4 New and Improved ways to access the Pikes Peak MLS for Colorado Springs REALTORS®

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There has been some frustration about the limited ability for Mac users, limited ability for smart phone users and/or those who just don't like Internet Explorer to access the Pikes Peak MLS for Colorado Springs REALTORS®. Our local board is making some strides with this and I will be mentioning … [Read more...]

10 Real Estate articles you may have missed the week ending August 27th

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The 10 real estate articles of the week.... Here we go. A cool video about QR Codes and real estate at the end this week. LOCAL and INDUSTRY NEWS Colorado Real Estate: Which Regions Had The Highest Rise In Average Home Value Since 2000? The study divides the state into 7 regions: Denver … [Read more...]

10 great Real Estate articles you may have missed the week of August 13th (and a funny video)

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Are you writing real estate related articles and blogs? Let us know about them in the comments section below! LOCAL and INDUSTRY NEWS RealtyTrac's foreclosure data wrong, state officials says A top state housing official today published a report criticizing the way that Irvine, Calf.-based … [Read more...]

10 great Real Estate articles you may have missed the week of August 1st

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Are you writing real estate related articles and blogs? Let us know about them in the comments section below! LOCAL and INDUSTRY NEWS Foreclosure filings drop 16% in second quarter There were 10,233 new foreclosure filings in Colorado during the second quarter, a 15.7 percent drop from the second … [Read more...]

15 Tools to be More Efficient with Your Real Estate Business by Using the Cloud

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Do you ever want to be more efficient? Yeah, that's a stupid question. Of course you do!! Here are some great cloud computing services that can help you do just that: be more efficient with your Colorado Springs real estate business.  If you have any questions about anything here or would like to … [Read more...]

10 articles you may have missed this week that can help your business

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We will start to have a 10 articles you may have missed every week. If you have an awesome article you found or wrote regarding real estate, submit it here! Local Articles: 7 Reasons to Never Buy a Short Sale - from Colorado Springs REALTOR® Kathy Torline's Real Estate Blog How to Change the … [Read more...]

What is a Real Estate Tech Idea Share Forum anyway?

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Technology, marketing, great systems and great ideas in the world of real estate, mortgage, title (and any other service provider in the real estate world in Colorado Springs) can be awesome to have, but more often times quite overwhelming to get them in place and implemented.  Our goal with the … [Read more...]

Warning! Step away from the non-branded email addresses! 3.5 reasons to brand yourself through your email address.

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I did a rough study on real estate agents in Colorado Springs to see how many of them have what I call, "Non-Branded" email addresses. Around 60% of them have these type of email addresses. These email addresses are like the following. (I'll use my name as an … [Read more...]

Realtors and Facebook: 6.5 ways to LOSE Friends and Influence People to HIDE You.

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CC Image courtesy of SarahDeer on Flickr ① Suggest people become a fan or "like" your business page to people who  have never done business with you. Be intentional and specific about who you ask to be fans of your page. Also, try Facebook ads as well... but don't send out SPAM to everyone you … [Read more...]

Can Cloud Computing make you more efficient in your Real Estate Business?

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[fb-share] What is Cloud Computing you ask? And, how is it applicable to my real estate business?? According to Wikipedia, Cloud Computing is "Internet(cloud)-based computing, whereby shared resources, software and information are provided to computers and other devices on-demand, like a public … [Read more...]