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Trulia Captures RETech South - Video Style
2008-04-02 15:15:00
Rudy Bachraty, the man behind the camera and Social Media Guru at Trulia, has an awesome video of the day at ReTech South . Give it a watch, it does capture the essense of the day and the participants.   Trulia.com behind the Scenes at ReTechSouth.com from rudy bachraty on Vimeo. Post from: The Real Estate Bloggers Trulia Captures RETech ...
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Centex Sells 8.500 Homes and Lots For A Loss (But Gets a Big Dividend)
2008-04-01 22:01:00
Centex cut it’s losses today on 8,500 properties that were in various stages of development. The joint venture that purchased them paid roughly 455 million dollars for the properties that were on the books for 528 million dollars. To me this is a smart move by Centex. First they got some cash for the properties. ...
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Copper Pipes and Other Parts Worth More Than Some Homes
2008-04-01 16:25:00
An interesting phenomenon is occurring in communities across the country. Like junk cars, the parts and pieces inside the home are worth more than the actual home itself. With the rise in commodity prices for copper and other metals to record highs, many homes in depressed real estate markets are being chopped up for parts ...
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Top 10 Riskiest Real Estate Markets In United States
2008-04-01 15:56:00
It is one thing to live in a market that is slow, but it is even worse when folks start telling everyone that it is one of the riskiest housing markets in America. I think the people in Detroit are resigned to the fact that they will lead any indicator of housing distress in the ...
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Mile-High Skyscaper Planned to Be Built in Saudi Arabia
2008-03-31 21:24:00
If you are a fan of big buildings expect to be thrilled because Prince al-Wahid bin Talal of Saudi Arabia is planning on building a tower that will stand a mile high into the sky. No, that is not a misprint. If you do not think that the 100 dollar barrels of oil are creating ...
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Detroit?s Housing Sales Up As Investors Buy Bulk Deals
2008-03-31 15:39:00
This is a phrase I never thought that I would read about housing, buying in bulk. But with Detroit is a cataclysmic housing free-fall that is now how the banks are selling their foreclosed upon homes. Not one at a time but in bulk often at prices in the twenty thousand range. So when you read ...
More About: Sales , Housing Bubble , Housing , Investors

Maggie Williams, Clinton Campaign Manager, Director of Bankrupt Subprime Le
2008-03-31 15:22:00
The tangled web of the housing market and politics is getting deeper. Hillary Clinton is proposing a 30 billion dollar bailout of the housing market. This obviously is a move to gain a populist edge in the coming election. Typical politics, nothing to see here, right? Well not so fast. Her campaign manager and chief adviser, ...
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HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson Qutting Position
2008-03-31 13:23:00
Alphonso Jackson , Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, is expected to resign his post as head of the Cabinet Department. The timing of this resignation is not a great indicator of how the White House and Congress are dealing with housing issues. There have been reports that one of the stumbling blocks is the relationship ...
More About: Housing Bubble , Foreclosure , Mortgage , Position

Wordpress 2.5 Is Out
2008-03-29 16:40:00
Lots of cool updates in it but I would still recommend not putting it on your main blog sites for a couple of days till things shake out and any bugs that are in it are found. Wordpress 2.5 Link (1.2 mb download) Tags: Wordpress+2.5 Post from: The Real Estate Bloggers Wordpress 2.5 Is Out

Top 10 Metropolitan Areas With Biggest Population Gain
2008-03-29 13:38:00
With all of the dire news on the real estate front, many areas are still growing hand over fist. Much of it is organic population growth but relocation also plays a big part. Dallas Fort Worth led the way in growth between July 1st, 2006 and July 1st, 2007. The city grew by over 162 ...
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Selling Real Estate in the YouTube World
2008-03-27 18:50:00
Participants: Matt Fagioli, DiamondDwellings.com Moderator Rudy Bachraty, Trulia.com Christian  Sterner, WelcomeMat.com Bob Stewart, ActiveRain.com Tony Grey, Vidlisting.com Tara Jones, AtlantaDwelling.tv   Session: The talk is about using video to sell homes. The need for quality production is an important part of the theme. An interesting interview by WelcomeMat that shows the power of a professional presentation and a testimonial. Fun video from AtlantaDwellings.tv. Tara is ...
More About: Youtube , Selling , World , Estate , Real Estate

RETech South - Widgets, Plug-Ins, and Tools
2008-03-27 18:50:00
Participants: Kevin Boer, Moderator,   3O ceansRealEstate.com Mark Warner, RealEspace.com Micheal Simonsen, AltosResearch.com Dustin Luther, 4realz.net Discussion: Widgets are easy to install is the opening salvo of the discussion. As Dustin said, if your webmaster is telling you that adding the widget is expensive, you probably need to get a new webmaster. Business Benefits of Widgets: Michael says the widgets will answer questions that people visiting ...
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RETech South - Been There, Blogged That; What?s Next
2008-03-27 15:40:00
Participants: Kevin Boer Moderator, 3 Oceans Real Estate Pat Kitano, Transparent RE Dustin Luther, 4Realz Rudy Bachraty, Trulia Jason Benesch. Real Estate Tomato John Washburn, Active Rain Carol Flammer, Flammer Relations   Session: Kevin Boer starts things off with Is blogging a waste of time? Great question for realtors. John Washburn is recommending that hyperlocal is the way to hit the market and become the top of  ...
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RETech South - The Dreaded SEO
2008-03-27 15:40:00
Participants: Kevin Boer Moderator, 3 Oceans Real Estate Jason Benesch. Real Estate Tomato Matt Dunlap, RealEspace.com Desiree Scales, Bella Web Design Bo Gilbert, MLC New Home Marketing Mary McKnight, RSS Pieces Session: Jason talks about how Google looks at content as a research paper. Layout of posts is very important. Matt gives an overview of SEO as a part of your total web strategy. ...
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At ReTech South Today
2008-03-27 13:01:00
If you are attending the conference, come over and say hello. Post from: The Real Estate Bloggers At ReTech South Today

