How Do You Start a Movement?
Each of us makes a choice every day to get up, get motivated and hopefully, inspire others along the way. Some of us have come from humble beginnings, while others took over the reins of a family business. We all have role models — those individuals that struck a chord with us; whether it be something he/she has accomplished or some words of encouragement that lit a fire,... Read More
Some of My Favorite Real Estate Websites
With social media, blogging and informative websites, we have access to info 24/7. I regularly visit several websites to read what other industry leaders and experts are saying about real estate. Some are humorous, some analytical and others give information about how economics are affecting the market. Below are some of my favorite real estate websites. Active Rain I became... Read More
The Best Apps for Realtors and Why Realtors are Using Smartphones
Manhattan Parks–The Largest Social Network?
Photography by Funkdooby I wrote a blog last month about Manhattan Getting Bigger and Bloomberg’s plans to make New York City the Number One Digital City. It seems to be happening as a press release from NYC.gov last week announced that Mayor Bloomberg and AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson Launch Free Wi-Fi Service in 20 New York City Parks across the five boroughs. Yahoo!... Read More
What’s Happening in New York and Manhattan
The Latest About Real Estate, The Economy, Technology and Other News We keep a close watch on what’s going on in Manhattan and I thought I’d share some news about what we’re hearing and reading about. Good News About Employment The New York Post reported recently that New York led the nation in job creation in April. According to the article, new jobs have resulted in the... Read More
To Tweet or Not to Tweet…A Few Interesting Facts and Tips to Get You Started
I’m not an expert about Tweeting. I’m still trying to figure how how to use Twitter, what to use it for and how much of an asset it’s going to be for me. I did find out some interesting facts about Twitter and I found those facts by, what else, Googling. According to a website called ViralBlog.com, there are more than 106 million accounts on Twitter. Gizmodo.com reported... Read More
Social Media Versus “Old-School” Methods–Which is Better?
With everything we have at our disposal as real estate professionals today, those of us who remember the days of buying and selling without all the social media tools are rethinking how we go about generating leads, contacting potential clients and ultimately, doing what our main goals is: To sell real estate. Which is more important–your social skills or your social media... Read More
Share and Share Alike…But Check Your Privacy Settings
Every week I try to blog about something I’ve found to help out with our personal and professional lives, in terms of technology. My blog about QR Codes explained how this is the future of real estate and I’ve given you info on some great apps that help organize your time. As technology grows, our privacy shrinks. Last year, I blogged about Google’s problems with privacy... Read More
New York Real Estate Question of the Week: What tools can I use to entice potential customers?
I was having lunch with a colleague last week and we started discussing various ways in which to increase business. I thought this was a perfect topic for this week’s real estate question. Five years ago, most of us had a website in which our listings would appear. Today, it’s not just an option to use social networking sites in order to compete in the marketplace, it’s... Read More
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