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    Saving the world one lightbulb at a time

    It’s a predicament we all have faced in the aisles of our local store — we know that fluorescent lights are better in the long run, yet it is still hard to fork over triple or even quadruple the cost of the incandescent one. If you broke down ...

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    Blogging SEO and Syndication

    Ed: This is the fourth part of a five-part mini-series on the topic of things to think about when starting a business blog. There are some basics things you can start doing today to increase the visibility of your real estate blog in the search engines.

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    Avoiding Legal Pitfalls in Blogging

    Ed: This is the third part of a five-part mini-series on the topic of things to think about when starting a business blog. The great thing about the blogging revolution is that everyone can be a publisher. Of course, to a lawyer like me, the scary thing ...

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    Setting Up Your Blog

    Ed: This is the second part of a five-part mini-series on the topic of things to think about when starting a business blog. If and when you decide to take the plunge into the blogosphere — either with a personal or a business blog — step one ...

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    $4,000 a Square Foot – and Mildew to Boot

    Associated Press and CurbedSF have both picked up on the absurd story of a 77-square foot London flat going for $335,000… that’s $4,350 a square foot! With an en suite shower and (surprise) mildew coating the walls, it’s characterized as ...

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    Two Million New Zestimates!

    I’m very excited to announce that we recently added two million new Zestimates spanning 36 counties throughout the country.  This is our most significant Zestimate coverage increase since launch and raises our national coverage to 51.5 Million ...

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    Change is Good – Parts 3, 4, and 5

    Yesterday, we posted parts 1 and 2 of the “Change is Good” panel discussion at Real Estate Connect. Here’s parts 3, 4, and 5 for your enjoyment. Part 3 — YouTube Link Part 4 — YouTube Link Part 5 (this one’s ...

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    Wiki Wednesday: Real Estate Blogging

    Today’s Wiki Wednesday Feature: Real Estate Blogging Real estate blogging is exploding. I know many people reading this will now revert to a “DUH, uh yeeaaaahhh…” tone of a 16-year-old, but just hear me out for a minute: There is ...

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    Change is Good – Parts 1 and 2

    Last week Zillow President Lloyd Frink sat on the opening panel at Inman Real Estate Connect NYC.  Called “Change is Good,” the panel also included Sherry Chris, COO of Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corp.; Richard Sommer, CEO of ZipRealty; and ...