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According to Science Journal, the internet took over multichannel global communications almost instantaneously, transmitting one percent of information in 1993, 51 percent by 2000, and 97 percent by 2007.[1] The internet’s prominence in the real estate industry has a similar progression. The National Association of REALTORS® has tracked home buyers and sellers’ use of the… Continue Reading Internet & Real Estate Agents: Some Things Change, Others Remain the Same

Brandon Doyle By Brandon Doyle When it comes to pioneering a successful real estate business, the power of the open house is not to be underestimated. On one front, staging an open house appeases the seller and stirs up potential buyers. Beyond that, an open house is also a rare marketing opportunity where you and… Continue Reading 3 Surefire Ways to Make Your Open House Stand Out

This is the first post of a two-part series of papers on blockchains. Blockchains got a bad rap due to digital currency (Bitcoin), but can actually be quite useful in the real estate industry. They are simply another way to manage data. The first paper describes the technical difference between blockchains and traditional data management… Continue Reading Blockchains in Real Estate – Part 1

A couple of weeks ago, we asked our readers for their scariest experiences in the field, and the horrifying stories poured in. We ran a few of the most frightening, but we can’t get enough. Halloween is one of our favorite holidays, and to stay in the “spirit” as long as we can, we’ve decided… Continue Reading True Tales of Terror in Real Estate Part 2: The House Cleansed Itself of Its Evil Mojo

By Saghar Setareh, CoContest guest contributor How can you know the best style for staging a property? After all, you’ll need to satisfy home buyers’ various style tastes as well as make sure you’re showing the property in its best light. Thanks to the power of the Internet, we wanted to see just how much… Continue Reading View the Same Property Staged 3 Different Ways

Literature, technology, security, builds, recreations, clowns, libraries, and procrastination. How many roads must a man walk down, before you call him a Nobel Laureate? You’re never going to own Samsung Galaxy Note 7 now. Why do bad things happen to ostensibly good phones? Check out the packaging precautions for the safe return of these malfunctioning… Continue Reading What We’re Reading: October 10-14

The Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers has collected data since 1985 on the median tenure a seller has remained in their home and the expected tenure for home buyers since 2006. In 1985, the median tenure for sellers remaining in their home was five years, the lowest in since we started tracking the data… Continue Reading Tenure in Home Has Steadily Increased in Last 30 Years