Web/Tech
May
11
Google Announces Big Changes with Commercial Real Estate Advertising
Google just announced their new release of Business Photos on Google Maps. It captures the interior of businesses, allowing prospective customers and clients to get a good look inside before seeing it in person. This brand new FREE service is only available in a few select cities currently, which are listed below: Orange County, CA Phoenix, AZ Bay Area, CA [...]
Apr
06
Better Homes and Gardens iPhone App
Taking the world by storm is BHG’s super cool iPhone app. We are a pretty lifestyle-rich vibey company (ok, soooo not a word, but hey, I like the sound of it!) so it is only appropriate that we have an app to go with it. The app is really about organizing the buyer. While looking at houses, users can take [...]
Jan
21
Google Launches New Mortgage Comparison Chart
Google just launched a way cool new advertising service which allows consumers to anonymously compare interest rates and fees from mortgage lenders. The “Comparison Ads for Mortgage” is the latest development from the internet search giant.
Nov
02
Google just released…
Google just released their newest jolt: real estate search. Listings can now be viewed on any Google Map by clicking on the “More” button, a position heretofore reserved for photos, transit information and other overlays. Read the full post from Google here: http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/10/more-more-more-real-estate-in-google.html
May
07
Berkeley Solar Map
Check out this way cool new tool… “The Solar Map is an interactive tool for viewing information and locations of existing solar installations in Berkeley. It is a calculator that can be used to determine the potential size and cost for solar electric and hot water systems on any rooftop within the City and allows you to design a solar [...]
Mar
24
EveryBlock.com : What’s Happening in Your ‘Hood?
An interesting resource that I came across is EveryBlock.com. EveryBlock filters an assortment of local news by location so you can keep track of what’s happening on your block, in your neighborhood and all over your city. It lists everything from traffic stops and violations to houses for sale and apartments for rent to building permits and zoning to which restaurants [...]
Sep
02
A call you will have to make
You have the keys to your new house. The power is turned on, everything is moved in. Still haven’t turned on your phone? Perhaps you shouldn’t… I don’t think it will be long before landlines become a part of the landfills. Today, 14% of American adults are using their cell phone as their primary phone line, no landline required. And [...]
Aug
18
Are you in a house-hunting, email coma?
I am checking email. I am holding my breath. My heart rate goes up. My brain begins to whirl as I try to file the enormous amounts of email I have in my inbox: Who should I respond to now? Who can wait? Which should I delete? Another viagra email? Who should I call? How did I miss THIS email? [...]
Jun
23
Networking in the Blogosphere- is there any value left?
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Earlier this year I participated in a panel discussion at the California Association of Realtors in downtown LA. The topic? “Social Networking. Is there any value left?” I was humbled to be on the panel with such esteemed members of the real estate community. This title now has me thinking, what exactly is social networking? Social networking for you may [...]