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Real Estate Agents In Style
2007-05-20 17:18:00
For those real estate agents who like to add a bit of “sass” or “edge” to your personal style, you can now apply it to your technical items. Acme Made brings you laptop bags, business totes, iPod wallets, digital camera cases and more, with the design and style that most boring bags lack! Whether you prefer a tote, slim laptop case, or messenger style, Acme Made has created a variety of functional bags made with quality materials. You’ll find they’ve chosen high-impact plastic inserts and forged metal hardware to protect your precious technology. And, of course, the bags look amazing. I can’t tell you how many clients of mine have asked where I obtained my pink polka dot laptop case. Guys…they have plenty of edgy designs that are sure to interest you as well.Acme Made also takes the guesswork out of “Will my laptop fit?” by providing a sizing chart for all items. Additionally, their customer service is superb if you have any questions that require a timely response
Read more: Estate , Style , Real Estate

Zipform Desktop Is Now Vista Compatible
2007-05-14 03:57:00
The wait is over for users of Zipform Desktop (a.k.a. Winforms Desktop). The program is now Vista compatible. For real estate agents who use Windows Vista computers, go to this site to download the 5MB Zipform Desktop Version 1.9 Upgrade.For those real estate agents in California, the California Association of Realtors (C.A.R.) website currently has version 1.8 of their Winforms branded Zipform Desktop available. For a fresh install on a Vista computer, download and install the version 1.8 from the C.A.R. site and then download and install the patch mentioned above.Real estate professionals using Zipform Online will still need to be patient. That product‘s Vista upgrade is still in the works. See our previous article on the Zipform Online Vista work-around.


8 Essentials for the Mobile Real Estate Agent
2007-05-07 01:35:00
To be effective, the mobile real estate agent should incorporate many different technology tools into his/her business. But what technology is best? What is really going to make you more efficient in the field? Below I have listed my favorite technologies for mobile Real Estate agents on the go:Tablet PCReal Estate agents will find that Tablet PC’s have many advantages over the traditional laptop. Most notably the ability to reduce the amount of paper you burn through. With a tablet PC, Real Estate agents can sign important documents such as listing and purchase contracts, emails, and notes onscreen in their own handwriting. This often times eliminates the need for printing entirely. Simply email or fax the document directly to the party in question. In regards to brand and model I like the convertible HP tc4400 and IBM X60. Both models are ultra-lightweight, provide outdoor viewable displays and manage to provide long battery life. They also have strong wireless and Bluetooth capabi
Read more: Essentials , Mobile , Agent

On Your Mark, Get Set, Go to SellsiusRealEstate.com!
2007-05-05 16:41:00
Last week Sellsius launched their new community for all things real estate. This inclusive site boasts features such as listing promotion, discussion forums, blogger community, one heck of a niche search and more!After touring the site and talking with the ever popular Sellsius boys, I was intrigued to learn more about the site’s real estate “inclusivity”. Because the site is open to all things real estate, the community is up for open adoption! The usual suspects are welcome (residential, commercial, Real Estate related businesses), but also the not so usual. For example, the Getaway section features vacation rentals, timeshares, B & B’s and more! Searching classified Real Estate ads to find your next home or Real Estate professional, planning your vacation, and social networking has just been ultra-organized for the taking people….so who shall it be?As a former teacher, it was always hard to see kids become “clicky” and exclude others from their playground club! Bu


Cyberhomes 3.0
2007-05-03 15:58:00
Cyberhomes, by Fidelity National Finance, has been upgraded with tons of new features. Now a user can search out a home on Cyberhomes, make refinements in value, custom select comparables and save those changes. It’s then easy to recall those saved properties or neighborhoods for easy access later. Real Estate Agents, you may appreciate that feature if you utilize Cyberhomes to educate the consumer on their homes price.Cyberhomes also now includes the ability print a detailed summary report. The printed report displays the Cyberhomes estimate, estimate ranges, changes over the last 2 months, neighborhood values, physical characteristics and assessed values. If it’s not print you’re looking for, maybe you would like to email the property. Or possibly take advantage of the new alerting feature which allows a user to receive monthly updates about a property.Cyberhomes has also been updating their Charts & Graphs starting with adding 3 new revolutionary heat maps in their Market


