Comments on: Why the Internet will never disintermediate Realtors — Part 2: It builds, not erodes, the relationship http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/why-the-internet-will-never-disintermediate-realtors-%e2%80%94-part-2-it-builds-not-erodes-the-relationship.html Commentary on the real estate market of the San Francisco Bay Area Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:45:15 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Disintermediate Realtors (Not Happening) at Condo Blog http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/why-the-internet-will-never-disintermediate-realtors-%e2%80%94-part-2-it-builds-not-erodes-the-relationship.html/comment-page-1#comment-142175 Disintermediate Realtors (Not Happening) at Condo Blog Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:25:18 +0000 http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/why-the-internet-will-never-disintermediate-realtors-%e2%80%94-part-2-it-builds-not-erodes-the-relationship.html#comment-142175 [...] by way of 3 Oceans Real Estate…  [...] [...] by way of 3 Oceans Real Estate…  [...]

]]> By: TRANSPARENT REAL ESTATE http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/why-the-internet-will-never-disintermediate-realtors-%e2%80%94-part-2-it-builds-not-erodes-the-relationship.html/comment-page-1#comment-16100 TRANSPARENT REAL ESTATE Sat, 30 Dec 2006 07:23:23 +0000 http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/why-the-internet-will-never-disintermediate-realtors-%e2%80%94-part-2-it-builds-not-erodes-the-relationship.html#comment-16100 <strong>Carnival of Real Estate at Ubertor...</strong> The Carnival of Real Estate is up at Ubertor . Fine work all! Dan Melson, SearchlightCrusade.Net Douglas Heddings, TrueGotham Joel Burslem, The Future of Real Estate Marketing Jonathan Dalton,... Carnival of Real Estate at Ubertor…

The Carnival of Real Estate is up at Ubertor . Fine work all! Dan Melson, SearchlightCrusade.Net Douglas Heddings, TrueGotham Joel Burslem, The Future of Real Estate Marketing Jonathan Dalton,…

]]> By: Everyone Can Benefit from Real Estate Technology– Part 1 | The Real Estate Zebra http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/why-the-internet-will-never-disintermediate-realtors-%e2%80%94-part-2-it-builds-not-erodes-the-relationship.html/comment-page-1#comment-725 Everyone Can Benefit from Real Estate Technology– Part 1 | The Real Estate Zebra Tue, 05 Dec 2006 19:36:09 +0000 http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/why-the-internet-will-never-disintermediate-realtors-%e2%80%94-part-2-it-builds-not-erodes-the-relationship.html#comment-725 [...] With the Web 2.0 movement changing real estate, there is much talk about disintermediation and transparency. Kevin Boer thinks that agents will never be disintermediated, and I happen to agree. Then there is an entire blog dedicated to transparency in real estate. Transparency is a good thing. [...] [...] With the Web 2.0 movement changing real estate, there is much talk about disintermediation and transparency. Kevin Boer thinks that agents will never be disintermediated, and I happen to agree. Then there is an entire blog dedicated to transparency in real estate. Transparency is a good thing. [...]

]]> By: A leisurely ride through the Carnival at Three Oceans Real Estate http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/why-the-internet-will-never-disintermediate-realtors-%e2%80%94-part-2-it-builds-not-erodes-the-relationship.html/comment-page-1#comment-713 A leisurely ride through the Carnival at Three Oceans Real Estate Tue, 05 Dec 2006 05:45:45 +0000 http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/why-the-internet-will-never-disintermediate-realtors-%e2%80%94-part-2-it-builds-not-erodes-the-relationship.html#comment-713 [...] Athol Kay practices the art of the obscure analogy.  He argues that blogging is simply much more effective advertising than more traditional media.  Couldn’t agree more!  I’m going to have to do some serious thinking to come up with a similarly obscure analogy for my upcoming guest post on his blog! [...] [...] Athol Kay practices the art of the obscure analogy.  He argues that blogging is simply much more effective advertising than more traditional media.  Couldn’t agree more!  I’m going to have to do some serious thinking to come up with a similarly obscure analogy for my upcoming guest post on his blog! [...]

