I ran into this application today by chance called htm2pdf. It converts webpages into pdf documents. You will note that they do not ask for your contact information - just paste in a url of the page you want converted and they push the pdf to you on the web page. Please try it. Be sure to open the pdf and click the file links - THEY WORK!
Part three of five part series “Roadmap to using VOWs in your business.” In this third of a series of five articles about Virtual Office Websites or VOW’s we are going to discuss the ways to use a VOW to work more effectively with buyers. Whether you are new to real estate or a seasoned veteran, you must be aware that consumers are using the Internet as the cornerstone of finding a home to buy. Year after year the influence of the Internet is measured by many - including the 2008 National Association of REALTORS® Profile of Home Buyers and [...]
$8000 Tax Credit to First Time Home Buyers. - Called The American Recovery Reinvestment Act. There are some interesting details to the plan. Available for purchases made from Jan. 1, 2009 to December 1, 2009. 10% of the cost of the home up to $8000. Buyers claim the credit on thier federal tax return to reduce their liability. If the credit is more than their total tax liability that year, the buyer will get a refund check for the balance. A first time homebuyer is defined under the tax credit as an individual who has not owned a home in [...]
POSITION TITLE: VP MLS/Association Sales REPORTS TO: Chief Operating Officer CLASSIFICATION: Exempt Opportunity Previsite is seeking to hire a senior sales manager, for the position of VP MLS/Association Sales to take the lead on developing virtual tour product sales with MLSs, boards and associations. In today’s challenging economy MLSs, boards and associations are looking for opportunities to increase their value to their members while lowering member costs for technology services. Previsite has developed a technology and business model to achieve [...]
Part Two of a 5 part series “Roadmap to using VOWs in your business.”
The 3rd annual AFIRE (Awesome Females in Real Estate) is being held from March 25th - 27th in historic Savannah, Georgia. This is absoiutely my favorite conference of the year. It is the only conference I have ever attended that combines personal growth with incredible real estate networking opportunities.Conference attendees are primarily female executives from real estate brokerages, technology vendors, associations and MLSs. It is a terrific collection of hard-working, intelligent, successful women who come together to share ideas about how to open the potential for more success in business and personal situations. For those of you that feel like [...]
The Closing Gift that Keeps on Giving Fox Energy Specialists launched the country’s first green/energy rater franchise last week at the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) National Conference in New Orleans, LA. The timing for the launch could not have been better with the announcement of the Stimulus package which includes millions of dollars earmarked for Energy Improvement projects in all 50 states. In attendance at the conference, were key staff members from the EPA’s ENERGY STAR Program and the Department of Energy who were there to educate the Home Energy Rating Industry on both current and upcoming programs, and [...]
SIMI VALLEY, Calif., February 26, 2009 - Rapattoni Corporation announced today that Goomzee Corporation, the text message marketing solution provider, has successfully completed their integration of the Single Sign-On (SSO) standard. With the SSO feature in place, MLS users can log on to the Rapattoni MLS system once and access Goomzee’s marketing and lead generation platform without requiring separate logons. Goomzee is the first mobile solutions provider to implement SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) with their system. SAML technology is the backbone upon which SSO is built. SSO and SAML allow the establishment of “trust” relationships between the Rapattoni MLS [...]
Part One of a five part series "Roadmap to using VOWs in Real Estate.”
Many of you may have seen glimpses of the issues that the State of California legislature faced in passing their budget. They were faced with closing a $42 Billion budget deficit. The final budget recently agreed upon but some voter resolutions that will need to be passed in order for the budget to work. Funding levels will need to be cut that impact citizen benefits like education, health services, and other key areas. Furthermore, revenues will need to be increased in areas like vehicle registration fees and sales tax. These changes will not be popular, as they will touch everyone [...]
There has been a lot of chatter of Trulia vs. Zillow this past week. I did not see the results of the battle royal, but I think that brokers and agents should use both of them to have a comprehensive and effective online solution. The giant in the closet that seems to get lost in this discussion is realestate.yahoo.com - who passed REALTOR.com in traffic three months ago and continues to lead. WAV Group also reported this in our Listhub Syndication study last fall. Please note that REALTOR.com does hold a lead if you roll in MSN which is powered [...]
“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands: one Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.” Recently I was given an opportunity to share a summary of the settlement between the United States Department of Justice and the National Association of REALTOR regarding Virtual Office Websites. Before the meeting, we stood together with our right hand over our hearts and chanted the Pledge of Allegiance To the Flag of the United States of America. As I stood before the MLS Board, their shareholders, and broker [...]
