Category Archives: Tech Tools

Local school information – SchoolFinder widget

I’ve just added a Local School Information widget to the blog. At the moment, I’ve placed it under the Local Market top-level menu item; then under Local School Information.  The information presented in the widget is provided by Education.com.  The … Continue reading

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How accurate are Zillow’s Zestimates?

I’m frequently asked what is the accuracy of Zillow’s Zestimates.  Yesterday, I sat in at a seminar presented by some guys from Zillow.  They stated that their Zestimates have a median error rate of ±8.5 percent nationally.  However, the accuracy … Continue reading

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Search foreclosure listings on Google

This blog’s founder, Diane Cohn, sent me a heads-up regarding this nice Google Maps feature.  It’s the ability to search foreclosures using Google Maps.  Apparently, it been around for awhile, but the data continues to get better.  Anyway, thank you … Continue reading

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HouseLogic website launched

The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® has launched its new HouseLogic website.  And regardless of one’s opinion of the NAR, the website contains a lot of useful information for maintaining one’s home. From the website: HouseLogic is a free source of … Continue reading

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Zillow’s ‘fresh and new’ local housing data

If you haven’t taken a look at Zillow’s online regional/local housing data in awhile, it’s worth another visit.  Zillow has added many new metrics to its offering, as well as additional ways to slice and dice its data. Housing market … Continue reading

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Guy Johnson Trains Local Realtors to Use Internet Tools

Time out for kudos. Recently our very own Guy received a nice write-up in the Lake Tahoe Review. Although the first third is about what our broker has done with social networking, Guy carries the rest of the story with … Continue reading

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Media Tweet

Hey, if you get the chance, check out the 10 PM news on KTVN channel 2 tonight.  RRB gets cited for reporting foreclosure numbers in the intro to the Wingfield Springs Short Sales piece.  At least we were on the 6:30 news cast. From … Continue reading

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Guy to Turn Twitter Tricks This Saturday at UNR

All you social media hounds out there should really plan to attend the upcoming Nevada Interactive Media Summit this Saturday at UNR. Our very own Guy Johnson is one of their featured speakers, and he’ll be sharing his top 50 … Continue reading

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