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HouseFront Real Estate BlogHouseFront Real Estate BlogThe HouseFront blog provides in-depth information on mobile technology, real estate news, text messaging, and celebrity home information to buyers and sellers, real estate agents, and mortgage brokers. Users can read up on the latest celebrity real Articles
Mobile Technology for the Blind
2008-04-10 00:31:00 By: Stephen Joos The future of technology can look pretty bleak at times (see Hot Dog Microwave), but there are some great feats being accomplished solving many issues that we face. Take a new cell phone developed by former teacher at a school for the blind and a professor from Tsukuba University of Technology . ... More About: House , Mobile , Blind
Text Thursday: Generation 2.0
2008-04-03 23:01:00 By: Chris Brubaker Photo by: Jennifer Marr Usually we talk about some cool new text messaging company or system, but today we?ve caught wind of an interesting new trend with Generation X. Baby names inspired by texting and web 2.0. Yep, you read that right, a study by McCrindle Research on the top 10 baby ... More About: House , Text , Thursday
Home prices fall?property taxes fall?
2008-04-01 18:45:00 By: Chris Brubaker Put simply, no. Property tax law varies from state to state, but general assumptions can be made throughout the nation. As property values fall, some homeowners might assume their taxes will go down with it. This is generally not the case, while your taxes may go down a little, they won?t ... More About: House , Seattle , Taxes , Home
mCuba
2008-03-28 20:11:00 By: Stephen Joos Cuba announced today that they are opening up mobile phone service to the general public. This seems to be the first step in expanding freedoms to the island?s residents and openness of communication with the outside world. Previously, cell phone service was limited to government officials or people working for ... More About: House
Texting Messaging Gone Wrong: Scams
2008-03-20 18:02:00 By: Chris Brubaker Finishing our two part series on Texting Gone Wrong is scams. Last week we talked about spamming and the negative affects it has on the texting industry (Text Spam). This week we?re focusing on texting scams and shady business practices. Premium Texting What does text messaging cost? Usually around $0.15 to ... More About: House , Scams
Mobile Real Estate Search
2008-03-19 17:09:00 By: Chris Brubaker Wifi, WiMax, Bluetooth, GSM, our world is becoming ever increasingly wireless. At the end of 2007, experts estimated there were 3 Billion people with mobile phones, and predicted by 2009 that number would reach 4 Billion. Being wireless and having access to information on the go is becoming easier and more ... More About: House , Mobile , Estate , Real Estate , Search
Hot Properties ? Movie Producer Gilbert Adler and Rocker Richie Sambora
2008-03-17 18:22:00 By: Chris Brubaker This isn?t the longest list we?ve ever had but none the less it?s Monday and it?s time for some celeb real estate news, enjoy this week?s Hot Properties. Gilbert Adler You may not have heard of Glibert Alder specifically but I?m sure you?ve seen his work. Alder has produced a great deal of Hollywood ... More About: Movie , House , Slash , Rocker , Richie Sambora
Happy Hour ? 281,000,000,000 Gigabytes
2008-03-14 17:34:00 By: Chris Brubaker Have you ever wondered how much information is on the WWW? Well a study by IDC tried to answer that question, using a complex formula they put together an estimation as to how much information is on the Internet. What they came up with is that in 2007 there were 281 Billion gigabytes ... More About: House , Happy Hour , Happy , Hour
Texting Messaging Gone Wrong: Spam
2008-03-13 20:23:00 By: Chris Brubaker In this two part series, I?m going to talk about two key problems in the SMS (text messaging) industry affecting growth and innovation; spam and shady business practices. Spam Let?s first start out with some numbers. In 2006, 800 million spam text messages were sent, in 2007 that number increased to 1.1 ... More About: House , Wrong
Hot Properties ? Celebrity Shack, Sean Hayes, Frank Sinatra Jr, and Teir Po
2008-03-11 18:36:00 By: Chris Brubaker Charlie Sheen , Katey Sagal, Kristie Alley?s Home for Sale No, they aren?t all living under one roof but it?s almost like they were, with all three of these celebrities at one point owning this mansion. Kristie Alley lived in the home in 1997 when she sold it to Katey Sagal, who then proceeded to ... More About: House , Celebrity , Frank Sinatra , Sean
MoonFront Closer to Reality
