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Monday, July 21, 2008 5:48 AM

Real estate online search - you deserve better

I've written previously about the problems with inaccurate information on real estate listing sites. Now the LA Times did a study on searching online for a home at the most visited real estate websites. They found between 49 and 168 homes based on
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Friday, July 18, 2008 6:33 AM

More photos please

... but not too many. The number one request that I get from Charleston real estate buyers who are searching online for listings is whether there are more photos available. The Charleston MLS permits real estate agents to provide up to 24 pictures and
Posted by Howard Arnoff | 2 Comments
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 1:53 PM

Inaccuracy of real estate listings

Joseph Ferrara at Sellsius addresses the problem of inaccurate real estate listings that frustrate real estate agents, sellers and buyers. "Inaccuracy of listings on real estate listing sites is the Achilles’ heel which could lead to their
Posted by Howard Arnoff | 1 Comments
Friday, June 20, 2008 12:09 PM

Inside my computer

Teresa Boardman from St. Paul Real Estate wrote a beautful article about the people in (her) computer . Her friends are there, people she has met through social networking, associates from around the country, people searching for real estate and others.
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Friday, June 13, 2008 9:12 AM

Why register to search

Several regular visitors have emailed me recently asking why I now require registration to search the Charleston MLS on the new map based search provided by Diverse Solutions on my website. Actually, it's a small point but you don't have to register
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Saturday, May 31, 2008 7:32 AM

New map search of the Charleston MLS

I've just added the latest search technology to my website enabling you to search the Charleston MLS with advanced map search technology provided by Diverse Solutions. As always, no registration is required. You can search the Charleston MLS with
Posted by Howard Arnoff | 2 Comments
Friday, May 23, 2008 6:51 AM

What's up with Realtor.com

At one time, Realtor.com was the place to be. I used to pay for enhanced listings and I could absolutely document closed sales as a result of real estate buyers searching on Realtor.com. While their website was "clunky" and their technology
Posted by Howard Arnoff | 0 Comments
Tuesday, December 18, 2007 8:06 PM

I don't spam

I hate spam, I have 4 email accounts and I get way too much of it. I don't need my private member enlarged and don't feel like making $10 million helping a Nigerian con artist find long lost relatives. So about a week ago, a prospective buyer
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Saturday, October 13, 2007 5:33 AM

Pictures on my blog

I want to apologize to everyone but the pictures from my blog have been unavailable the past few days, some sort of technical problem at my website provider which they are working on fixing. Hopefully they'll be back up soon and thanks for your patience
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Thursday, October 11, 2007 6:13 AM

Consumer search for real estate online

It is said that over 80% of all consumers are starting their search for real estate online but where is the real estate consumer searching and what kind of results are they getting. I just got a very thankful email this morning from a visitor to my website.
Posted by Howard Arnoff | 4 Comments
Thursday, October 04, 2007 6:36 PM

A little shameless self promotion

I didn't make the Inman News list of the top 25 most influential real estate bloggers: 2007 but I did make Jay Thompson's Phoenix Real Estate Guy's we post #26 - 50 list . Jay was one of the people who inspired me to start writing my blog
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Saturday, September 29, 2007 3:29 PM

Rainy season starts early, Active Rain vs. Move.com

Rainy season started early this year in Seattle with a lawsuit filed by Active Rain against Move.com which owns Realtor.com, the real estate website of the National Association of Realtors (NAR). It's all about real estate blogs. Active Rain is an
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Sunday, September 02, 2007 8:45 AM

Searching for a home online, to register or not, that is the question

I am still amazed that real estate websites that exist only to collect potential buyers or sellers names so that they can sell them to real estate professionals still exist. I was watching something on television recently and noticed another commercial
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Tuesday, July 24, 2007 7:11 AM

If a picture is worth a 1000 words, does this say buy me 5000 times

Internet search by real estate consumers has grown immensely over the past few years and at the top of the wish list of every potential home buyer are lots of pictures of homes that meet their search criteria. Many real estate agents provide exactly that
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Thursday, July 19, 2007 4:14 PM

And Redfin says...

we've secured an additional $12 million in financing. Really... and for what purpose? Redfin's business model has been called many things, the President and CEO Glenn Kelman seems to like acting as a "revolutionary" or "rebel"
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