Archive for January, 2009

Interesting Post by Dan Green – What Mortgages will look like in 30 Days

Really interesting post by Dan Green over at The Mortgage Reports Blog talking about what he thinks will go on in the Mortgage World over the next 30 days.

The group’s 30-day prediction for mortgage rates:

* 31% predict mortgage rates will increase
* 31% predict mortgage rates will decrease
* 38% predict mortgage rates will remain unchanged

I am predicting that rates will increase over the next 30 days. My prediction may not be appropriate for your individual situation and it may be wrong, too.

Do You Deserve Customer Loyalty? Ask Yourself Why…

But what is different now… is that the consumer, and the agent in that matter, has the right to question that relationship and in turn question their loyalty. As an agent (or other provider) have I :

7 Videos to Introduce you to the Power of Social Media

So I found a great new blog that I subscribed to today via @REBlogGirl on Twitter called “Left The Box – Internet Marketing Strategies”. Mary (aka REBlogGirl on Twitter) tweeted about a great post that Samir had put up a while ago entitled “7 Videos About Social Media You Need to Watch”

Hitwise.com Releases Top 20 Highest Ranked Real Estate Sites

Inman.com posted their update for the Hitwise 20 for the most highly trafficed Real Estate Sites on Jan. 12th.

The top 5 brokerage sites remained the same with Realtor.com topping the charts with 6.7% of market share while Yahoo! Real Estate dipped slightly for the month.

Why Scribd.com has moved to #1 on my Cool List for Blogging

So I’ve been playing around with a number of free online hosting sites as of late. Since we in Chicago have the ability to access some of the most complete and up-to-date real estate statistics via Agent Metrics by Terradatum, it’s really come down to a couple of things.

When the going gets tough… the tough go for a joyride.

The years to come in Real Estate will not be easy, will not always be fun, and sometimes… will be heart wrenching for us and our clients. When these elements come to our lives, it’s easy to get derailed and come down hard on ourselves. So remember these simple words as rules to live by and i believe it will help us all get through this difficult time.

About

Matthew Dollinger I would like to consider myself a real estate martyr, but I think that's a little drastic.


How I would like to position myself in the industry is somewhat of a "conduit" between agents/brokers and those continually innovating tomorrow's real estate model. I believe that Real Estate needs to ditch the mentality that it's "more than a business" and truly look to innovative companies, (regardless of industry), and learn from them. It's how we will grow and succeed in this marketplace.


I am constantly looking for new partners that share a passion for learning, innovating and implementing ideas. If you have a thought, idea, or would like to share, simply reach out to me.


Matt