Goog-411: Free Local Info
2007-04-26 04:22:00
Next time you find yourself on the road and in need of local information, try Goog-411 (Google's Voice Local Search). It may be in it’s experimental stage, but I found it to be easy to use, and on target. You can try this service by dialing 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411) from any phone. Oh, and it’s free!When your call is answered, the service asks your city and state (only US business listings), after which you are asked, “What business name or category?” I searched a specific business name in my city. After being provided with the address and phone number, I could choose to be connected directly, or get the details by SMS if using a mobile phone by saying “text message”.I called the service a 2nd time to search by category and asked for “restaurants”. This time I was provided with a list of top restaurants in my city (#1: Excellent Restaurant, #2: Great Restaurant, #3: Really Good Restaurant, and so on). At any time, I could choose to go back to a specific restaura


7 Ways to Syndicate Your Real Estate Listing
2007-04-22 21:25:00
With so many buyers turning to the Internet to shop real estate, getting your listings in front of them couldn’t be easier. There are many website solutions to choose from when it comes to posting your listings online. Many of these sites provide a comprehensive suite of products and services in order to better market your listings online (i.e. listing flyers/ads, virtual tours, mini-websites, blogs, etc.). Spend less time recreating everything, when you can create it once and share it in several formats while also getting the info you want in front of your potential buyers! But don’t take my word for it, check out a few of the following ways you can syndicate your listings for yourself. Keep in mind that not all aggregated websites reach the same audience, so be wise before posting your listing. Are you really reaching out to the right demographic?As of the CAR 06-07 Internet Vs. Traditional Buyer Report, the share of Internet Buyers (those who use the Internet as a significant pa
Read more: Estate , Real Estate , Syndicate

Is an Apple Smart Real Estate Technology?
2007-04-21 20:44:00
Last year’s introduction of the first Intel powered Apple computer added a new option for the real estate professional in the way of computer choices. Now that Apple computers are running on the same processors as the Windows-based computers, an Apple can actually run the Windows operating system and in turn, Windows software. This brings up the question, “Is an Apple computer a smart choice for the real estate professional?”I have given this question quite a bit of thought. Apple certainly builds a quality product and their pricing has become more competitive with comparable Windows PCs, but does running Windows on Apple hardware or within the Apple operating system make sense? In my opinion, the answer is yes to a very small percent of real estate agents and no to the majority.If you are an Apple enthusiast who happens to be a real estate agent, this new technology is a blessing. You are familiar with the Apple operating system already. You only need Windows for those programs
Read more: Estate , Real Estate , Smart , Technology

Cingular’s Wireless Connectivity Speeds Finally Catch Up
2007-04-14 22:18:00
I have spent quite some time on MyTechOpinion touting wireless Internet connectivity as a valuable real estate technology. The ability to access the MLS, Winforms Online and email from anywhere truly redefines the term “mobile real estate agent”. I just hit one year anniversary of my adding a Cingular wireless connection to my laptop bag. It really has changed the way I do business. While the impact has been good, a recent discovery by a friend has completely changed my opinion of the service.Up until last week, I have been running on Cingular’s EDGE network. The EDGE network is slow. My download speeds topped out at 150 Kbps. For those unfamiliar with download speeds, imagine a hair above dial-up speeds. This made for a true test of patience and made downloading anything of significant size impossible. While I was well aware that this network was much slower than Sprint and Verizon’s EV-DO networks, Cingular provided better coverage in my area.The discovery that I mentioned i
Read more: Wireless , Connectivity , Finally , Catch

Jott: Voice to Text Service
2007-04-08 19:33:00
Does your Real Estate business keep you moving? If you’re like most real estate agents, you could use an assistant for recordkeeping alone. Although often times the expense is too big of a barrier. Introducing a new FREE service by Jott Networks! Jott allows anyone to send email messages to themselves, colleagues, customers or groups by voice. Registered users simply dial 877-568-8486, 24 hours a day. Once the system answers, say the name of the person or group you want to email. Jott will then confirm the name back to you. Then simply speak your message and Jott will use a combination of machine and human transcription to convert your voice to text. Jott records in 30 second clips.Interested in the technology, but still wondering how this can really help your business? Imagine going through your day, calling Jott from your mobile speed dial as you need to record important expenses, create to-do lists, set goal planning ideas, or send important emails. You may even record a personal
Read more: Voice , Service