]]> By: When Bloggers Attack at Livium-the blog http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/why-the-internet-will-never-disintermediate-realtors-%e2%80%94-part-2-it-builds-not-erodes-the-relationship.html/comment-page-1#comment-621 When Bloggers Attack at Livium-the blog Mon, 27 Nov 2006 17:21:47 +0000 http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/why-the-internet-will-never-disintermediate-realtors-%e2%80%94-part-2-it-builds-not-erodes-the-relationship.html#comment-621 [...] As I and others have noted, this is a great thing for agents, because it allows them to build relationships with a larger number of people at once than would otherwise be possible. [...] [...] As I and others have noted, this is a great thing for agents, because it allows them to build relationships with a larger number of people at once than would otherwise be possible. [...]

]]> By: Disintermediate Realtors (Not Happening) at condoDomain http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/why-the-internet-will-never-disintermediate-realtors-%e2%80%94-part-2-it-builds-not-erodes-the-relationship.html/comment-page-1#comment-584 Disintermediate Realtors (Not Happening) at condoDomain Sat, 25 Nov 2006 15:19:33 +0000 http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/why-the-internet-will-never-disintermediate-realtors-%e2%80%94-part-2-it-builds-not-erodes-the-relationship.html#comment-584 [...] by way of 3 Oceans Real Estate…  [...] [...] by way of 3 Oceans Real Estate…  [...]

]]> By: Disintermediate Realtors (Not Happening) at condoDomain http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/why-the-internet-will-never-disintermediate-realtors-%e2%80%94-part-2-it-builds-not-erodes-the-relationship.html/comment-page-1#comment-585 Disintermediate Realtors (Not Happening) at condoDomain Sat, 25 Nov 2006 15:19:33 +0000 http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/why-the-internet-will-never-disintermediate-realtors-%e2%80%94-part-2-it-builds-not-erodes-the-relationship.html#comment-585 [...] by way of 3 Oceans Real Estate…  [...] [...] by way of 3 Oceans Real Estate…  [...]

]]> By: Carnivals and Relationships at Livium-the blog http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/why-the-internet-will-never-disintermediate-realtors-%e2%80%94-part-2-it-builds-not-erodes-the-relationship.html/comment-page-1#comment-448 Carnivals and Relationships at Livium-the blog Mon, 20 Nov 2006 23:20:50 +0000 http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/why-the-internet-will-never-disintermediate-realtors-%e2%80%94-part-2-it-builds-not-erodes-the-relationship.html#comment-448 [...] One of the posts that caught my eye was Kevin Boer’s second installment of his Why the Internet will never Disintermediate Realtors series. This time around, Kevin suggests that, rather than diminishing or abolishing the importance of relationships, the Internet helps agents leverage their advertising to potentially create more relationships than was possible previously. [...] [...] One of the posts that caught my eye was Kevin Boer’s second installment of his Why the Internet will never Disintermediate Realtors series. This time around, Kevin suggests that, rather than diminishing or abolishing the importance of relationships, the Internet helps agents leverage their advertising to potentially create more relationships than was possible previously. [...]

]]> By: Tyler Sookochoff http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/why-the-internet-will-never-disintermediate-realtors-%e2%80%94-part-2-it-builds-not-erodes-the-relationship.html/comment-page-1#comment-432 Tyler Sookochoff Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:10:36 +0000 http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/why-the-internet-will-never-disintermediate-realtors-%e2%80%94-part-2-it-builds-not-erodes-the-relationship.html#comment-432 bmacgoo - I gather from your comments that you're an agent yourself. Can you provide a link to your web site and some that smartstreets has done for you? bmacgoo – I gather from your comments that you’re an agent yourself. Can you provide a link to your web site and some that smartstreets has done for you?

