Comments on: The race for 2nd place has begun http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/09/the-race-for-2nd-place-has-begun/ Seattle's Leading Resource for Real Estate Information Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:00:15 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Great Scott! Polygon Based Property Searching! | Rain City Guide | A Seattle Real Estate Blog... http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/09/the-race-for-2nd-place-has-begun/#comment-146561 Great Scott! Polygon Based Property Searching! | Rain City Guide | A Seattle Real Estate Blog... Fri, 08 Jun 2007 03:45:04 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/09/the-race-for-2nd-place-has-begun/#comment-146561 [...] Great Scott! Polygon Based Property Searching! June 7, 2007 About 13 months ago, John L. Scott & Real Tech introduced what they brand High Definition maps for their map based MLS search. Well today, they’ve gone from 720p to 1080p with the introduction of the “Neighborhood Wizard“. [...] [...] Great Scott! Polygon Based Property Searching! June 7, 2007 About 13 months ago, John L. Scott & Real Tech introduced what they brand High Definition maps for their map based MLS search. Well today, they’ve gone from 720p to 1080p with the introduction of the “Neighborhood Wizard“. [...]

]]> By: Real Central VA - Tracking the Charlottesville and Central VA real estate market and more » What I want in a real estate website http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/09/the-race-for-2nd-place-has-begun/#comment-10288 Real Central VA - Tracking the Charlottesville and Central VA real estate market and more » What I want in a real estate website Sat, 22 Jul 2006 10:57:18 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/09/the-race-for-2nd-place-has-begun/#comment-10288 [...] - Listing/IDX integration, mapping, RSS of listings, email notifications. - High quality content and integration of this blog (I have sort of implemented this already) - CRM tools that will integrate with MS Entourage. - ROI tracking system for leads - Good traffic analysis - Pages/content/design specifically targeting buyers. - Pages/content/design specifically targeting sellers. - Take the best ideas here and integrate. - Will work on Macs, PCs, Linux boxes and all (or most) browsers - Will be easy to update with my Mac. [...] [...] – Listing/IDX integration, mapping, RSS of listings, email notifications. – High quality content and integration of this blog (I have sort of implemented this already) – CRM tools that will integrate with MS Entourage. – ROI tracking system for leads – Good traffic analysis – Pages/content/design specifically targeting buyers. – Pages/content/design specifically targeting sellers. – Take the best ideas here and integrate. – Will work on Macs, PCs, Linux boxes and all (or most) browsers – Will be easy to update with my Mac. [...]

]]> By: Seattle’s Rain City Real Estate Guide » Sold Data http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/09/the-race-for-2nd-place-has-begun/#comment-6384 Seattle’s Rain City Real Estate Guide » Sold Data Wed, 17 May 2006 01:13:05 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/09/the-race-for-2nd-place-has-begun/#comment-6384 [...] Along thees lines, Shelley Rossi, the Director of Public Relations for John L. Scott, emailed to let me know that John L. Scott added a comparable market analysis tool to their home search Robbie discussed last week… There are two ways to access comparable sold property information on JohnLScott.com. The first is by address, which can be refined by entering property characteristics, such as square footage, bedrooms, bathrooms, etc., and the system will identify the ten closest “sold homes” that have characteristics meeting the specified criteria. The second is a radius search around a home that is currently for sale. From the property detail page of an active listing, visitors can click a link to see the ten closest “sold homes” that are similar to the property they are viewing. [...] [...] Along thees lines, Shelley Rossi, the Director of Public Relations for John L. Scott, emailed to let me know that John L. Scott added a comparable market analysis tool to their home search Robbie discussed last week… There are two ways to access comparable sold property information on JohnLScott.com. The first is by address, which can be refined by entering property characteristics, such as square footage, bedrooms, bathrooms, etc., and the system will identify the ten closest “sold homes” that have characteristics meeting the specified criteria. The second is a radius search around a home that is currently for sale. From the property detail page of an active listing, visitors can click a link to see the ten closest “sold homes” that are similar to the property they are viewing. [...]

]]> By: Giles@DevelopingAtlanta.com http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/09/the-race-for-2nd-place-has-begun/#comment-6156 Giles@DevelopingAtlanta.com Thu, 11 May 2006 14:37:30 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/09/the-race-for-2nd-place-has-begun/#comment-6156 Deborah, I agree.... the birdseye photos from 1 angle blows google away... no less the 4 different angles... Microsoft has sent google into the stone ages with this local.live Deborah,

I agree…. the birdseye photos from 1 angle blows google away… no less the 4 different angles…

Microsoft has sent google into the stone ages with this local.live

]]> By: Deborah http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/09/the-race-for-2nd-place-has-begun/#comment-6100 Deborah Thu, 11 May 2006 00:35:43 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/09/the-race-for-2nd-place-has-begun/#comment-6100 I also like how you can see the houses from four different angles by clicking on E, S, W, and N. I also like how you can see the houses from four different angles by clicking on E, S, W, and N.