2008-02-28 19:00:00 By: Chris Brubaker Back in September 2007, House Front announced an initiative to become the real estate industries first moon property search and valuation tool, changing our name to Moon Front (name change still pending). We also announced a competition that is set to run through 2025, where the first person to search a property on the ... More About: Reality , Closer
Search Real Estate Smarter/Faster via Your Browser
2008-02-25 19:07:00 By: Chris Brubaker Search ing the Internet, we all do it every day. Whether you?re looking for real estate or a Betty Crocker cookie recipe, the best (only) way to find things on the Internet is to search… Who wants to type in www anyways? I use Firefox as my default browser, and love using ... More About: House , Estate , Real Estate , Browser
Hot Properties ? Dan Aykroyd, Jessica Alba, Rupert Murdoch, Wilmer Valderra
2008-02-20 22:27:00 By: Chris Brubaker Were baaaaack?I know it?s been a while since we?ve had a Hot Properties blog but we?ve been working extra hard in 2008 to bring everyone a bunch of new features. While I?m not going to release what those are today rest assured you will be razzled and dazzled when they launch. ... More About: House , Jessica Alba , Rupert Murdoch , Alba , Jessica
The Proof is in the Puddin? ? HouseAds helps Agents
2008-02-11 19:59:00 By: Stephen Joos As many of you know, in late 2007 we launched House Ads, a Google like bidding model for real estate advertising on the mobile phone and HouseFront.com. We weren?t too sure how Real Estate Professionals would take to this new model as most advertising programs required contracts, monthly fees, and minimum ad spends, ... More About: Agents , Proof
United Way Super Bowl Commercial - Texting to Fight Childhood Obesity in Am
2008-02-01 21:18:00 By: Chris Brubaker Let?s just start with this, 1 and 3 kids in America are obese. I really should just end the blog with that. That is crazy people. Even worse, this is the first time in US history that the younger generation might not outlive their parents! I bring this up today ... More About: House , Commercial , Childhood , Tom Brady , Super Bowl
Happy Hour: Landing a Date
2008-01-25 22:11:00 By: Chris Brubaker Do you have a map? I just keep on getting lost in your eyes? How many times have you heard that (or used it). Get rid of those old, hardly ever worked pick up lines with Moto Flirt. Here?s the scenario, you?re sitting in traffic on the way home listening to music, minding your own ... More About: House , Dating , Happy Hour , Happy
Text Thursday: Smartphone Envy?
2008-01-24 19:49:00 By: Chris Brubaker Receiving email on your cell phone was once reserved for those with data plans and smartphones. Not any longer. One company getting rid of smart phone envy is teleflip with Flip Mail. Plain and simple it allows you to send and receive email on your cell phone through text messaging. I ... More About: House , Smartphone , Text , Thursday
HouseFront iPhone Update
2008-01-23 22:14:00 By: Chris Brubaker As most already know, House Front created a web widget specifically for the iPhone (http://iPhone.HouseFront.com). Allowing users the ability to quickly search a property without having to wait and navigate through our full website at HouseFront.com. If you didn?t already know Apple had their bi-annual conference about a week ago and ... More About: Iphone , Update
Do Homes Near Schools Sell for More or Less?
2008-01-22 19:06:00 By: Chad Hartley Chad Hartley is our guest blogger today; he’s the founder of Land Elements, a land use information and consulting firm specializing in site evaluation strategies for clients worldwide. You’ll see him check in here occasionally at the House Front Blog. Marc, a friend of mine, recently mentioned houses located near schools sell at a higher ... More About: Schools , Homes , Sell
Text Thursday: Pingie
2008-01-17 22:02:00 By: Chris Brubaker Google Reader, My Yahoo, FeedDemon, Bloglines, NewsGator. These are a few of the more popular RSS readers on the net. RSS = Real Simple Syndication, in other words a way for you to get the latest updates from your favorite blog or news site without having to go to each site. ... More About: House , Text , Thursday
Western Title & Escrow use HouseFront?s SMS
2008-01-17 19:16:00 In a review of House Front , Jeff over at Western Title & Escrow gave an in depth look at some of the tools HouseFront has available to its users. Commenting on our SMS service (text any address to ‘HOUSE’ or 46873), and our ability to connect your mobile search to your online account, providing more ...