]]> By: Ubertor Real Estate Blog » Carnival of Real Estate #19 http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/why-the-internet-will-never-disintermediate-realtors-%e2%80%94-part-2-it-builds-not-erodes-the-relationship.html/comment-page-1#comment-381 Ubertor Real Estate Blog » Carnival of Real Estate #19 Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:05:02 +0000 http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/why-the-internet-will-never-disintermediate-realtors-%e2%80%94-part-2-it-builds-not-erodes-the-relationship.html#comment-381 [...] Well, it is that time again… the 19th Carnival of Real Estate is here and we are pleased to be the host. Actually, I had no idea how many submissions came in for this. This weeks carnival had a ton of submissions making it quite hard to pick 10. (I know there are 11) I also included the day each blog started as I find it interesting to see that some of the most popular real estate blogs are actually quite new. It was a pleasure hosting the real estate carnival. Pat Kitano www.transparentre.com Real Estate Web 2.0 First Mover Advantage? So far, none Blog Started - August 3rd 2006 Zillow has been dissected so much recently that blog posts are popping up, notably from the BawldGuy and Carter’s Adventures (two fine blogs!), that just say No! Zillow is not worth discussing any more. I agree … we know that Zillow and their brethren AVMs - Cyberhomes, Reply!, eppraisal - are insufficient property valuation vehicles… we don’t need to see any more…(continue) Dan Melson www.searchlightcrusade.net Buyers Who Don’t Want A Buyer’s Agent Blog Started - June 8th 2005 You see it all the time at open houses and elsewhere. People who desperately need buyer’s agents, but think of Buyer’s Agents in the same way they think of automobile sales folk, and that’s the complete opposite of the way it is. (continue) Douglas Heddings www.truegotham.com The Luxury Market: Is It Really All that Stable? Blog Started - April 1st 2006 I’m currently working with two high-end buyers, one couple in the $10-14 million range and another in the $20 million range. There is plenty of inventory to peruse at the $10-14 million range and less to see in the…. (continue) Joel Burslem www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com See How Your Site Stacks Up with Quantcast Blog Started - April 28th 2006 So just who is visiting online real estate sites? Finding good publicly available (free) metrics to measure the popularity of a web site is a challenging proposition. Technorati rankings rate the number of inbound links, but measure only the activity in publicly accessible… (continue) Jonathan Dalton jdalton.realtownblogs.com NAR and me … Blog Started - January 2006 Returning from my two-day sojourn down the rabbit hole and into bubble-land … In some respects my initial characterization of many real estate bubble proponents as being more interested in bluster than facts proved true … (continue) Liam Lavery www.zillowblog.com Craigslist Court Decision Blog Started - February 7th 2006 Tuesday, a federal district court in Chicago dismissed a suit charging that craigslist’s housing listings violated the Fair Housing Act. This is a very significant decision for online real estate services and users. (continue) Kyle Else toursheet.blogspot.com Something’s Fishy Blog Started - July 27th 2006 What is the best way to protect yourself from fishy real estate deals. How do you know that you’re not being taken advantage of when you get involved with a real estate transaction? The best answer might be to maintain a “buyer beware” mentality. (continue) Greg Tracy blueroof.wordpress.com What if Zillow Got Serious? Blog Started - July 20th 2006 It’s easy to criticize Zillow because their valuations are completely automated and who would believe a completely automated process? But what if Zillow decided to get serious about the accuracy of their Zestimates? (continue) Jim Cronin realestatetomato.typepad.com Who Are You Blogging For? Blog Started - June 16th 2006 A common question I hear is, who should I be blogging for? Or rather, who makes up the audience I am reaching out to with my blog? Let’s consider the potential audience that… (continue) Greg Swann www.bloodhoundrealty.com/BloodhoundBlog Realty Reality: How Jake, Jurij and Tatiana Pawlenko wove their way into our hearts . . . Blog Started - November 10th 2005 This is a shaggy dog story… It begins with Jake, the world’s most playful Yellow Labrador Retriever, and Jake is a thread running all through this tapestry. And that’s the way to think of it… (continue) Kevin Boer www.3oceansrealestate.com/blog Why the Internet will never disintermediate Realtors — Part 2: It builds, not erodes, the relationship Blog Started - August 28th 2006 