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Takeout real estate

By Inman News, Tuesday, September 15, 2009.

Wireless apps empower on-the-go agents: New mobile-phone applications tailored for real estate are moving beyond for-sale property searches and into areas once reserved for personal computers, such as lead generation and management, market research and analysis, and customer relationship management. As is often the case in the fast-moving world of technology, yesterday’s dazzling breakthrough — the ability to access listings on the go using a mobile phone — is becoming the norm. Now consumers and real estate professionals are demanding more. more...

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Insider's Guide to Real Estate Connect

By Inman News, Wednesday, August 12, 2009.

A collection of Inman News stories from Real Estate Connect SF '09

From the ever-humble Craig Newmark, whose simple e-mail list exploded into a global network of online community sites, to Alfred Lin, chief operating officer at Zappos.com, a customer service-centric company that Amazon.com has agreed to buy for about $847 million, the latest Real Estate Connect conference showcased businesses, strategies and technologies that are all the rage even in these times of economic hardship.

The conference included vigorous discussions about online marketing, social media, search-engine optimization, lead generation, the future role of multiple listing services, mobile applications, and big vs. small and alternative vs. traditional real estate brokerages, among other pressing industry topics. ... more...

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Teaming up for real estate success

By Inman News, Wednesday, April 29, 2009.

Real estate agents can specialize in tasks best suited to their skill set and extend their reach by becoming team players. There are many models for real estate teams -- some use a blend of agents and non-agents to serve clients, and there are also a range of commission-sharing models.

In this special report, Inman News highlights agent team strategies and success stories. more...

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Real estate without walls

By Inman News, Wednesday, March 11, 2009.

Today’s real estate office can be a car, a coffee shop or most any location within reach of a signal tower or Wi-Fi hot spot.

Internet-capable handheld devices are deploying typical office functions in the field, allowing real estate professionals to be increasingly less reliant on a brick-and-mortar brokerage building. more...

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New views on real estate compensation

By Inman News, Thursday, February 12, 2009.

The debate just won't go away. Do mainstream compensation practices in the real estate industry benefit consumers? Do consumers know enough to care? And should they care?

Will the real estate industry overhaul its traditional compensation structure, which is based on a percentage of a home's selling price? more...

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Roadmap to Recovery Top 10

By Inman News, Thursday, February 5, 2009.

In November, Inman News and our readers embarked on the Roadmap to Recovery, a future-focused editorial project that seeks a path forward for the real estate industry as it navigates through the rubble of this economic downturn.

As a part of this project we invited readers to contribute essays, respond to specific questions about the industry’s future, engage in community discussions, and participate in two surveys (a Roadmap to Recovery survey and a Future of Real Estate Commissions survey). more...

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Wine, Web 2.0, Financial Woes and the Future

By Inman News, Thursday, January 15, 2009.

The 2009 Real Estate Connect conference, held Jan. 7-9 in New York City, featured a wine and Web 2.0 expert; the economist behind the Case-Shiller home-price indices and author of "Irrational Exuberance"; the man behind the global empire of community sites that is craigslist; the top economist for the National Association of Realtors; and a New York Times financial news reporter, among other industry luminaries. ... more...

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2008: The Year of the Bailout

By Inman News, Thursday, December 18, 2008.

2008 was an unforgettable year for the real estate industry, and one that many industry professionals would not care to repeat in their lifetime. The federal government engaged in a series of incredible actions in an effort to stave off an economic collapse ... more...

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Web Analytics Hit Real Estate

By Inman News, Thursday, November 6, 2008.

Getting visitors to your real estate Web sites represents just a sliver of the challenge in building your online presence. Understanding who they are, where they are coming from, what they are doing once they get there, and how to serve them better is vital, too.

In this three-part series, originally published in September, Inman News takes a look at how real estate professionals can use Web analytics tools to cater to a massive online audience and to learn from their behavior and adapt to it. more...

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25 Most Influential Bloggers: 2008

By Inman News, Wednesday, October 29, 2008.

There is a busy field of bloggers in the real estate industry, and some clear standouts who have built a loyal following. This annual list of most influential real estate bloggers recognizes those bloggers who are well-known, well-read and have a knack for stirring up discussion and debate on important, timely and relevant topics for the industry. In addition to this list of 25 bloggers, we provide a handful of notables who are also stirring up the blogosphere. more...

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