TECHNOPALOOZA 2013 is fast approaching, so we’ve decided to take a look at some of the upcoming classes and vendors you’ll see. To read the first post in this series, which focused on RPR, here.
Evernote is a cloud based system that stores your information from many devices into one place. Take a look at the program overview in this video:
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TECHNOPALOOZA 2013 is fast approaching, so we’ve decided to take a look at some of the upcoming classes and vendors you’ll see. The first post in this series focuses on RPR.
RPR, REALTORS Property Resource, combines data from many sources to create a search portal. One function of RPR is focused on creating Seller presentations, here’s an example:
This week, activity was up 0.62% at the 53,491 level from last week. We include more than open data in our report as “activity”. For example, when a Subscriber places a lockbox on a new listing or when a Subscriber removes a lockbox because the property is sold.
As in the past, we’ve taken ZIP code information from each lockbox, that contains ZIP code info, and calculated hot and cold spots of showing activity. The bigger and hotter the dot, the more activity for that area. Dots are placed on the center of each ZIP code range, and we now use red and blue as hot and cold.
In the world of MLS fields, List Price is the superstar. Yet, there are other lesser known fields that can shine for the right client. These seemingly random fields can represent specific client needs and niches.
Bath Roll-In Shower (Accessibility Feature) - current count: 109
Home searchers who require the ability to access a show/bath via wheelchair or other mobility device will appreciate this field. While there are only 109 Active/UCB at the moment, the feature is important to those who seek it.
Synthetic Grass
Synthetic Grass Frnt / Back (Landscaping) – current count: 570
Fake lawns are not cheap and might add equity.
Bidet (Master Bathroom) – current count: 492
The current median List Price for homes with a bidet is $1,862,500, clearly a luxury feature.
Hangar (Parking Features) – current count: 25
As in, airplane hangar, a place to park an airplane. The current median List Price for this feature is surprisingly only $489,000.
City Light View(s) (Property Description) – current count: 1,639
These listings typically have higher elevations in the surrounding hill or mountain areas in the Valley.
When a fake agent review website, Realtor-complaints.com, launched in January of this year – ARMLS Subscribers and Agents around the country were up in arms. The site was quickly shut down, but it made many people realize how important reputation is online. In the video above, Rachel Botsman talks about the new economy of trust. While real estate isn’t directly addressed, the bigger lessons of trust and reputation strike an important cord.
At the 11:50 mark of the video, an important question is asked: Should those reviewed own their reputation data?
This week, activity was down 0.44% at the 53,161 level from last week. We include more than open data in our report as “activity”. For example, when a Subscriber places a lockbox on a new listing or when a Subscriber removes a lockbox because the property is sold.
As in the past, we’ve taken ZIP code information from each lockbox, that contains ZIP code info, and calculated hot and cold spots of showing activity. The bigger and hotter the dot, the more activity for that area. Dots are placed on the center of each ZIP code range, and we now use red and blue as hot and cold.
Cargo pants: a pocket for every device?
If you feel overwhelmed by the endless list of portable devices, you are not alone. A new study, presented in an infographic below, says just that. The study by Sophos claims that the average person carries 2.9 mobile devices.
The opportunities for you to reach possible clients is also growing the more consumers are connected. Or you could take the study another way: invest in cargo pants.
Gather some friends and unlock your smartphones, it’s a Friday appy hour! Dedicate one hour today trying these new smartphone and tablet apps.
Fleksy
Flesky - Happy Typing ($0.99)
If you suffer from fat fingers, where you can never seem to type the correct key, this app is for you. Initially designed for the seeing impaired, Flesky is $0.99 on iOS and coming very soon to Android. Flesky is a standalone app that exports the typed text to Mail, the clipboard or other apps. Check out Swiftkey ($3.99) for Android as an alternative.
Quadstreaker iOS (Free)
Ambient location based apps, the ones that track your location at all times, have always have a big problem – they suck all the juice out of your battery. Quardstreaker tracks your movements on a grid map and uses new technology that won’t drain your battery. This app is great for those who want to discover their real sales area, as the more you visit a grid the hotter the color. Quadstreaker is only on iOS for iPhone right now.
Evernote Hello (Free)
Evernote Hello, for iOS and Android, creates “a rich, browsable history of individuals, encounters and shared experiences” – it’s really just a neat contact management app, complete with business card scanner. Evernote superstar Bill Risser is teaching a complete overview of Evernote at TECHNIOPALOOZA.
FatFingers.com – Adventitious Shopping (Free)
We’re cheating, this is a website not an app. We mentioned the fat fingers concept when talking about Flesky, where people create typos by hitting the wrong key – using that concept a programmer created a website called FatFingers.com. Simply type in a product name, and FatFingers will search eBay with common typos for that product. Since the item listings have typos, many have no or few bids, giving you the opportunity to buy office technology or supplies at a large discount.
