Yearly archives: 2009

NAR Aquires Technology to Create Nationwide Property Database

The National Association of Realtors® has acquired technology to create a database of all properties in the U.S. so Realtors® can better assist consumers in a high-tech, fast-paced business world.

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Google Maps Real Estate Data Adds Pressure to Zillow

Google maps added new features with things like brand new high-resolution Street View imagery or detailed map data. Google made it easier to find real estate listings.

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Animoto for Real Estate Launches to Give Brokers and Agents Powerful Video Creation and Marketing Tools

The new site showcases the numerous ways Animoto helps real estate agents and brokers effortlessly create stunning videos to promote and market properties within minutes.

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Commercial Real Estate Developers and Brokers Thrive Online During Tough Economic Times

The economy may not offer ideal conditions for sellers in the real estate market at the moment, but a bright spot does exist. Firms like inMotion Real Estate Media (www.inMotionRealEstate.com) are helping commercial developers and real estate brokers make more sales by taking advantage of the efficiency and affordability of Internet marketing. Few industries have [...]

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Foreclosure.com Traffic Grows Along with Homebuyer Interest in Once in a Lifetime Real Estate Deals

Foreclosure.com announced that its Web site traffic has increased more than 30 percent since this same time period last year because of the increased interest among prospective buyers in distressed real estate, including pre-foreclosure, foreclosure, short sale and other amazing deals. Historically low home prices, as well as interest rates, and the recently-signed American Recovery [...]

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Coldwell Banker Launches Real Estate Application for Microsoft Surface

Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC today announced the launch of their customized real estate application developed for Microsoft Surface™, unveiled at the Coldwell Banker® International Business Conference being held this week in San Antonio, Texas. It’s new Microsoft Surface home search application allows users to interact with home listings, mapping and other www.coldwellbanker.com features in [...]

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Jott For Realtors - Capture Your Voice, Turn it Into Text

Jott makes sure you stay on top of everything. With a simple phone call to 866-JOTT-123, you can capture notes, set reminders and calendar appointments, stay in touch with friends and family, and interact with your favorite web sites and services – all with your voice! Jott can even transcribe your voicemail. Simply call Jott [...]

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Technology's Effect on Commercial Real Estate in a Recession

By: Dominic Mazzone, Managing Partner, Regent Global Funds Though there seems to be an endless supply of other shoes to drop into the current economic chasm, there seems to be a general consensus that commercial real estate is going to take a significant hit. The shoe that could end up kicking commercial real estate down [...]

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Blackberry Bold versus iPhone for Real Estate

REtechy chooses post topics from the many emails we get from readers like you. Here is a question we received yesterday from Brandon Harris. I have AT&T wireless service and I am about to purchase a new phone. Until I came to this site I was set on purchasing the Blackberry bold for it’s push [...]