Tales from the Techside

In a recent meeting with the guys from CRT, Mark Lesswing explained to my boss and several other key people in the local market about developments in the RETS standard and a recent decision by some of the biggest 3rd party data aggregators to agree upon a data sharing standard. Loosely named GTZY (or GITZY […]

The National Association of REALTORS® put out a provocative new website last week. http://www.housingmarketfacts.com/.
I will address the ‘bad’ first.
It is barely a ’site,’ and can much more accurately be described as a launch page with a few paragraphs of new content and then a number of links to existing NAR services through their […]

Sometimes I like to check out new real estate business models and occasionally when one catches my eye I will share it here. This is not meant to be an endorsement of a service just that I found the concept interesting and I believe it may have a broader appeal.
Pedal To Properties has come up […]

Imagine my surprise when I logged into my dashboard and found a new incoming link from the BloodhoundBlog recognizing my post last night on Mobile Access to MLS data as being worthy of being listed with the nominees for an Odysseus medal. Looking at the quality of the blogs that my blog was ranked with […]

This blog is designed to fill two roles first is an informative role where I will give my perspective on tools, services, and issues that are facing the Real Estate profession. The second role is where I ask for feedback and input from the community. This post fills the second role so I would appreciate […]

Michael Seguin has written a couple of awesome articles on Search Engine Marketing and Search Engine Optimization. I thought I would toss this little nuts and bolts guide in the mix for anyone who was interested in doing some quick and easy SEO.
There are a couple of elements that if correctly optimized can make sure […]

Michael Wurzer over at FBS Blog has asked for feedback regarding the statement of principles by the CAR MLS working group.
I will try to provide my perspective on the principles they produced and I hope that each of my readers will do the same if not on this blog then on the wiki or if […]

Jim Duncan over at the RealCentralVa blog has written a post that follows thread of conversation that Michael over FBS Blog began, Brian at Geekestate continued. I am glad to hear that at the national level there is serious consideration given to the concerns and ideas that have been raised by Brian and others in […]

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A few days ago Brian Wilson over at the Geek Estate Blog posted an excellent article about Listing Syndication, this prompted me to write a post about Data Standardization because in my crazy way of viewing the universe they are interrelated. What I would like to examine now is the broad syndication […]

Brian Wilson over at the Geek Estate Blog has posted an excellent article about Data Standardization Listing Syndication. I would encourage everyone to take a few minutes and read it. Brian raises some very valid points and while I don’t agree with them all I do acknowledge his view.
Personally I believe this is exactly the […]