December 21, 2007
Over the past few years more Internet traffic is flowing towards nationally oriented, consumer-centric websites. There are thousands of quality websites that are agent, broker or franchise owned and operated, the majority of which have relatively low traffic numbers. Exposure and the number of unique visitors has become the dominant driver in determining value and brand.
- From the Swanepoel 2007 Top 10 Real Estate Trends Report
So how do the smaller, independent real estate businesses attract the millions of potential buyers from the web? (more…)
December 14, 2007
“As more and more people in different nations recognize the value of owning [investment] property [or a vacation home in the US], the opportunities and challenges for real estate professionals to broker U.S. property to foreign home buyers are numerous.”
- From The 2007 NAR Profile of International Home Buying Activity
There are some major factors that are contributing to this influx of foreign property investors. International capital is on the rise, and it’s no secret, the American Dollar is declining in value. For example, the Euro is worth about 50% more than the American dollar, meaning international buyers are basically getting a 50% discount when they invest in North American properties. (more…)
December 6, 2007
The second phase of the web is only increasing in sophistication, creativity and visual quality. One of the trends we are seeing is the mashup of content from multiple sources creating an integrated and seamless experience. The web user today expects more than just information. And when it comes to a search for real estate, people want to know more than just the price, location and number or bedrooms– they want their search to be visually stimulating and consider their lifestyle as well. (more…)
December 1, 2007
We’ve said it before, we’ll say it again. Blogging is big. And it’s key to marketing your business. At Real Estate Tomato, from a list of 40 things about Teresa Boardman’s blog, the top two are:
1. My blog is my business, or my business is my blog.
2. My blog is my number one and most valuable business asset, and prospecting tool.
One of our own experts, John Sable, posted a simple comment to the company blog and a couple days later Googled his name just to see what would come up. His name came up in the top 10. Top 10 for Google! Now that really shows results.
Active Website offers blog solutions that are easy to implement and maintain. Once you have it started, you too will be saying, “My business is my blog.”
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