]]> By: Cribhits http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/09/the-race-for-2nd-place-has-begun/#comment-6096 Cribhits Wed, 10 May 2006 21:03:22 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/09/the-race-for-2nd-place-has-begun/#comment-6096 Trulia and propsmart.com do a okay job. CribHits is going to put them to shame & will change the face of real estate FOR EVER. Trulia and propsmart.com do a okay job. CribHits is going to put them to shame & will change the face of real estate FOR EVER.

]]> By: Luke Gunderson http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/09/the-race-for-2nd-place-has-begun/#comment-6095 Luke Gunderson Wed, 10 May 2006 20:57:56 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/09/the-race-for-2nd-place-has-begun/#comment-6095 trulia.com had done some pretty cool I think. Trulia will only work if agents will let it thought. trulia.com had done some pretty cool I think. Trulia will only work if agents will let it thought.

]]> By: Robbie http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/09/the-race-for-2nd-place-has-begun/#comment-6094 Robbie Wed, 10 May 2006 20:45:18 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/09/the-race-for-2nd-place-has-begun/#comment-6094 Tegan - I think <a href="http://www.pageflakes.com" rel="nofollow">PageFlakes</a> is very slick, but <a href="http://google.com/ig" rel="nofollow">Google</a> and <a href="http://live.com" rel="nofollow">Microsoft</a> are hot on your trail. I think the real challenge is getting mindshare, with those two giants playing in your sandbox. Unfortunately, I'm not sure how you'd go about doing that. I have enough trouble trying to stay half a step ahead of Galen. ;) Galen - Although John L isn't the first local broker to have dynamic maps, it's fair to say it's probably the first by a "large / traditional" broker. It may not be as "bleeding edge" as you and I would like, but it is a big wake up call for it's rivals. Tegan – I think PageFlakes is very slick, but Google and Microsoft are hot on your trail. I think the real challenge is getting mindshare, with those two giants playing in your sandbox. Unfortunately, I’m not sure how you’d go about doing that. I have enough trouble trying to stay half a step ahead of Galen. ;)

Galen – Although John L isn’t the first local broker to have dynamic maps, it’s fair to say it’s probably the first by a “large / traditional” broker. It may not be as “bleeding edge” as you and I would like, but it is a big wake up call for it’s rivals.

]]> By: Real Central VA - Tracking the Charlottesville and Central VA real estate market and more » Searching for homes getting easier http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/09/the-race-for-2nd-place-has-begun/#comment-6093 Real Central VA - Tracking the Charlottesville and Central VA real estate market and more » Searching for homes getting easier Wed, 10 May 2006 20:11:42 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/09/the-race-for-2nd-place-has-begun/#comment-6093 [...] The advent of Zillow, Trulia, RealestateABC, et. al. is pushing real estate technology innovation faster than it has ever been pushed. The news today that Cendant will be offering Microsoft’s Virtual Earth mapping on its websites is big news. (Don’t count MSFT out yet!) The mapping wars are just heating up. The guys at RCG are ahead of the curve - watch them. Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft will provide its Virtual Earth commercial online mapping solutions for Cendant’s real estate brand Web sites - Century21.com, ColdwellBanker.com, ColdwellBankerCommercial.com, ERA.com and SothebysRealty.com - and for the local operating company Web sites of NRT Incorporated. [...] [...] The advent of Zillow, Trulia, RealestateABC, et. al. is pushing real estate technology innovation faster than it has ever been pushed. The news today that Cendant will be offering Microsoft’s Virtual Earth mapping on its websites is big news. (Don’t count MSFT out yet!) The mapping wars are just heating up. The guys at RCG are ahead of the curve – watch them. Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft will provide its Virtual Earth commercial online mapping solutions for Cendant’s real estate brand Web sites – Century21.com, ColdwellBanker.com, ColdwellBankerCommercial.com, ERA.com and SothebysRealty.com – and for the local operating company Web sites of NRT Incorporated. [...]

]]> By: Dustin http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/09/the-race-for-2nd-place-has-begun/#comment-6089 Dustin Wed, 10 May 2006 16:18:13 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/05/09/the-race-for-2nd-place-has-begun/#comment-6089 John L. Scott has definitely put together a really clean map... very cool! John L. Scott has definitely put together a really clean map… very cool!

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