Comments on: Real Estate 2.0: The Future of Buying and Selling Houses

By: Ken Jansen

Ken Jansen — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:56:12 +0000

I think the webisodes are a great idea. My only concern would be how to make sure you are not violating the spirit of fair housing depending on who your ‘actors’ are. What do you think?

By: Dubai Real Estate

Dubai Real Estate — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:18:20 +0000

I agree. Dubai property will boom again now that after Burj Khalifa is already open.

By: dubai marina apartments

dubai marina apartments — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:01:35 +0000

Well if you ask me Dubai will bounce back strongly because huge foreign Investment is involved there.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:59:37 +0000

Hi,
The post is really good and I really like the comments as well.
I’m planning on develop a new web tool or even a new feature that would provide a better user experience for those looking for properties online. Any suggestions/ideas? Please help! I have only 6 months left.
Thanks.

By: real estate philippines

real estate philippines — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:01:15 +0000

Hello Ann,
Great post you have here.. using web tools will greatly help my real estate thing.. thanks a lot!.
-david

By: Real Estate Channel

Real Estate Channel — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 23:24:03 +0000

Great post! We are also trying to create a new experience for researching and buying realestate. Check out our website http://www.realestatechannel.ca We will be National in a month or so.

By: fuzzel

fuzzel — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:02:35 +0000

Check out our site, we are trying a new style of Property videos, mainly high end stuff, but I like the project anyhow.
http://www.peachfilm.com

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By: Payton

Payton — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:35:20 +0000

Forget “new media”, real estate agents are too lazy to take advantage of the tools at their disposal now. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gone online and clicked on a listing only to find that there are no pictures. Or maybe one picture of the front of the house.
Or condo listings that show a picture of the pool and common areas but no interior pictures. Until agents get hungry and start having to work for their money, who cares what media is available when they’re too lazy to use them.

By: apella

apella — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 03:31:04 +0000

I agree with you on the platform for real estate professionals to be an authority and show trustworthiness.
Table Talk With Apella is a blog with the goal to be a resource. You can find links to news and blogs throughout the nation related to real estate and business.
I Think that this is where the true change will come from, a national and even global market that over laps the local markets where the consumer will be able to follow both better and see how they relate. Real estate has not enjoyed the same kind of media as say the financial markets and Wall Street and now there are the tools to do that.
In regards to real estate and media, it is nice to see more real estate related video with some becoming series like such as flippernation. These videos take the shape of news, listing or services being offered, humor and other more traditional video programming TV or other.
It will be interesting to see how this develops and is great to be in an industry while it is at a new a crossroad for communications that may not have been seen in an industry since the barcode.

By: Jon Foster

Jon Foster — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:47:32 +0000

Hey Ann:
The important story about recent real estate has been those shoddy mortgage companies who have been underwriting substandard loans and packaging them off to be sold in the marketplace. These creeps have been folding their tents and slipping away…. leaving an overpriced and oversold market. POP !!!
Just like the stock market swindlers, classic pump and dump. How come I don’t see enough of these stories? Guess when the bubble breaks and we slide into a recession, the end of this year?
PS Don’t expect the Fed to write that article …..

By: Mike Mohan

Mike Mohan — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:57:49 +0000

The missing part of this discussion is all the legal issues facing the real estate industry and the protectionist state laws that are being challenged by the federal government and others. Here in Michigan the trade practices by multiple Listing Serviuces are being challenged for failure to remove exclusionary practices relating to fair trade. As this shakes out, as it has in many other industries, the laws in Michigan prevent the use of tools and information at the heart of many new marketing tactics. But, wow what a flood the industry will face when the playing field opens up.

By: Ann Handley

Ann Handley — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 13:42:19 +0000

Thanks for the link, Curt. Blockshopper is specific to Chicago only, I think? But yes — it’s another good example.
The Chicago Tribune piece I referenced was about The Donovan video as a marketing tool — not about “real estate 2.0″ buying and selling tools in general.

By: Curt Mercadante

Curt Mercadante — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 13:34:18 +0000

I’m surprised you didn’t also (and surprised, since the Chicago Tribune featured this site a few weeks ago, that the reporter didn’t mention it) mention http://www.Blockshopper.com.

By: Manisha

Manisha — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 07:40:12 +0000

Great Post. This trend is definitely here to stay. http://www.atonePlace.com is another company that aims at leveraging technology to enrich our real estate buying experience.

By: Javier Marti

Javier Marti — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:50:45 +0000

Hi.
I am the founder of Trendirama.com, a community of online amateur writers. We write about the future of everything. I would like to invite you to write an article on our website, perhaps based on what you are mentioning here. Maybe you can write “The future of Real Estaten in the US”? It is up to you, you choose the subject.
You would get a link back when you link to your own article, if you wish.
You can even re-use some of what you’ve written here, in the last part of the article, “your view and comments”. That would save you time and still be interesting for readers.
Look forward to hearing from you
Best regards
Javier Marti
http://www.trendirama.com

By: Joel Burslem

Joel Burslem — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 23:27:09 +0000

You’re bang on Ann. The real estate is in the midst of a real shakeup. Everything from the way Realtors market themselves to the way properties are marketed online.
It’s definitely an interesting time.

By: Ann Handley

Ann Handley — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:39:13 +0000

Peter — Google Base…right! I don’t know of anything like Movoto outside of SF.
Nedra — Great idea to put up a blog! One Boston seller actually took bids on her house and sold it via the Internet: http://107ocean.com/

By: Nedra Weinreich

Nedra Weinreich — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:37:57 +0000

And social media also makes it easier for people who are trying to sell their homes without an agent. We are actually doing this right now, and I created a blog to promote the house, which has received quite a number of views. Soon I think we will see the brokers removed from the picture of home selling/buying, except as advisors in the contractual process.

By: Pete

Pete — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:59:03 +0000

Don’t forget Google Base – real estate listings are starting to pop up on the site, much to the chagrin of MLS. Craigslist has a good following in some markets as well.
And in the SF area, there’s also Movoto.
Speaking of which – do any readers have a recommendation on a Movoto-like tool for Boston?