ZILLOW TO BUY TRULIA NOW WHAT?

In this special episode Shane discusses what the buzz is all about and how it may impact the industry both from an inside perspective and a consumer perspective. Below is an article from the LA Times announcing the merger

The nation’s two biggest real estate listing websites announced Monday that they’re joining forces.

Zillow Inc. will buy Trulia for $3.5 billion in stock, the Seattle-based company said. The deal is expected to close in …

“STAGING TO SELL IS DIFFERENT THAN STAGING TO DWELL” Karen Otto

This weeks episode welcomes a guest Karen Otto who calls herself the stageucator. Staging used to be a commodity and only used for the upper end homes, but our guest explains how staging a home can be done easily and really on any budget. She even references Barbara Corcoran of Shark Tank fame and a legend in the real estate world as saying “Home staging used to be optional. …

“PHOTO’S HELP PROPERTIES STAND OUT!PERIOD”Lance Selgo

 

In today’s real estate environment we must stand out. Gary Vaynerchuck describes our society as one that is only finger swiping the mobile device. He was talking about the use of billboards as out of touch (insert sarcasm here), but his point was right on. Look around you next time you are at a stop light and see how many people are on their phones. We are hoping they are driving, but there …