{"id":5126,"date":"2008-10-21T14:16:30","date_gmt":"2008-10-21T21:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=5126"},"modified":"2008-10-21T14:16:30","modified_gmt":"2008-10-21T21:16:30","slug":"i-still-havent-found-what-im-looking-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/5126\/i-still-havent-found-what-im-looking-for\/","title":{"rendered":"I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have been thinking alot lately about RE Web 2.0, particularly in light of the recent news regarding Redfin and Zillow’s current layoffs.\u00a0 Greg also recently posted regarding the current state of the Realty.bots<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Indeed. We have seen the future of real estate marketing \u2014 and it is us.*”<\/p>\n

I am not entirely convinced it has to be all us.<\/p>\n

I am a process guy.\u00a0 Prior to delving into the real estate business, I developed sales and marketing strategies for technology firms – many of which targeted supply chain solutions.\u00a0 When I approach a process, I try to focus on the inherent value a particular set of activities delivers.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the double edged sword in the real estate industry is that we are all independent contractors – we approach our businesses in differing ways.\u00a0 On one hand, we have the ability to run our businesses in a way that capitalizes on our strengths.\u00a0 Some of us use a consistent process to bring a deal together, some of us don’t.\u00a0 I suggest that many consumers approach the purchase and sale of real estate apprehensively.\u00a0 Many simply don’t know what the correct process is for purchasing or selling a property and they look to a professional to provide the knowledge and expertise to consistently deliver a successful closing.\u00a0 Unfortunately, not all agents are created equal, therefore mileage varies – alot.<\/p>\n

I believe that the myth to the core of the business of buying and selling property lies within the MLS.\u00a0 This process is not all about the data.\u00a0 While the data is key, it certainly does not provide a consistent process for facilitating a transaction – there is a natural progression to a transaction.<\/p>\n

Up to this point, if not the most successful, at the least the most recognized RE Web 2.0 search solutions have focused their solutions surrounding the myth of the real estate transaction – it is all about the data.\u00a0 Again, the data is important, however, it is only part of the process.<\/p>\n

My frustration with the current search solutions is that it does not address the natural progression of the real estate transaction.\u00a0 While extremely powerful, Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have been thinking alot lately about RE Web 2.0, particularly in light of the recent news regarding Redfin and Zillow’s current layoffs.\u00a0 Greg also recently posted regarding the current state of the Realty.bots. “Indeed. We have seen the future of real estate marketing \u2014 and it is us.*” I am not entirely convinced it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5,19],"tags":[531,253,532],"class_list":{"0":"post-5126","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-disintermediation","7":"category-real-estate","8":"category-technology","9":"tag-disintermediation","10":"tag-re-web-20","11":"tag-real-estate","13":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2151,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/2151\/who-is-not-whom-in-the-world-of-real-estate-web-20\/","url_meta":{"origin":5126,"position":0},"title":"Who is not whom in the world of “Real Estate Web 2.0”?","author":"Greg Swann","date":"November 1, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"I caught this bit from the GeekEstate Blog in my feed reader. 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