HouseFront Helps Real Estate Agents with Mobile Access to Property Information
2007-04-07 17:40:00
Today’s Real Estate agent is mobile or at least beginning to move in that direction. Meaning the real estate agent has the ability to conduct their business wherever they are. Take for example Handheld MLS. This is the idea that you bring your MLS everywhere you are so that you can access it from your mobile device. After all, you never know when you may need access to property information. Just ask the buyers agent who is previewing properties with their client when suddenly from the back seat the client points and says “How about that home…how many square feet is that?” If you are not prepared or properly equipped, you may need to return to the office and conduct a search for the property details. Well now you have a FREE option that works with any text enabled cell phone. Introducing HouseFront mobile access system.Using the free HouseFront system you will simply text any address to 46873 (which spells HOUSE) and the HouseFront system will respond within seconds listing an
Read more: Real Estate , Mobile , Access

Let's Talk Google Apps
2007-04-01 22:07:00
After posting my article on the benefits of Outlook Exchange hosting for the real estate professional, I got a great comment asking, “Why not use Google Apps?” This question really made me think. We here at MyTechOpinion.com are huge Google fans. I have become addicted to my personalized Google homepage and love my Gmail account. While these tools have improved my personal computing life, let’s take a look at Google’s offerings from the perspective of a real estate agent’s business needs.Google is in the first stages of a new push towards becoming a leading business applications provider. In fact, they have recently announced a partnership with IBM to develop enterprise applications starting with an intranet search tool.Google Apps is a compilation of several existing Google applications with the addition of some new offerings. These applications include Gmail (email), Google Talk (text and voice calling), Google Calendar, Docs & Spreadsheets (a Microsoft Word and Excel alter


Winforms meets Microsoft Vista
2007-03-26 02:38:00
Today’s savvy Real Estate agents use Winforms (or Zipforms) to manage their real estate forms. However if you’ve just upgraded to Microsoft Vista you may have a few challenges getting it installed. Loren Nason over at the Future of Real Estate Technology just posted an article entitled “How to use Winforms with Microsoft Vista ”. In the article Loren talks about the recommended steps to getting your Winforms (or Zipforms) application installed on your PC. Strangely enough Winforms has recommend a theme change. I’m not sure but maybe the compatibility issue is with the new Aero feature in Microsoft Vista? Loren did note that he didn’t have to do this for the desktop version. If you’ve had experience please leave your comments.To see Winform’s official communication, click here.


RealBird Reworks Listing Publisher
2007-03-20 21:35:00
You know of Postlets and vFlyer but how about RealBird’s Listing Marketing Tool? RealBird’s newly improved tool, RealBird Publisher , may help you with your Internet Marketing Strategy…just what your sellers need and buyers want. Agents can create SEO enhanced ads that include property info such as description, neighborhood overview, feature lists, property photos, aerial and topographic maps. The tool also has the ability to embed YouTube, Google Video, Yahoo Video, Veoh, VideoEgg, TurnHere,and PhotoBucket. Once the ad is complete you can syndicate to classified systems such as Google Base, Google Blogsearch, Edgeio.com, Oodle.com, Lycos, IceRocket and Technorati for increased property exposure.But It’s not just property exposure, RealBird also provides real estate agents the ability to add their blog’s RSS feed so all virtual tours display the latest posts. Why not cross-market? Another fun aspect to their new upgrade is their partnership with ValPak to give local coupons t


Hosted Exchange Email for Your Real Estate Business
2007-03-18 19:02:00
These days, it is difficult to find a real estate agent that works on only one computer or who doesn’t work with an assistant or in a team. For those of you who fit that description, you have probably found that you have outgrown the standard configuration of Outlook. Your contacts, calendar and tasks are on only one computer. Other computers that you use don’t have that information and you are unable to share that information with teammates or an assistant. The good news is that it is now easy to overcome these limitations.Outlook Exchange is a server based version of Outlook. All contacts, calendar events tasks and emails are stored on a server. The user then configures their standard Outlook software to communicate with that server. This means that you can have the exact same Outlook data on multiple computers with no additional effort.For times that you need to access your Outlook data when away from your computer, you can access your server’s Outlook Web Access (OWA) page fr
Read more: Estate , Hosted , Email , Business

