Social Media
Give a Realtor a Personal Referral and with Social Media He Will Sell the World
Give a Realtor a personal referral and with social media he will sell the world. Play on the Archimedes quote “Give me a place to stand on, and I will move the Earth”. Archimedes was talking about a lever. The new leverage today is social media standing on the internet. Facebook, Twitter and Google+ give…
Read MoreChattanooga Real Estate Reflects National Trends
Chattanooga real estate reflects national trends. Chattanooga is like many mid-western tertiary markets. We do not see the big booms or the steep falls that coastal or some primary markets tend to experience. Chattanooga is a mirror of the national economy. Chattanooga home sales under $100,000 fell in 2013. The national first time home owner…
Read MoreReal Estate Brokerage Model Will Change To Accommodate Trust and Service
Real estate brokerage model will change to accommodate trust and service. Serving home buyers and sellers with trustworthy service will be a generous business for years to come. How Realtors and brokerage firms get paid will most likely change. Change is being driven by the human need for honest communication and is being facilitated by…
Read MorePeople Connection Drives Real Estate Technology Change
People connection drives real estate technology change. The devices are faster, brighter, and upgrades rain down faster than a summer shower. All the rain is washing into creeks of social media, tablets, smartphones, and laptops. The river of technology is wide and moving pretty quickly. All of the waters of tech flow straight into the…
Read MoreSell your home with video
Sell your home with video. Video tells a story. The story can take you on a journey. The trip should engage your senses and curiosity to cause you to explore the question “Can I see myself living here?” The purpose of the video below is to help the viewer understand the neighborhood and then tell…
Read MoreFoosball, Zillow and Trulia are not of the devil
Foosball, Trulia and Zillow are not of the devil. The post title is a play on the quote from Mama in the 1998 movie “The Waterboy”. (Don’t worry if you did not catch the quote, it is one of Adam Sandler’s intellectual type flicks) {Telling on my movie taste here: if Adam Sandler or Jackie…
Read MoreWhy is @GaryVee (Gary Vaynerchuck) ?
Gary Vaynerchuk is an entrepreneur. He built a $70 million dollar wine mail order business from his family’s $3 million dollar liquor store. He did this using a daily internet show, and Twitter. The story of this exploit is told in a New York Times’ Bestseller Crush It. Crush It is a great read, as…
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