-war-with-zillow
More Crowdfunding for Real Estate
http://www.cnbc.com/id/102667711
National MLS and The Future
There has been a movement within the industry to create a broker-owned MLS to compete with Zillow/Trulia. I'm not sure they see it as competing with Zillow/Trulia - but that will be the eventual contest, unless they can co-exist. The cost to create and maintain such...
Living In A Garage
The reporters should go into more detail here, rather than leave the viewer hanging - for example, where's dad(s)? Hat tip to daytrip: http://abc7.com/realestate/single-mom-pays-$1000-a-month-to-live-in-converted-garage/544887/
More Shipping Containers
A new restaurant due to open in the US is claimed to be the largest in the country to be built using shipping containers. The Smoky Park Supper Club in Asheville, North Carolina, is constructed from 19 containers and was built by shipping container construction firm...
Real Estate Films
While the glossy high-end production of these real estate 'films' is undoubtedly good for attracting new business, this isn't really a tour of the house - it's just a teaser just to whet your whistle:...