Vacation/Out Of Office Tips For The Real Estate Pro On The Go
2007-03-11 22:18:00
The days of setting your out of office reply and not looking back while on vacation seemed to have fallen by the wayside. But you can take some important steps toward making sure your work items are “buttoned up” enough to enjoy your vacation getaway! If you are planning a vacation in the near future and find it a necessity to stay connected with your clients and office while you’re away, you should consider the following:BEFORE YOU LEAVE Block off your calendar well in advance.Let all your colleagues and clients know that you will be gone with a pre-vacation postcard. Have your marketing assistant (which may be YOU) create a postcard style template announcing your vacation dates and who to contact in your absence. (NOTE: Publisher has some great templates you can add your info to.)Seek help from your colleagues. This may be easy if you work in a team setting, otherwise solicit help from your broker and/or familiar colleague. If you are on Exchange Server, you may choose to set
Read more: Estate , Real Estate , Vacation

Zip Code Facts for Your Real Estate Business
2007-03-04 17:23:00
One more resource for your Real Estate Relocation Guides: ZipcodeStats.com and ZipcodeFacts.com (2 domains, one great resource). This beta site offers desirable demographic information for your buyers. You can search by city, area, state, and zipcode; or simply browse by state or zip code. If you select a state or zip code, information has been organized for you according to summary, economic, social, housing, and educational topic areas. With ZipcodeFacts/ZipcodeStats you have access to over 4 million pages of detailed statistics about residents (race, income, ancestries, education, employment) geographical data, crime data, housing, businesses, commutes, economics, schools, and quality of life. The site also utilizes Google Maps to provide great viewing of your selected area. Check it out!
Read more: Business

Searching for the perfect domain name for your Real Estate Website
2007-03-01 15:53:00
Many of us have gone through the process of purchasing a domain name. The process can be daunting; trying to hunt for the perfect mix of keywords and branding. So what should you think about when purchasing a domain name? What elements should you focus on? In my opinion, you want to find a name that’s meaningful and well branded to your real estate business first and foremost. If you can work in one or more keywords great! When it comes to Search Engine Optimization (SEO) other items outside of the domain name weigh heavily and are even more important than having keywords in the domain. For example, links to your domain, body text, title tags…you get the point. If those other areas are done right, your site will result in successful search engine ranking for your keywords.That being said, to search for your next domain name there are many options. I typically start my searching and Domain.com. To be honest they’ve been around forever and I like their search layout. I would recom
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The New Blackberry 8800: Not Just For Work
2007-02-25 04:00:00
The Blackberry 8800 is simply the best device that RIM has ever put out. While Blackberrys have always been the hands down leader in push email technology, they have been lacking the additional functionality that has become commonplace on other smartphones (such as the Treo or Q). The Blackberry 8800 changes all of this.The Blackberry 8800 is sleek. With its glossy finish and shiny chrome trim, the device seems more like a Motorola Q in my hand than any of my past 3 Blackberrys. The 8800 includes a media player. This turns your Blackberry into a music and video player. The MicroSD card expansion slot can accommodate up to a 2GB memory card (1GB cards are available for less than $20). Voice-dialing has been a standard function on my cell phones for years, but has been absent from the Blackberry line until now. GPS is also added through the integration of the Telenav software package (this is a paid subscription service).One of the most notable changes, especially to a longtimet Blackber


PacificIT on Blogging for Brokers
2007-02-17 21:07:00
Robert Sanzalone has a wonderful presentation developed for Insurance Brokers on the benefits of Blogging . After reviewing this PowerPoint, you’ll too learn what Robert realized…the included concepts can relate to almost every business sector, especially real estate. Read Robert’s article titled “Successful Online Marketing Strategies and Blogging For Brokers”


