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NAR Aquires Technology to Create Nationwide Property Database

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:29:13 +0000

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. The technology acquisition includes licensed data and secured data aggregation services from LPS Real Estate Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lender Processing Services Inc. (NYSE:LPS), [...]

Google Maps Real Estate Data Adds Pressure to Zillow

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:02:16 +0000

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. Now, you can simply select “Real Estate” from the ‘More’ button on the top right of any Google Map to discover listings. From there, it’s a simple [...]

Monmouth County Association of REALTORS® Taps Listing Syndication Trend with Point2 Technologies Solution

admin — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:55:52 +0000

Monmouth County Association of REALTORS® (MCAR), provider of the Monmouth/Ocean Multiple Listing Service (MOMLS) announced its partnership with Point2 Technologies which will provide property listing distribution to the industry’s largest syndication and re-syndication network of nearly 40 third party, high traffic websites and search engines, as well as over 260 newspaper websites, on a listing [...]

Online Real Estate leader Point2 Technologies Releases the “Real Estate Confidence Index” to Track Street-Level Real Estate Market Sentiment

admin — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:28:38 +0000

Index goes beyond data to capture a forward-looking view of the real estate market – from the people who know it best Point2 Technologies Inc., the largest independent provider of website and listing syndication solutions for the real estate industry, with users in over 100 countries on its platform, debuted the Real Estate Confidence Index today at [...]

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

admin — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:38:01 +0000

Animoto, the video creation platform that lets anyone quickly and easily create professional-quality videos from their own photos, music and text, today expands its commercial-use offerings by launching Animoto for Real Estate. The new site showcases the numerous ways Animoto helps real estate agents and brokers effortlessly create stunning videos to promote and market properties [...]

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

admin — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:06:58 +0000

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 been [...]

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

admin — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:01:23 +0000

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 and [...]

Coldwell Banker Launches Real Estate Application for Microsoft Surface

admin — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:29:33 +0000

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 [...]

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

admin — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:16:05 +0000

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 [...]

Technology’s Effect on Commercial Real Estate in a Recession

admin — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:18:05 +0000

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 further [...]