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Monday, March 12, 2012 7:57 AM

Charleston house hunters want [and NEED] pictures

In case you doubted it (and you probably didn't), pictures of Charleston homes for sale are ultra important. Yesterday, the Charleston MLS was down for most of the morning and very early afternoon. I couldn't log on but that was OK, I did some
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Thursday, March 08, 2012 8:12 AM

FREE iPad3 (mobile Charleston MLS search)

Yes, you can search all Charleston homes for sale on any of your Apple mobile devices with no registration required (unless you want to save a search or a fave). That includes your iPhone, your iPad2 or the new iPad3 when it becomes available on Friday
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Thursday, December 08, 2011 8:27 AM

Where are you searching for Charleston real estate

... and why. I attended hearitdirect, an amazing conference held in Charleston yesterday featuring panels of Charleston real estate consumers who provided insights into buying, selling and their use of technology to search Charleston homes for sale. Let's
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Sunday, November 20, 2011 9:37 AM

Charleston real estate blog 5 year blogiversary

Some say the blog is dead. But 5 years ago today I hit the publish button for the first time and at just a couple of posts short of 1600, today is the celebration of the 5 year blogiversary of the Charleston real estate blog. I had no idea what I was
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Monday, November 07, 2011 8:25 AM

Mobile Charleston MLS search on your iPhone

It's a mobile world now. I was out shopping the other day and got a discount coupon with my mobile phone since I don't bother to read the newspaper any longer and still want to save money. In fact, several stores were promoting the idea. But more
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Thursday, October 06, 2011 6:32 AM

Steve Jobs: Insanely Great

My first computer was an Apple and I'm fairly certain my last (whatever it will be called) will also be by Apple all thanks to Steve Jobs. I watched television coverage last night of his passing, woke early this morning and read many articles on the
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011 7:59 AM

Good news from Inman News

Good news! Inman News is a leading source for real estate news and information for both real estate professionals and consumers. The problem with sharing their content was that it went behind a pay wall requiring membership to read the story 24 hours
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Monday, August 22, 2011 7:59 AM

[Surprised?] Many online reviews are fake

Today, many people rely on the word of others to make purchasing decisions whether it's a restaurant, a hotel, a book or even choosing a real estate agent. But David Streitfeld writing in the NY Times reports, "an industry of fibbers and promoters
Posted by Howard Arnoff | 1 Comments
Monday, July 18, 2011 7:58 AM

Check out my new website, CharlestonRealEstateToday.com

... and please let me know what you think. I've had my current website with Point2 since 2003 and I've been very fortunate that many people have told me they really like it. And it's not going away since I just renewed for another year but
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Thursday, June 30, 2011 6:48 AM

Yesterday's IDX search problems fixed, all better now!

Yesterday, anyone searching for Charleston homes for sale on my websites encountered frustrating slow to load pages due to technical issues but the great team at IDX Broker got everything taken care of and everything is all better now. We'd all like
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Thursday, April 28, 2011 7:31 AM

[Computer problems] A Geek To Go! to the rescue

The other day, I faced that dreaded black screen of death on my computer instead of a nice desktop. I called A Geek To Go! and Miles West returned my call immediately and he was actually at my desk within an hour and had the problem fixed soon afterward.
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Thursday, April 21, 2011 9:01 AM

Fortune writer trashes Zillow, "Why I'm not buying Zillow"

Fortune contributing editor Duff McDonald just trashed Zillow in what I think is the silliest financial analysis of a firm I've ever read. The background, Zillow has just filed the necessary paperwork for a proposed initial public offering of stock.
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Monday, April 11, 2011 7:19 AM

Zillow buries the zestimate

Back in 2006 when home values were all the rage at cocktail parties or church socials, Zillow made its debut with the zestimate, an automated valuation tool that was pretty much off by thousands of dollars but it really didn't matter much, it was
Posted by Howard Arnoff | 2 Comments
Monday, March 28, 2011 10:29 AM

[Paywall] NY Times digital subscription starts today

Newspapers are in trouble, that isn't news. And there are only a few high quality newspapers out there no matter whether you lean left, right or are somewhere in between politically. Personally, I find the NY Times to have interesting articles (that
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011 11:40 AM

[Hmm] Point2 suggests getting a Wordpress blog

Back in the day before social media sites like Facebook and Twitter and even before real estate blogs became the rage, it was important for a real estate agent to get a website. And back then, most real estate websites were template sites and Point2 had
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