Can I get a Price Check on Website 1?

Posted on March 8th, 2007 by James Morrison

I want to touch briefly on the March 4th article in the Globe entitled Price Check, by Paul F. Roberts. I believe he exposed the truth about these Real Estate websites currently coming online and battling for your eyeballs.
Truth is that pricing homes and condos for sale isn’t an exact science. All the search algorithms […]

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A Sign of the Times?

Posted on March 3rd, 2007 by James Morrison

Pretty busy day locally for real estate news, huh? I’ll post small editorials about today’s articles later on. There is one subject, however, that ties them all together and that’s what I’ll address right now.
“Single Home Sales UP”, “Foreclosures Reach All Time High in MA”, and “New Home Sales Down”; those are your major headlines […]

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Technology and Real Estate

Posted on March 1st, 2007 by James Morrison

Just got an email from our Chief Technology Officer over here at NextGen Realty and I am proud to say that our company (which includes Jacob Realty and Boardwalk Properties) will be the first company to employ video tours for apartment rentals.
Much like a virtual tour for our sales listings, you can now view our […]

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Houston: Google has Landed

Posted on December 22nd, 2006 by James Morrison

In case you didn’t know, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) is the most powerful lobbying firm in Washington. I know what you’re thinking, and yes it is bigger than the oil lobby and the pharmaceuticals lobby and here’s why: 
“With about 1.3 million members, the NAR is the largest trade association in the nation. Its members’ […]

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