) February 7, 2009 -- 74% of Real Estate Agents in Memphis ask the same question. "What in the world is 9to5 Realty?"    

9to5 Realty offers a retro--and revolutionary-- business model designed to fill a specific niche in the real estate marketplace. Real estate agents can build their own personal, independent, non-affiliated business in real estate and can now avoid questioning both their role in a larger organization and their compensation programs. 9to5 Realty evolved to address shortfalls in the real estate sales process. Real estate experts themselves, the developers of 9to5 Realty recognize that the home sales process model must change.

) March 30, 2009 -- HomeGain®, a leading real estate website, today announced that Alan Shafran, Realtor® with The Alan Shafran Group of Prudential California Realty in La Costa, CA, and HomeGain AgentEvaluator® member, has reached one million dollars in gross lifetime commissions with HomeGain.

"HomeGain has been instrumental to building my online business," stated Alan Shafran. "AgentEvaluator consistently puts me in touch with home buyers and sellers in my area. HomeGain is the secret sauce to growing my client list, to closing 20 percent additional homes per year, and to making me one of the top Realtors® in the U.S."

) July 30, 2009 -- How can selling homes lead to building homes for the homeless? That's the challenge that Barbi Bistrowitz, founder and president of VirtuallyShow.com, set for her team. "When I first started my business in 1992, I was only focused on making a profit," states Ms. Bistrowitz. According to Barbi, the recent housing crisis and economic downturn, had her rethink her profit only focus and come up with a business model that could really help families get decent housing. At the same time Ms.

) February 21, 2009 -- SentriLock (http://www.sentrilock.com), a leading provider of electronic lockboxes to the real estate industry, today launched "Lockbox Live," a virtual presentation that allows boards, associations and individual real estate professionals to gain keen insights into the numerous high-tech benefits of electronic lockboxes. Lockbox Live can be accessed at: http://www.sentrilock.com/lblive/lblive.html.

) April 6, 2009 -- Real estate agents looking for a powerful cost-effective tool to manage their online reputation can now create a free profile at AgentWorld.com. The site provides many of the core features of social networking; including profiles, blogs, photos, and videos but avoids the time-wasting features of typical social networks that are geared more toward generic socializing with friends.

"AgentWorld.com was built strictly for real estate agents and real estate buyers and sellers. It is a site where agents can showcase their skills and experience and connect with buyers and sellers. It is not a place to find long-lost school mates or keep track of how many cups of coffee your friend has had today", says founder Tyler Kraemer.

) May 12, 2009 -- Z57, Inc., a leading provider of real estate online marketing, announced Q1-09 client acquisition is up 125% over Q1-08. This 3-digit percentage increase is proof positive that Z57's real estate clients recognize the need for an experienced, one-stop source for their Web marketing. For over 10 years Z57 has provided REALTORS® nationwide with top-performing, professionally branded websites. In addition Z57 stands behind their AE Premiere website with a guarantee of 60 unique visitors within the first two calendar months or the site is free.

) April 17, 2009 -- In a ground-making move, CyberCity 3D, Inc. and Prudential California Realty's Cyber Advantage Referral Services have inked a deal for the first 3D property advertising program.

Modeled by CyberCity 3D

Prudential Realty's Cyber Advantage Referral Program connects Prudential and outside agents with relocating buyers in need of representation. Thanks to the CyberCity 3D/Cyber Advantage agreement, this system will now also support inquiries generated from 3D real estate posted on Google Earth™ through the Google Earth™ API.

) April 13, 2009 -- Prudential Realty's Cyber Advantage Referral Program connects Prudential and outside agents with relocating buyers in need of representation. Thanks to the CyberCity 3D/Cyber Advantage agreement, this system will now also support inquiries generated from 3D real estate posted on Google Earth™.

Modeled by CyberCity 3D

) September 27, 2009 -- Movoto.com (www.movoto.com), today announced the expansion of the company's online home buying solution to include property listings in the Tucson, Arizona area. Movoto.com adds the Tucson real estate market to the growing list of regions where Movoto's "start to finish" home buying solution is available to real estate consumers. Movoto's inclusion of Tucson homes for sale listings increases the over 37,000 Arizona homes for sale listings already live and available on Movoto.com.

) May 6, 2009 -- Seventy percent of Realtors® are interested in using a one-stop online shopping source for real estate closing services. And 71 percent said they would be likely to refer clients to a neutral site unaffiliated with their agency, to find and compare real estate closing costs, according to a survey of nearly 2,000 Realtors conducted recently by the National Association of Realtors* for ClosingCorp.

) November 24, 2008 -- Real estate professionals can now add unique value to their websites using Kate's Free Mortgage Blog Widget. Jam packed with up-to-date real estate information, Kate Ford, mortgage insider and creator of http://www.get-your-best-mortgage-rate.com/mortgage-blog.html, offers a free mortgage widget allowing Realtors and mortgage lenders to provide daily content to their websites, ezines, blogs and on-line newsletters with little effort on their part. It's as easy as three clicks of a mouse.