Be My Blogger Valentine
2007-02-14 05:02:00
Okay I finished my Valentine shopping for my better half, so now I can focus on giving some love to you, my BLOGGER VALENTINES! (Just know that I love you all, so don’t freak if I didn’t mention you specifically!)Roses are red, violets are blueBlogger s are sweet—yes, I’m talking to youSellsius welcomed me first to this forumSharing knowledge & wit with the utmost decorumOur friend, Pat Kitano, is one transparent guyKeeping us in the loop with his super bird’s eyeLas Vegas Bill can always be reachedHe brings us the latest from the city without sleepCondoDomain, oh I’d never forgetTogether on Gabby is how we first metTasty tips from REBlogGirl keep us sweetOur blog expectations we’re sure to meetAthol Kay is a man with perspective who’ll make sureThat those with kind words have a forum to be heardThe Future of Real Estate TechnologyOffers ideas and great advice without any feeCondoContessa, what more can I sayShe’s the best friend you’ve got in the San Francisco


Cyberhomes Neighborhood and School Data Now Available
2007-02-13 16:13:00
The new Fidelity National Real Estate Solutions (FNRES) product Cyberhomes has just been enhanced with neighborhood and school information. Now when you search for a particular address or city you will be presented with this new information. FNRES has partnered with Great School s and Sperling’s Best Places to bring you this detailed set of data. Cyberhomes' neighborhood information now includes local housing facts, such as 12-month appreciation levels, how many people own, rent and how many homes are vacant. The new Cyberhomes coverage also includes population facts such as population density, graduate levels and median age. All these facts are compared against both state and US numbers. Cyberhomes also details the local economy sighting numbers such as median household income, sales tax, unemployment rate and projected job growth. The Cyberhomes school information displays test scores and census data provided for both public and private schools and it’s enhanced with meaningfu
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Survey Options For Your Real Estate Business
2007-02-12 04:26:00
I was recently engaged in a conversation about Surveys in Real Estate and I stood behind my view that agents should use these tools! Do you really know the interest level of customers visiting your open home? Do they have vital information to share if you ask just the right question? Why risk it, today there are tons of survey options designed to make the creation, deployment and tabulation easier than ever! Now with hosted solutions such as SurveyGizmo, Zoomerang, and Survey Monkey anyone can capture the information they desire. And if you’re interested in hosting your own survey tool, take a look at Dominion Webs’ DW Survey script.With your survey tool of choice, you can easily create a template survey for various situations. To start, you should have a “Prelisting Presentation Survey.” This template will be used when you land a new listing appointment. Simply forward it out via email with your prelisting packet, and you’ll have a chance to collect valuable seller feedback
Read more: Real Estate , Business , Options

Need a Computer Now, But Can’t Run Windows Vista?
2007-02-12 04:09:00
I have found myself in a bit of a predicament these last few weeks. Occasionally I'm approached by a real estate agent for recommendations on what computer to purchase. Up until recently, I have always had an answer for them. This all changed with the introduction of Windows Vista . As I discussed in my recent posting, “Real Estate Agents: Windows Vista Isn’t a Good View for You, Yet.”, it would be ill-advised to recommend a computer running Windows Vista to a real estate agent at this point in time. It could take months for all of the programs that a real estate agent relies on to become Vista compatible. There are still options of purchasing a Windows XP machine. Dell and HP are continuing to offer Windows XP on their business series computers. You can also find remaining inventory of Windows XP computers in local electronic stores. Recommending this option is difficult for me, though, since Windows XP is a 5 year old operating system. Why purchase dying technology? You could a
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Real Estate Agents: Windows Vista Isn’t a Good View for You, Yet.
2007-02-05 00:08:00
The wait is finally over. Microsoft has finally released its replacement for the aging Windows XP operating system. You may be wondering if you should go out and purchase a new computer running this highly publicized new operating system or purchase an upgrade. My advice to you is keep waiting.There are 2 main reasons to NOT purchase Vista at this time. The first is related to hardware compatibility. Every component of a computer needs software, called drivers, to work properly and these drivers are operating system specific. Not all hardware has stable drivers available for Vista as of yet. In fact, Reggie Nicolay (my fellow blogger) and I are ready to purchase new home machines running Vista (we are keeping Windows XP on all of our business machines), but the manufacturer is having driver issues so we are waiting as well.The second reason to NOT purchase Vista at this time has to do with software compatibility. While main stream software companies seem to be reasonably prepared for V
Read more: Estate , Real Estate , Windows Vista