In my previous post on Internet disintermediation, I argued that real estate is primarily a relationship business, and that the only real estate professionals who should fear the Internet are those who really, really suck at the whole… (continue) [...] [...] Well, it is that time again… the 19th Carnival of Real Estate is here and we are pleased to be the host. Actually, I had no idea how many submissions came in for this. This weeks carnival had a ton of submissions making it quite hard to pick 10. (I know there are 11) I also included the day each blog started as I find it interesting to see that some of the most popular real estate blogs are actually quite new. It was a pleasure hosting the real estate carnival. Pat Kitano http://www.transparentre.com Real Estate Web 2.0 First Mover Advantage? So far, none Blog Started – August 3rd 2006 Zillow has been dissected so much recently that blog posts are popping up, notably from the BawldGuy and Carter’s Adventures (two fine blogs!), that just say No! Zillow is not worth discussing any more. I agree … we know that Zillow and their brethren AVMs – Cyberhomes, Reply!, eppraisal – are insufficient property valuation vehicles… we don’t need to see any more…(continue) Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net Buyers Who Don’t Want A Buyer’s Agent Blog Started – June 8th 2005 You see it all the time at open houses and elsewhere. People who desperately need buyer’s agents, but think of Buyer’s Agents in the same way they think of automobile sales folk, and that’s the complete opposite of the way it is. (continue) Douglas Heddings http://www.truegotham.com The Luxury Market: Is It Really All that Stable? Blog Started – April 1st 2006 I’m currently working with two high-end buyers, one couple in the $10-14 million range and another in the $20 million range. There is plenty of inventory to peruse at the $10-14 million range and less to see in the…. (continue) Joel Burslem http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com See How Your Site Stacks Up with Quantcast Blog Started – April 28th 2006 So just who is visiting online real estate sites? Finding good publicly available (free) metrics to measure the popularity of a web site is a challenging proposition. Technorati rankings rate the number of inbound links, but measure only the activity in publicly accessible… (continue) Jonathan Dalton jdalton.realtownblogs.com NAR and me … Blog Started – January 2006 Returning from my two-day sojourn down the rabbit hole and into bubble-land … In some respects my initial characterization of many real estate bubble proponents as being more interested in bluster than facts proved true … (continue) Liam Lavery http://www.zillowblog.com Craigslist Court Decision Blog Started – February 7th 2006 Tuesday, a federal district court in Chicago dismissed a suit charging that craigslist’s housing listings violated the Fair Housing Act. This is a very significant decision for online real estate services and users. (continue) Kyle Else toursheet.blogspot.com Something’s Fishy Blog Started – July 27th 2006 What is the best way to protect yourself from fishy real estate deals. How do you know that you’re not being taken advantage of when you get involved with a real estate transaction? The best answer might be to maintain a “buyer beware” mentality. (continue) Greg Tracy blueroof.wordpress.com What if Zillow Got Serious? Blog Started – July 20th 2006 It’s easy to criticize Zillow because their valuations are completely automated and who would believe a completely automated process? But what if Zillow decided to get serious about the accuracy of their Zestimates? (continue) Jim Cronin realestatetomato.typepad.com Who Are You Blogging For? Blog Started – June 16th 2006 A common question I hear is, who should I be blogging for? Or rather, who makes up the audience I am reaching out to with my blog? Let’s consider the potential audience that… (continue) Greg Swann http://www.bloodhoundrealty.com/BloodhoundBlog Realty Reality: How Jake, Jurij and Tatiana Pawlenko wove their way into our hearts . . . Blog Started – November 10th 2005 This is a shaggy dog story… It begins with Jake, the world’s most playful Yellow Labrador Retriever, and Jake is a thread running all through this tapestry. And that’s the way to think of it… (continue) Kevin Boer http://www.3oceansrealestate.com/blog Why the Internet will never disintermediate Realtors — Part 2: It builds, not erodes, the relationship Blog Started – August 28th 2006 In my previous post on Internet disintermediation, I argued that real estate is primarily a relationship business, and that the only real estate professionals who should fear the Internet are those who really, really suck at the whole… (continue) [...]

