Monday's market crash that wiped out $1 trillion of shareholder value was tangible evidence that Main Street (an overused but descriptive term) would be affected by the credit crunch.

Homethinking just launched its new city neighborhood comparison application (press release) in which users rate and review the similarities of neighborhoods between different cities.

In difficult economic times, the 80/20 (or even 90/10) rule, where 80% of deals are done by the 20% top producing agents, kicks in. Simply put, the most efficient way for mortgage brokers to get new business is to ally with these top producing real...

Here are ten steps to create an enthusiastic community network with a Breaking News City site:

One of 2009's biggest trends was real estate industry adoption ofsocial media marketing. What I find striking is the intimacy of thesocial interchange:(Conversing about a chain restaurant on the opposite coast... it is just like a cafe conversation...)...

We're looking forward to being a part of the Mortgage Revolution... register now - Atlanta January 10-12 ...

We'll be discussing strategies for community engagement. December 8 9:00am PST... thanks to Louis, Jessica and HomeGain for the opportunity for a high level discussion... ...

Yelp is now so widely used as a consumer review system for real estate professionals that a 5 star review has become de rigueur.The natural inclination of any consumer search through Yelp is not to find the 5-star review, but to find out why somebody...

Kudos to Jim Cronin's @retomato and their crew for a successful Virtual REBarcamp. Webinars are a convenient and efficient way to get social media education out to the community and I'm hoping it becomes a monthly institution! ...