Using Video in Your Real Estate Business
2007-05-25 20:22:00
Last year when Real Estate agents spoke about home tours online you could almost guarantee the tours were going to be compiled using a combination of still photos, stitched into a tour. (Photo Story etc.) Well that’s all changing as we predicted in November. Why are video tours and video presentations in Real Estate catching on? Well that’s mainly thanks to YouTube for making previous awkwardly large video files easy to share.What else is it about video that’s so compelling? If a picture is worth a 1,000 words, what’s video worth…10,000 words? Video allows the interested party to get even more realistic imagery and hear audio which means less to read online. Video also convey’s emotion when produced correctly.Now just because you have a video camera doesn’t mean you should start making your Real Estate video tours and video presentations for your website. You need to first address the idea of professionalism. You are not trying to film “The Blair Witch Project” you ar
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Mobile Agent Tip: Sync Microsoft Outlook Calendar with Google Calendar
2008-03-06 22:43:00
Many real estate agents love the simplicity of Microsoft Outlook . Yet real estate is very much an active, fast moving business. It’s likely that when you need your calendar most is when you are in the field. Does this sound familiar? If so you’re in luck, introducing Google ’s new Calendar Sync Tool. Now sync your primary calendar’s events between Microsoft Outlook’s Calendar and Google’s Calendar. Then use your Blackberry, iPhone, Treo to access.Download the Google Calendar Sync Click the download link above and then click "Save File."Click "OK". Read through the Google Calendar Sync Terms of Service, and click "I Agree."Continue to follow through the Installation Options and click "Install" to finish.If you've enjoyed MyTechOpinion - Technology for Real Estate, please subscrib
Read more: Mobile , Agent

Viral Tools to Boost Your Real Estate Blog’s Readership
2008-03-04 22:19:36
Over the past few years we have all witnessed the explosive growth of social networking. One could argue this growth has been achieved with viral marketing tools. Think about it every time we sign up for a new network or add a new application we are given the option to spread the message (or application) to our network. By having the option to easily broadcast a message to your database, without having to retype your contacts email address, you are more likely to spread their word…right? Would that type of viral element work on your real estate website or blog? Introducing Octazen Solutions a contacts importer and address grabber for PHP, .Net, Java, and Ruby. Octazen has built in support for all the major Webmail systems (Yahoo!, Hotmail, Gmail, & AOL) also including Microsoft Outl
Read more: Viral , Tools , Boost , Estate , Real Estate

Inman News Beta: Same great news. Brand new site.
2008-03-03 11:52:18
When it comes to Real Estate News, “Either you’re in or you’re out!”It sounds much better coming from Heidi Klum. On Project Runway, Heidi and her A-list designer judges critique and praise the battling designers on their looks and designs each week. Advising along the way, “make it work!”Well, this week Inman News revealed their new look at www.Inman.com. I was delighted to see their core theme “the first word in real estate” maintained and supported by impeccable construction and detail, with a fabulous color palette and logo to boot! Besides the new look, the Beta Inman site will boast new benefits for members.News will continue to flow from Inman TV, the InmanBlog, the InmanWiki, and NOW via the NEW Blog Network! The Blog Network is a consortium of Real Estate industry
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Starbucks Makes Decision That Could Save Real Estate Agents Money
2008-02-23 10:35:59
Don’t get too excited, Starbucks isn’t giving away free mochas. They are giving you an opportunity to get Internet access in Starbucks locations for free.Starbucks’ long time partnership with T-Mobile to provide paid Internet hotspots in the company’s stores is coming to an end. Starting in April, AT&T will be replacing T-Mobile as Starbucks’ Internet service provider.The new AT&T-Starbucks deal provides AT&T DSL subscribers (those with 1.5Mbps packages or higher) with free Wi-Fi Internet access at all company-owned Starbucks locations. This means that your $25.00 a month home DSL connection will provide you with over 17,000 Wi-Fi hotspots throughout the country, free of charge.I see this as real competition for cellular phone based mobile broadband services. My curr
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