) March 31, 2009 -- Prospect Smarter Inc., announced today an agreement to provide their Enthusem product to be a sales and marketing catalyst for RealEstate.com, REALTORS®. The Enthusem product will allow RealEstate.com, REALTORS®'s 1,100 agents to access the web portal anywhere throughout the country so they can create and send printed cards to prospective home buyers and sellers with their own personal design and message.

RealEstate.com and Enthusem Partnership

) July 17, 2009 -- 123 Movers.com, a leading online moving portal and a division of Dominion Enterprises, has partnered with RealEstate.com to provide free moving quotes to those looking to buy or sell a home on this industry leading real estate web site.

) March 31, 2009 -- Though some reports in the news media might suggest otherwise, people are still buying and selling homes. In fact, during 2008, more than 66,000 homes changed hands in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market, according to data compiled by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC (MRED).

However, there is no question that home sellers faced a more challenging environment in 2008 and will have to deal with similar issues in 2009, according to Jim Merrion, regional director of the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network.
   

) May 13, 2009 -- An independent research firm has determined that SentriLock, (http://www.sentrilock.com) a leading and fastest-growing provider of electronic lockbox systems for the real estate industry, has again been rated as the top lockbox provider in a national survey of more than 100 Boards of REALTORS®, REALTOR® Associations and Multiple Listing Service executives.

Agent Invitation is a new service that lets buyers and sellers approach real estate agents to help these agents reduce their cost to do business and share the savings. (PRWeb Apr 7, 2009)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/04/prweb2290714.htm

) August 6, 2009 -- GorillaState, a real estate technology company, today announced the introduction of several new Web 2.0 products for real estate brokers, agents and teams. These new application platforms include GorillaRouter, GorillaDevelopments and full service Broker Websites.

GorillaRouter - Open House Search Tool

) July 30, 2009 -- Businesses looking to lease commercial space can easily compare the cost and value of potential sites with a tool accessible from the website of Commercial Real Estate Group of Tucson (CREGT).
The Lease With Ease calculator offers easy access to lease analysis information without requiring complicated spread sheets.

) June 24, 2009 -- Closing.com, the most comprehensive source of information about real estate closing service providers ever assembled online, has announced the launch of its 2.0 Web site (in beta). Now consumers and real estate professionals can create instant closing cost estimates while shopping for and saving on all their real estate closing services.

Visitors to the site can choose from a database of more than 140,000 companies providing real estate services in 11 major categories ranging from title insurance and settlement services to home and pest inspections. At a glance, consumers can see each provider's rates and fees, office locations, credentials and services. Users can find, compare and contact providers directly through the site.

AgentWorld.com has combined real estate specific profile marketing with social media distribution to create a powerful online marketing tool for real estate agents. (PRWeb Oct 27, 2009)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/10/prweb3095894.htm

) September 8, 2009 -- Facebook has exploded in the real estate community, and forward thinking vendors such as My Single Property Websites ( http://mysinglepropertywebsites.com ) have followed suit. The company, which helps real estate agents create single property websites for their listings, has completely redesigned their listings for easy Facebook posting.

) July 2, 2009 -- RE/MAX recently introduced an extensive redesign of its popular Web site, www.remax.com, geared to meet the challenges of the current real estate market. In its new and improved form, the Web site should be especially welcome in major metropolitan areas, such as the Chicago real estate market.

The most popular real estate brokerage web site, remax.com, has recently been designed to be even more consumer friendly.

) August 12, 2009 -- Movoto.com announced coverage of the residential real estate market in the Chicago, Illinois metropolitan area today. Real estate buyers can now access over 90,000 active homes for sale listings in Northern Illinois communities using Movoto.com. The company offers a complete solution for consumers, helping real estate buyers from start to finish through the process of buying homes for sale.

) September 2, 2009 -- The website, www.dreamhomesdot.com is an international luxury property website that helps you to find or advertise your luxury real estate to a global audience. Dreamhomesdot.com specializes in advertising and marketing luxury real estate around the world through real estate agents and brokers uploading their luxury properties, on behalf of their clients, onto www.dreamhomesdot.com in order to find a buyer.

The Home of Luxury Real Estate

) November 5, 2008 -- CyberCity 3D (www.cybercity3d.com) today announced that real estate industry veterans Steve Ozonian and Ed Krafchow have joined its Real Estate Advisory Board to assist the Company as it launches 3D real estate publishing via the web. CyberCity 3D will introduce its 3D Geo Web Real Estate Display Services via Google Earth at the NAR Conference November 6th in Orlando, Florida.

"Our Company feels privileged to have both Ed and Steve on our advisory team. They bring a wealth of knowledge of the real estate industry and how technology," stated Kevin DeVito,CEof CyberCity 3D.

) November 5, 2008 -- CyberCity 3D (www.cybercity3d.com) today announced that real estate industry veterans Steve Ozonian and Ed Krafchow have joined its Real Estate Advisory Board to assist the Company as it launches 3D real estate publishing via the web. CyberCity 3D will introduce its 3D Geo Web Real Estate Display Services via Google Earth at the NAR Conference November 6th in Orlando, Florida.

Your house on Google Earth

Phoenix, AZ - July 13, 2009 - Real estate agents now have a new marketing tool available which will increase their properties exposure. Agents will now be able to use the power of social media sites.