]]> By: Athol Kay http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/why-the-internet-will-never-disintermediate-realtors-%e2%80%94-part-2-it-builds-not-erodes-the-relationship.html/comment-page-1#comment-365 Athol Kay Sun, 19 Nov 2006 22:51:57 +0000 http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/why-the-internet-will-never-disintermediate-realtors-%e2%80%94-part-2-it-builds-not-erodes-the-relationship.html#comment-365 If nothing else a putting out a good website shows that you're at least half-way compentent at something to a prospective client. Hopefully that means it's transferable to other real estate skills. A website beats a business card / picture in a magazine hands down for depth of contact. If nothing else a putting out a good website shows that you’re at least half-way compentent at something to a prospective client. Hopefully that means it’s transferable to other real estate skills.

A website beats a business card / picture in a magazine hands down for depth of contact.

]]> By: bmacgoo http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/why-the-internet-will-never-disintermediate-realtors-%e2%80%94-part-2-it-builds-not-erodes-the-relationship.html/comment-page-1#comment-363 bmacgoo Sun, 19 Nov 2006 20:47:03 +0000 http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/why-the-internet-will-never-disintermediate-realtors-%e2%80%94-part-2-it-builds-not-erodes-the-relationship.html#comment-363 You are right on target. I have been using the internet more and more this year. A few months ago I found a marketing tool that has helped me increase my sales. Instead of sending people to your website and having them wade through many listings to get to that particular property they are interested in, take a look at <a href="http://www.smartstreets.net" rel="nofollow">www.smartstreets.net</a> They will design, almost instantly a website just for your listing. It is very reasonably priced and right now they are offering a free trial for your first listing. Can't get much better than that. Like I said they have helped me with several sales. I am getting a lot of positive feedback from my buyers as well as the sellers who have gone into escrow a lot sooner than average. You are right on target. I have been using the internet more and more this year. A few months ago I found a marketing tool that has helped me increase my sales. Instead of sending people to your website and having them wade through many listings to get to that particular property they are interested in, take a look at http://www.smartstreets.net
They will design, almost instantly a website just for your listing. It is very reasonably priced and right now they are offering a free trial for your first listing. Can’t get much better than that. Like I said they have helped me with several sales. I am getting a lot of positive feedback from my buyers as well as the sellers who have gone into escrow a lot sooner than average.

]]> By: Kevin Boer, Three Oceans Real Estate http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/why-the-internet-will-never-disintermediate-realtors-%e2%80%94-part-2-it-builds-not-erodes-the-relationship.html/comment-page-1#comment-361 Kevin Boer, Three Oceans Real Estate Sun, 19 Nov 2006 19:28:30 +0000 http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/why-the-internet-will-never-disintermediate-realtors-%e2%80%94-part-2-it-builds-not-erodes-the-relationship.html#comment-361 Hi Lenny, Great example! The web in general -- and blogs in particular -- is a great way for people to get to know us from a distance. Hi Lenny,

Great example! The web in general — and blogs in particular — is a great way for people to get to know us from a distance.

]]> By: Lenny G http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/why-the-internet-will-never-disintermediate-realtors-%e2%80%94-part-2-it-builds-not-erodes-the-relationship.html/comment-page-1#comment-360 Lenny G Sun, 19 Nov 2006 14:27:38 +0000 http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/why-the-internet-will-never-disintermediate-realtors-%e2%80%94-part-2-it-builds-not-erodes-the-relationship.html#comment-360 Prime Example: Four days ago a first time buyer with whom I had no contact, found a home utilizing the IDX on my website. She used the "Schedule a Showing" link from the property detail page to request a showing. I showed her the home and she was ready to place an offer. She stated that after learning more about me through my website and blog that she felt comfortable using my services as a buyer's rep. She found the home but when it came time to take the next step, she trusted me, based on what she had learned about me ON THE WEB, to guide her through the process. Prime Example: Four days ago a first time buyer with whom I had no contact, found a home utilizing the IDX on my website. She used the “Schedule a Showing” link from the property detail page to request a showing. I showed her the home and she was ready to place an offer. She stated that after learning more about me through my website and blog that she felt comfortable using my services as a buyer’s rep. She found the home but when it came time to take the next step, she trusted me, based on what she had learned about me ON THE WEB, to guide her through the process.

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