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The Search for ACCURATE Real Estate Information

Posted by Bill Mann on February 5th, 2013

The other day Marc Davison, a good friend and founder of the marketing, design & strategy firm 1000watt, forwarded us a booklet released by Ford entitled 13 TRENDS FOR 2013. It is a must read for all businesses as it clearly states the thirteen consumer trends that will help business dominate 2013. However, we had one objection to something mentioned in the report.

In Chapter 12, they make the statement:

“The home-ownership dream is dissolving.”

Ford substantiates this claim by saying that

“Just 12% of whites between age 18 and 34 told Pew that owning a home was ‘one of the most important things’ in their life.”

We were so shocked by this assertion that we decided to research the claim. The citation at the back of the Ford publication…

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NAR, Google Document 'The Digital House Hunt'

Posted by Bill Mann on January 20th, 2013

by Broderick Perkins
reprinted with permission - Realty Times © - published January 10, 2013

Just about 15 years ago, real estate consumers couldn't wait to get their hands on what meager multiple listing service data was available - after the technophobic real estate industry went kicking and screaming into the digital age.

Back in 1998, real estate technology visionary, Stefan Swanepoel said it best in his treatise "Real Estate Confronts Reality: Computers, Consumers, Confusion."

"It is time for the real estate industry to understand that technology is not a destination - it's a journey. Technology is not an enemy - it's a tool...technology is the single biggest change catalyst the real estate industry has or will experience in the future." A…

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