) July 9, 2009 - Looking for Colorado Springs real estate? Pikes Peak Association of REALTORS® recently released a powerful new update to their web site, PPAR.com. The updated PPAR.com features full MLS searching along with comprehensive listing reports.

Released on May 18, 2009, the new PPAR.com features powerful but easy to use tools and a great depth of information that includes comprehensive data, maps, virtual tours, multiple photos and much more. The site allows for robust searching of every property type, including:

) September 18, 2009 -- Movoto.com announced expansion of their unique service to home buyers in Oregon and South Washington today. Residential real estate buyers can now use Movoto.com to access active homes for sale listings in Oregon and South Washington communities including the Portland, Oregon metro area. In addition to homes for sale listings, Movoto's comprehensive service allows real estate buyers to be introduced to a local experienced real estate agent from an established neighborhood brokerage when they are ready to buy or sell a home.

While no longer in a free fall, the real estate industry is still in terrible shape, with business down for agents and brokers across the board. As large and small brokers look to cut costs any way they can, the notion of a completely virtual real estate brokerage is gaining popularity. Resonant Properties, a San Francisco real estate brokerage, has made this the heart of their new real estate strategy. (PRWeb Oct 15, 2009)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/10/prweb3033604.htm

) October 29, 2008 -- Free, no commission For Sale by Owner (FSBO) listings on RealtySpace.com are not just effective, according to two recent studies, FSBO listings make good economic sense. RealtySpace.com is now offering no commission home sales listings free.

) July 1, 2009 -- eppraisal.com, a consumer-focused home valuation and real estate information site, today announced the launch of a new version of its Real Estate Professional Directory. This updated service gives real estate professionals one location to list their business profiles not only on eppraisal.com, but also on Google Maps, Yahoo! Local, Yellowpages.com, and 80 other search engines and local directories.

Using the advanced directory service, real estate professionals get a profile page on top-ranked eppraisal.com as well as numerous other local directories, improving their online visibility on local search engines and directories.

) August 5, 2009 -- TLC Innovations Inc. launched their much-anticipated RealtySites PLUS™ product today at the Inman Real Estate Connect San Francisco.

The National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents (NAEBA) is an organization of real estate professionals who have dedicated their business lives to representing only buyers of real estate.

) January 23, 2009 -- Knight Capone states that, "A middle aged entrepreneur is purchasing the home and has plans to remodel the home." Knight Capone is content knowing that the new owner will try to restore much of the house as possible. " I feel very happy about that being this house holds a lot of history. All the fixtures are original, even the windows, toilets, sinks-- you name it. Even the 60 x 30 in ground pool which my grandfather installed---which was, and I think still is, the largest in ground pool in the state of Florida. My grandfather had the lime imported to have this beautiful grotto built, which has always been the center piece of this beautiful estate."

Capone Estate Back in the Day

) January 23, 2009 -- Knight Capone states that, "A middle aged entrepreneur is purchasing the home and has plans to remodel the home." Knight Capone is content knowing that the new owner will try to restore much of the house as possible. " I feel very happy about that being this house holds a lot of history. All the fixtures are original, even the windows, toilets, sinks-- you name it. Even the 60 x 30 in ground pool which my grandfather installed---which was, and I think still is, the largest in ground pool in the state of Florida. My grandfather had the lime imported to have this beautiful grotto built, which has always been the center piece of this beautiful estate."

Capone Estate Back in the Day

) April 16, 2009 -- CyberCity 3D, Inc. reported today that real estate leader Marty Frame has joined the Company as an Advisor. Frame is the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cyberhomes, a division of Lender Processing Services, Inc. Prior to that, Frame was Chief Technology Officer for REALTOR.com, where his responsibilities included consumer experience and product development.

Marty Frame

) September 2, 2009 -- Rowell Auctions, Inc. is conducting an online only auction in Arkansas, Colorado, and Louisiana, as well as an absolute online auction of 80 properties in the south-eastern states of Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and Alabama. In the midst of difficult economic times, this multi-state sale is an opportunity for all licensed real estate professionals to earn commissions from online real estate auction sales by showing these properties to prospects and registering them with the selling agent, Rowell Auction, Inc.

Absolute Online Real Estate Auction Property - Rowell Auctions, Inc.

) August 5, 2009 -- With the launch of Closing.com's SmartClosing™ Calculator today at Inman's Real Estate Connect '09 Conference, consumers and real estate professionals will be able to calculate closing costs using actual fees and quotes from service providers in their area. The customized closing cost estimate is easy to use and takes just minutes to step through. The SmartClosing™ Calculator is being offered as a mini application (Widget) that can be embedded easily on any Web site and provides the full power of the SmartClosing™ technology integrated with the look and feel of the hosting site.

) July 30, 2009 -- Amid the housing crisis, a newfound importance has been placed on developing functionalities to market homes. One of the most recent of these tools, and what might be lauded as a breakthrough in the way homes are sold in the future, is a new Internet-based service called MyHouseIn3D (www.myhousein3d.com), developed in part by its co-founder Scott Pearl.