Tag Archives: Consumer

The REport

The REport

Posted on 20. Jul, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

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Keep your friends close!  A new survey found that 88 percent of Facebook friends have physically met each other as opposed to only 48.2 percent of people who have met their Twitter followers.  This news is probably not surprising to Twitter Founder Biz Stone who recently said Twitter is a news service not a social network.  [...]

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Kara Swisher, Technology Columnist, The Wall Street Journal/All Things Digital. @karaswisher

Kara Swisher, Technology Columnist, The Wall Street Journal/All Things Digital. @karaswisher

Posted on 14. Jul, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

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Kara’s impressions on the profound impact of digital technology on the real estate industry, and the age of consumer empowerment and information availability:digitizing the the analogue experience of attending and open house.

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Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Week in Review: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 18. Jun, 2010 by Sherry Chris.

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The Stanley Cup ended last week, but the industry is talking about a possible hockey stick recovery for housing if builders can’t “meet pent-up demand once excess inventories are depleted.”  The sentiment is joined by analysts who believe that a housing shortage could be on its way as the job market rebounds and people look to buy homes again. In the meantime, however, housing starts sagged 10 percent in May and building [...]

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The Love Triangle Between Broker, Agent and Consumer

The Love Triangle Between Broker, Agent and Consumer

Posted on 09. Jun, 2010 by Wendy Forsythe.

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I often find myself in conversations about the dynamics between real estate agents, brokerage owners/managers and the consumer. Frequently I’m asked to debate whether our industry should be consumer centric, broker centric or agent centric. I love a good debate, but picking sides on this issue is a no win proposition. Picking a side would imply [...]

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Friday Blog Scan: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Friday Blog Scan: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 16. Oct, 2009 by Sherry Chris.

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Social media has now permeated much of our lives. You can’t escape it. CNN references Twitter streams on a daily basis, YouTube is the second most used search engine with over 100,000,000 videos and the 55 and older female crowd are in a Facebook frenzy. I’m not much for rules regarding social media. I lean [...]

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Average Broker Commission Rate: An Indicator of Consumer Perception?

Average Broker Commission Rate: An Indicator of Consumer Perception?

Posted on 21. Jul, 2009 by Robert Albanese.

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Sales agent’s competency in demonstrating the company’s value proposition greatly impacts a company’s ability to deliver value to consumers.  This in turn impacts how consumers perceive the value of your marketing services. Listing Presentations should include highlights of all products and tools that differentiate you, as well as all listing statistics that show where you outperform the [...]

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