RealTown Groups

What works, what doesn’t, this community will focus on the “best practices” of real estate marketing.

The purpose of the Mac Group is to provide a forum for those real estate agents who are users of Mac computers and software that is programed for Mac computers. Also, the group could also be aimed at those who are using IPhones and are adapting them to specific real estate needs. Since the real estate industry is just beginning to expand their tools into the Mac world, it is very important that we are aware of these developments.

A place to find and locate business which you might need to help buy and sell real estate across the country. To find Real Estate professionals for referrals. Networking is the only way to have a great real estate business.

This group is for real estate professionals and real estate service providers to discuss real estate related services or products they like or they provide. This is a place where you can talk about your real estate related services and products, latest news, newest offerings and why your offerings can benefit Real Estate Professionals. Real Estate professionals can also comment on their experience with these services or products.

This group, hosted by Caroline Wethington of the Compass/Blackwater organization, is all about REAL SEO (Search Engine Optimization.) Read up on SEO tips and resources, Search Engine Optimization misconceptions, and hear the voices of those who have succeeded in marketing themselves online, and how easy it is for you to join the ranks of the Internet real estate agents who actually make the Internet work for them. Feel free to ask questions, or start discussions of your own on any topic related to SEO. NAR tells us that over 84% of all residential home sales involve the Internet and that more than 90% of Internet buyers find their agent through a search engine. If you cannot be found by the major search engines, you can't compete in online real estate. Join our discussion group to learn how REAL SEO can help you sell more.

Tired of working day after day for a client only to find them buying a house through their second cousin who lives outside the area but just happens to have a real estate license? Tired of hearing the same arguments about why you need to discount your commissions in order to “win” the deal? Tired of looking over your shoulder every time someone mentions that they visited this web site or that web site and “they are offering to give me most of the commission back?” Tired of giving away more and more services for free just to remain “competitive?” Do you have that ever-present feeling that our industry has changed in profound ways – only you aren’t certain how these changes will play out n the near future? Then, you might be interested in learning more about what might be the hottest trend in real estate practice: True Real Estate Consulting. Come join us as we discuss what some of us feel will be the most dramatic change to come our way in decades.

This is a group for Greg Sparre commemorating the CopperStock I & II reunions. We can also use it to share our collective thoughts and ideas.

Upcoming updates, latest patches, bug fixes.

Looking for short cuts and easy to understand ideas of how to use your Blackberry phone. It is a great tool for your business.

The Legal Corner is focused on legal cases and regulations that affect the real estate business.