Moldy Ethics
2008-01-15 22:37:00 By: Chris Brubaker Photo Courtesy of shay coh Aspergillus, Basidiospores, Chaetomiu, Curvularia, Stachybotrys and Torula. Six words you do not want to hear a home inspector rattle off as he?s going down a list of issues found with your newly purchased home. This happened to two families in Greenville, South Carolina. When the mold was ... More About: House , Ethics , Fannie Mae , Browns
Hot Properties ? Joel McHale, Jack Black, Burt Reynolds, Stevie Nicks, Jess
2008-01-14 23:24:00 By: Chris Brubaker Alright, we?re back on track after a couple of weeks of playing catch up and wrapping up the best blogs of 2007. Here?s all the celebrity real estate news you can handle. Joel McHale Joel McHale has been host of E!?s hit show The Soup since its launch in 2004. The show ... More About: House , Lauren Conrad , Jack Black , Black , Burt
Happy Hour ? The Happiest Hours of ?07
2008-01-11 20:54:00 By: Chris Brubaker Who doesn?t love Fridays, it?s the end of the week, and time to kick back and relax. Finishing our 2007 roundup of blogs is our Happy Hour series, where we write about the funny, unusually and often offbeat stories. House Front changes name to Moon Front Following a slew of press releases regarding competitions ... More About: Cell
Text Thursday ? Best ideas of ?07
2008-01-10 23:02:00 By: Chris Brubaker As texting expands to the masses, more companies are integrating text messaging. In our series Text Thursday , we highlight unique companies which provide useful ways to use your text messages. Continuing our week of wrap-ups we?ve put together some of the more creative ways companies are using text messaging. All ... More About: Ideas , House
2007 Mobile Real Estate Roundup
2008-01-09 21:48:00 By: Chris Brubaker The world of real estate is fast paced and always on the move. That?s why today we?ve highlighted some of our best blogs that reflect the mobile aspect of real estate. Best Phone s of ?07 Most agents would consider their mobile phone an extension of their body, one of the most important tools ... More About: House , Mobile , Estate , Real Estate
Top 2007 Tools and Tips for Real Estate Pro?s
2008-01-08 22:19:00 By: Chris Brubaker All through ?07 we wrote on a multitude of different topics that mattered to real estate professionals, so today we?ve compiled a list of our top articles. Real Estate Lock Box ? Friend or Foe In this blog post, we took on the challenge of comparing and looking at the different options real estate ... More About: Photo , House , Tools , Real Estate
Hot Properties ? 2007?s Hottest
2008-01-08 00:25:00 By: Chris Brubaker From Britney Spears to Paris Hilton, it?s been a year of wild shenanigans? and high profile real estate news. We?ve rounded up the best of the best in Hot Property news from 2007, so here?s a look back. Paris Hilton Paris decides to sell her place in the summer of 2007 in order ... More About: Properties , Hot Properties
Happy Hour: Relax it?s Friday
2008-01-04 19:02:00 By: Chris Brubaker As a lot of you already know House Front is a relatively new company, launching in April of ?07 and growing at a steady pace ever since. As the company grows older, we are upgraded to the finger finer things in corporate life. Case in point, the finger massager. No corporate ... More About: Happy Hour , Happy , Friday , Relax
Text Thursday: Best Phones of ?07
More articles from this author:2008-01-03 21:02:00 By: Chris Brubaker There are a multitude of different phones and carriers to pick from in today?s mobile world. Cutting through the clutter is Consumers Reports annual best cell phone report, breaking it down by phone, smartphone, and carrier. Here?s a brief list of those that topped the charts in each category. Top Phone s ... More About: House , Motorola , Phones , Consumer Reports 1, 2, 3 |
