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Looking For A New Home Or Property - Incorporate Good Feng Shui

no@spam.com (Morris E. R.J. . Brown) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:11:17 PDT

Looking to purchase or upgrade to a new home or abode Consider, incorporate and move long the riverflow of Feng Shui

Six Tips To Help Companies Mitigate Mortgage Fraud Risk

no@spam.com (Michelle Thiel) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:39:41 PDT

Mortgage fraud is one of the fasting growing financial crimes in US history Techniques to commit mortgage fraud have grown more sophisticated, resulting in more advanced counter techniques to combat mortgage fraud

Great Time To Buy In A Slow Real Estate Market

no@spam.com (Bruce Swedal) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:22:09 PDT

Most home buyers in a slow real estate market believe that because the market is slow they are in complete control A couple things about that statement are true because there are quite a few properties on the market in slow times

Silent Killers - Carbon Monoxide, Radon, And Mold

no@spam.com (James Mattox) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:21:08 PDT

There are a few silent killers in apartments and houses that you may not be aware of No, we aren�t talking about the smell of dirty feet that come from the apartment next to yours � the silent killer is gas and mold accumulations that occur in some apartments

Fix Listings to Fix the Market

no@spam.com (Matthew Ferrara) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:30:00 PST

The starting-point to fix a market is at the smallest level. In real estate, that means fixing listings. By changing the standard of listing practices, brokers can address two other broken areas of the business: agent performance and days-on-market. Everything starts (and ends) with the listing. Market downturns have always been overcome through improved use of technology. It’s time to apply that to listing inventory fast.

Digital Camera Delights

no@spam.com (Matthew Ferrara) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:00:00 PST

No other tech tool has been more widely adopted by real estate professionals than the digital cameras. While the recent NAR survey of its members showed a paltry percentage had adopted wireless email devices, the digital camera ranked near ubiquitous with agents. And while some sales professionals still only see the camera as route to bankruptcy (ie., printing flyers and postcards) the fact remains that today’s digital cameras make it possible to market properties better, faster and cheaper than ever before.

Lifehacker

no@spam.com (Laura Fisher) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST

Lifehacker, the software and productivity guide, is a blog that covers tips and tricks for streamlining your life with computers (and sometimes without). Updated several times daily, Lifehacker points out software downloads, web sites, do-it-yourself projects, how-to's, tutorials, shortcuts and tips for going beyond the default settings and getting things done in the most clever, unexpected and efficient ways. Think of Lifehacker as self-help for geeks.

http://lifehacker.com

iPhone iHype

no@spam.com (Matthew Ferrara) — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT

Well, now isnt' that ironic? After months of rumors, online chat and pontification by Steve Jobs, turns out the iPhone is a very expensive bundle of i-HYPE. What do I mean? Well, let's compare the $500 iPhone unit from AT&T with a Blackberry (running half price) or even a Treo:

What does iPhone do well: a few very neat things:

Mobile Marketing: Digital Camera Delights

no@spam.com (Matthew Ferrara) — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT

No other tech tool has been more widely adopted by real estate professionals than the digital camera. While the recent NAR survey of its members showed a paltry percentage had adopted wireless email devices, the digital camera ranked near ubiquitous with agents. And while some sales professionals still only see the camera as a route to bankruptcy (i.e., printing flyers and postcards) the fact remains that todays digital cameras make it possible to market properties better, faster and cheaper than ever before.

Outlook 2007: Cool Tools at Last

no@spam.com (Matthew Ferrara) — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT

Fourth time is a charm, at least for Microsofts latest upgrade to its ubiquitous Office suite. Since 1997, computer users worldwide have trusted their work to Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. A decade of editions from Version 97 to the latest Office 2007 has promised to be easier, faster and cooler. And each time, some functions like previewing printouts before wasting paper - got a little easier, while other features like the dreaded mail merge became almost impossible. Maybe this time, Microsoft got it right? Well, lets just see.