Some Scary Trends in Housing Employment Statistics
2008-03-27 11:32:00
If you follow trends then these numbers illustrate how overblown the housing industry has been and the large the impact of the recent downturn has been on employment in the industry. Simply Hired has a very cool tool for trending job growth (or loss) in specific job categories. These numbers show the demand for specific jobs in ...
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Palm Beach Kimmel Mansion Sells For Over 75 Million Dollars
2008-03-26 19:31:00
Housing prices are dropping nationwide except if you are in the ultra expensive bracket, there the market is holding firm. The Kimmel Mansion on Palm Beach ’s Billionaire’s Row has sold for over 75 million dollars according to those close to the deal. Some of the new buyers neighbors include Netscape founder Jim Clark, rocker Rod Stewart, ...
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Mortgages and Foreclosures, The Next Political Pinball
2008-03-26 14:55:00
Folks, if my political prognosticating hat is on correctly, our real estate industry is going to be front and center in the 2008 Presidential Race. The New York Times, the paper of record and the barometer for how the media covers things, has 2 big articles on foreclosures today as their top stories. On one hand ...
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Why I Can Say Things About The Home You Are Listing That You Can Not!
2008-03-25 21:42:00
Dustin over at 4Realz.net has an interesting letter he received about a MLS that is looking into opening up their listings to comments. Go give it a read and then come back. For those of you not wanting to leave it essentially wonders about the issues that the MLS would face opening up homes to comments ...
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Will Wall Street Cutbacks Hurt New York City Real Estate
2008-03-25 15:27:00
New York City’s real estate is tied to the financial center in Wall Street . The co-dependence between the two entities has been shown by the cities rising real estate costs in the face of a national decline. But the gravy train that is Wall Street may be coming to an end by the tightening credit ...
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Federal Reserves Actions A Direct Result of Washington?s Bumbling
2008-03-25 15:15:00
Last weeks actions by the Federal Reserve were not done in a vacuum. Wall Street is desperately searching for a bottom in the credit markets so they can get back in. They know that their shareholders will be very upset if they deploy major assets before the market gets it legs. And most thought that Washington ...
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Why Banks Need To Work Hard Communicating With Potential Foreclosures to Av
2008-03-24 15:34:00
You have to imagine that when someone is being foreclosed upon there is going to be a great deal of anger in the arrangement. They are being forced out of their home because they messed up. The homeowner did not fulfill their obligations so they are mad at the bank, mad at the world, and ...
More About: Real Estate , Foreclosures , Banks , Work , Hard

Google Calendar Target of Spammers?
2008-03-24 14:07:00
If you are like me, Google Calendar has become a major part of your life. Our family all uses it and it has made scheduling issues much easier to deal with as my wife has her calendar, I have mine, and then we have the massive one with the boys schedules on it. We really ...
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Tennessee Flying-Saucer House Sells For $135K
2008-03-21 23:00:00
Offbeat homes definately have a different vibe to them and selling them has to be a bear for any agent. To sell this Flying Saucer home in Chattanooga, Tennessee the agent used an auction. And while the price may not have been out of sight, finding a buyer probably was the best thing to happen in ...
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Bernanke Could Be Upside Down in Washington Home
2008-03-21 15:41:00
The housing bubble is fairly indiscriminate to those it affects. Ben Bernanke , Chairman of the Federal Reserve, knows this all to well. His Washington home that he purchased in 2004 close to the nexus of the housing bubble may now be upside down. Upside down is when the value of the home purchase is less ...
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Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae Trim Reserves To Revitilize the Market
2008-03-21 15:27:00
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae were given the go ahead to trim their capital reserves to increase liquidity in the mortgage markets. The move will allow the two to add up to 200 billion in new mortgages for the United States housing market. Of course there is a down side. By reducing the capital of ...
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Housing Bubble, Whats The Trouble, Song
2008-03-20 23:49:00
Great find by Binyamin Appelbaum at the Boston Real Estate Now blog over at the Boston Globe. Post from: The Real Estate Bloggers Housing Bubble , Whats The Trouble, Song

So You Want To Be A Blogging Superstar
2008-03-20 17:07:00
The New York Times has a sobering article up on the risks and perils of being a blogger. The real estate sphere is much different as many agents have a 6 percent motivation besides self aggrandizement to produce quality content. Here are some of the tips the Times article offers: Don’t expect to get rich. Write about ...
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Connecticut MLS Launches Public Portal - CTreal.com
2008-03-20 14:57:00
The statewide MLS system for Connecticut has launched a new portal for the general public to search their listings. While it is not the most glamorous site, it is groundbreaking none the less. Instead of watching their franchise erode as almost all of the other MLS systems across the country are doing, they are proactively ...
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Real Estate (Agents?) Causing Starbucks Downturn?
2008-03-20 14:41:00
Starbucks Chief Executive Howard Schultz thinks the downturn in real estate is causing sales at his stores to take a dive. But I am wondering whether it is because of the general hit to the economy or the amount of real estate agents who have had to kick the habit as their revenue has dropped. Face ...
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