Phoenix Area Real Estate Blog

Via GeekBrief.tv, which reported they found out about this via TechCrunch, I found out about SpotCrime. SpotCrime has a map based display of crime information, which they are making available for several Arizona cities. The web site allows you to search by reported crime type, which they show on the map, for a given [...]

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Yesterday, I met new clients from Flower Mound, TX here in my office. They are looking for a new place to live in North Phoenix or possibly North Scottsdale. As we were chatting in my office Jeff asked me, “Steve, did you win that iPhone yet?” I was blown away. I found out that [...]

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That’s right, I’m going straight to the point.  This is real estate transparency at it’s clearest.  I want to win an iPhone, and I need your help to do it.  In January I wrote that I needed a smart phone, and I’ve held off the purchase for various unknown reasons, so the need still exists.  [...]

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Today I received an email from Trulia announcing a number of (potentially) welcome changes to the way a member’s profile is set up:

Include testimonials and experience
Claim up to 20 areas of expertise
Add a headline to your profile e.g., “The best realtor around”
Add up to two links to help your Website SEO

I added the bold to [...]

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photo credit: svenwerk
Yesterday, I had a long meeting with 2 top producing agents that work at Realty Executives.  They’ve each been in the business a very long time (50ish years combined experience).  The reason they wanted to meet with me (a relative neophyte in comparison), was my experience with online marketing programs.  This blog, for [...]

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The response from yesterday’s post regarding my decision to go on strike against Trulia Voices has been amazing to say the least.  Within hours, both Jonathan Dalton and Jay Thompson had joined the picket lines.
At that point, I decided Trulia deserved fair notice, so I sent an email to the PR department at Trulia, advising them [...]

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On Monday I wrote about a radio ad that offered bad advice for people that live in Phoenix.  The ad was most likely created as part of a national advertising campaign, which was sold to affiliates across the US.  Apparently no one bothered to check whether the ad was truly appropriate to the entire national [...]

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