by Tim O'Keefe | Jan 12, 2005 | HouseBlogger
We have been hearing forever how the bubble is going to burst, and interest rates can’t stay low forever. In fact, The Wall Street Journal polled 56 economists, and 55 agree: Long-term interest rates will RISE in 2005. Youch! No worries though. As it turns out,...
by Tim O'Keefe | Jan 11, 2005 | HouseBlogger
Or:Real Estate MLS gone.. again Inman recently included a piece that alerted me to a new vortal that inlcudes newspapers’ property listings. The site is called Homescape.com, a division of Classified Ventures. They have mirrored sites at HomeHunter.com and...
by Tim O'Keefe | Jan 7, 2005 | HouseBlogger
According to recent reports by Borrell & Associates, real-estate brokers’ and agents’ websites are losing online market share of the real estate listings marketplace. They report that certain keyword real-estate searches have recently began to ignore...
by Tim O'Keefe | Dec 28, 2004 | HouseBlogger
Most Real Estate Board of Realtors seem to look at the MLS as something of a public service. How do I know? Well, I had a conversation today with a very nice gentleman that works for a local MLS Board. Seriously, he was as nice as he is sincere. And he told me they...
by Tim O'Keefe | Dec 22, 2004 | HouseBlogger
Lots of Google News: I recently installed Google’s Desktop Search. Still not sure of the point. However, lots of Privacy and Security guru’s argue it gives Google and others too much access to our behavior. You be the judge. I chose to uninstall for...
by Tim O'Keefe | Dec 14, 2004 | HouseBlogger
It can happen. You are bidding on Google Adwords, Overture, Kanoodle or whatever is your favorite PPC engine. And, next thing you know your costs skyrocket. You are out of money before you know it. This is a growing trend and it can come from a competitor clicking...
