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RE/MAX Launches Video and Virtual Tours on Its Mobile Real Estate Search

RISMEDIA, June 15, 2011—RE/MAX Northern Illinois, an independently owned and privately held RE/MAX region—which encompasses the top third of the state of Illinois—recently introduced property videos and virtual tours to its popular mobile website, m.illinoisproperty.com. It is one of the first real estate brokerages to incorporate these two ...


Brokers Employ Mobile Websites to Optimize the Consumer Experience

RISMEDIA, June 15, 2011—Over the course of the last decade, advancements in mobile technology have changed consumer interaction on the Internet. As the advent of the BlackBerry paved the way for the iPhone, the user experience was forever changed. Consumers now had the Web at their fingertips, shifting the ways ...


Weekly Video Tip: A Closer Look at the Samsung Galaxy S Android

RISMedia, June 14, 2011—The Samsung Galaxy is one of the many newer sleek phones operating on the Android system that is finally reaching the realms of the iPhone world, and some even argue that it’s as good, if not better. With its 4-inch super AMOLED touch screen and new silver finish on the back, it’s quite


Monday Morning Mobile: #Fail

RISMEDIA, June 13, 2011—At Mobile Card Cast we try and be more than just a technology company; we are a collection of Mobile enthusiasts who adopted the mantra "iLive Mobile" throughout everything we do. As such, many of you who frequently read this column know how excited I was when Verizon finally made


Changing the Landscape of Commercial Real Estate Technology

RISMedia, June 10, 2011—The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) is impacting the commercial real estate industry with technology initiatives that will change the landscape of Web-based services. NAR is bringing together these components to deliver a comprehensive solution for commercial practitioners:


Monday Morning Mobile: The Mobile Foundation

RISMEDIA, June 6, 2011—So you’ve heard about QR codes. In order to crack the QR Code, you need to have a solid mobile website strategy in place. This is the destination all your QR Codes will point to. So, what is it you should be looking for? There is a lot that goes into building a solid mobile website that will be the


Traditional Real Estate Agents or High-Tech Realty…which Way to Go?

RISMEDIA, June 2, 2011—One of the most common topics I am asked to speak on is the team structure vs. individual agent vs. models of the future. Although I feel that a team structure is not the only way to go, I am partial to it and most certainly feel it will dominate our industry in the future. There is a plethora of different approaches one can take to reach success, but I don’t think I will receive any argument from REALTORS® that our job is only getting more demanding and consumers are becoming more educated with more tools at their disposal.


NAR Pulse: This Week’s Top Stories from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®

RISMedia, June 1 2011—This week’s headlines from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® include: free shipping at the REALTOR.org store; limited time savings of up to 40 percent from REALTOR Benefits® Program Partner, Lenovo; and NAR opposes increase to FHA down payments.


Century 21 Real Estate Announces Agreement with RES.NET

RISMedia, May 26, 2011—Century 21 Real Estate LLC, the franchisor of one of the world’s largest residential real estate sales organizations, and RES.NET—an infrastructure of diverse real estate professionals, buyers and sellers with supporting software applications—have announced an agreement between the two companies. The agreement empowers CENTURY 21® System professionals ...


NAR Pulse: This Week’s Top Stories from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®

RISMEDIA, May 25, 2011—This week’s headlines from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® include: create your email newsletter with ease, put the power of the SentriLock SentriCard® to use for your customers, and NAR’s 2011 Member Profile shows commitment to profession. For more information visit www.REALTOR.org.


Is Your Website Starting to Look Like Your Closet?

RISMEDIA, June 7, 2011—It’s difficult to keep certain areas of our lives neat and uncluttered, and what might look fine to us can be confusing and appear busy to others. Over time, your website can collect too much unorganized and old information, along with indirect paths to the things that matter—why they should engage you!


Life in Mobile: All or Nothing

RISMEDIA, May 25, 2011—I recently had the chance to attend the Leading RE annual conference in Las Vegas and stay at the beautiful new Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino. The conference was great and the hotel was absolutely amazing. Spending a whole week out in Vegas really puts into perspective the need to have it all


Maximizing M-Commerce in a 4G Environment

RISMEDIA, May 25, 2011—The current explosion in smartphone sales and deployment of 4G networks is making an investment in m-commerce capabilities increasingly necessary for retailers. M-commerce technologies provide a great way to target consumers and draw them into your online or brick-and-mortar stores.


Home Inspectors Use Smartphones to Take Credit Card Payments On-site

RISMEDIA, May 25, 2011—Home inspection franchise, A Buyer’s Choice Home Inspections, recently announced a new partnership with Real Estate Management Outsource to implement mobile payment processing technology for accounts receivables. Payment processing will be powered by Mercury VirtualTerminal™, a mobile payment application from Mercury Payment Systems®. ...


Realtors Property Resource Provides Free, Comprehensive Property Database for REALTORS

RISMEDIA, May 24, 2011—In this fast-paced, technology-based world, a major challenge is meeting the information needs of technology-empowered consumers who do extensive research, sometimes months before starting the process of buying or selling a property. The Realtors Property Resource™ (RPR™) is an exclusive



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