Setting Expectations
I read an article in the New York Times the other day about e-mail overload, and the author suggested using the codes NRN or NTN...
Listings, Leads and Losers, Oh My!
Larry Cragun wrote a brilliant post against being led to being a lead, advising consumers: “To give yourself the best opportunity to select a great...
Polling on Blogs (and Mapping Mayhem Redux)
Okay, a bit more beginner blogger thrashing around. My last post asked for feedback on what you think is the best way to handle large...
Mapping Mayhem
We’re designing a new mapping module for our MLS software and one of the key design decisions we’re trying to make is how to handle...
More Numbers Play
Clareity Consulting released its 6th Annual MLS Customer Satisfaction Survey today. Matt Cohen from Clareity did an excellent job again this year and really went...
Playing With Numbers
Point2 recently announced the addition of some real time stats (IE Only!) to their site. After reluctantly switching to IE so I could check out...
Topping the Charts
Thanks very much to miOaklandCounty for selecting my Raging Regionals post for the 35th Carnival of Real Estate. My voice isn’t as pretty as Diana...
MLS Is More Than Technology
Yes, that’s right, FBS, a technology company, is saying that the MLS is much more than the technology we or others may provide. I’ll demonstrate...
eNeighorboods + Homes.com = ?
Realty Times reports this morning that eNeighborhoods has been acquired by Dominion Enterprises, the parent company of Homes.com, Advanced Access, Number1Expert, and related homes magazine...
Founders at Work
I like to read. After I finish a book (well, a non-fiction book), I usually write up a summary for future reference or publishing on...
Easy, Breezy, Cover Girl
In my posts on Raging Regionals, I suggested that MLSs should consider focusing on the RETS 2 listing data standards as a strong step (leap) toward a distributed...
Regionals, Part II
First, a confession: I wrote Raging Regionals pretty late last night from my hotel room in Roanoke, VA, and, upon reflection, realize I could have...