Looks like the latest CoStar blog post takes the rivalry between CoStar and Loopnet to a new level. It’s exciting — almost as if we’re in a Presidential Election season. Oh yeah…. Anyhow, CoStar basically pimpslapped Loopnet’s membership claims and alleges false advertising: If the impressive-sounding number LoopNet claims as its “registered users” is really … Read more
Glenn Kelman at Redfin posted a great article yesterday about working at a technology company in Seattle. I’ve spent a bit of time in Seattle working at a game company out there, and I remember it fondly. A great city in so many ways. He contrasts the Seattle tech culture with that of the Valley’s, … Read more
I thought I was perhaps being a bit unkind to Marc Davison in wondering why a marketer would post what he did about being a rock star. Greg Swann over at Bloodhound looses both barrels on him: I should probably stop picking on this little nebbish, but he’s such a champion at leading with his … Read more
I was doing some research at work when I came across something absolutely bizarre. There is no list anywhere of the most powerful brands in residential real estate. In commercial, there is such a list, compiled and maintained by Lipsey: Top 25 Commercial Real Estate Brands. (PDF) Why is there no equivalent in residential real … Read more
Marc Davison, who is a very smart guy, has a post up on how to kick ass. True rock stars bring something different to the table. It’s why they rise to the top and stay there. They have a their own look. Their own special feel. It’s that difference that cut Zeppelin apart from Sabbath. … Read more
Marc Davison, who is a very smart guy, has a post up on how to kick ass. True rock stars bring something different to the table. It’s why they rise to the top and stay there. They have a their own look. Their own special feel. It’s that difference that cut Zeppelin apart from Sabbath. … Read more
There’s a bit of buzz building out there in the RE.web about a new… company? nonprofit organization? called MoveSmart.org. It’s a website that is looking launch in Q3 of 2008, and I gather that they are doing fundraisers and lining up corporate sponsors and such. From the MoveSmart.org website itself we get the following description. … Read more
I know this is probably old news by now, but I confess that I just found out about it myself. Apparently, the real estate industry has a new standard data format for the distribution of real estate listings online. Seems the boys at Yahoo!, Zillow.com, and Trulia.com have gotten together and worked out a new … Read more
Doing some market research, I ran across a curious problem. Apparently, no one knows how many homes are available for sale in the U.S. at any given time. Realtor.com — the closest thing we have to a national real estate website — claims “Over 3 million new, existing, and rental properties listed by Realtors” right … Read more