Social Media Killed the Blog Star

Social media killed the Blog Star in E Real Estate You Tube digg Wall Info Photos Twitter Welcome to... Share: Status O Photo 1 Link Video Social Media Triumphs over Blogging in delivering ROI for Real Estate Brokers and Agentsl A Everyone ▼ Share Options IMPRESSIVE STATS 94% With and facebook. of all home buyers 500 starting their search online just hitting over million users Realtors Who are effectively using social media are at a huge competitive advantage over those who aren't According to the national association of realtors annual technology survey released in October, an estimated 04% of agents and brokers are using social media for business purposes. That number compares with 07 %o of agents and brokers who said they were not using social media in 2008 74.1% 32.7 hours /week of online consumers are spending today Consumers do not tend to use the big agency 32% News Shopping Gman websites, they are using Google to search gle for their home(as their home search start) as MA homes for sale of buyers found they can type in exactly what they are looking ma homes for sale ma homes for sale b newton ma homes lexington ma hop for. the home they purchased online 61% of internet users think natural search winchester m results are more reliable. They know which are ads and which aren't. 2010 REALTOR® Technology Survey Report Websites where listings are displayed? (respondents could select more than one answer) How important are the following in generating leads? (asked to brokers and agents) 2008 51% trulia 21% 8% 11% 29% 54% real estate search 2009 62% Somewhat Important Very Important 2008 50% 2 Zillow.com Very Important 29% 13% Your Edge in Real Estate 2009 60% Among respondents, in 2009 Google and Yahoo were the 9th and 10th most used websites for listings. Not very Important Important Somewhat Important Important 5% Not very Important BLOGS INTERNET How much do you spend annually on your website? brokers agents overall 2009 o overall 2008 25% 24% 13% $0 20% 18% Somewhat Important Very Important 13% 24% 18% 24% $101- $500 33% 31% 32% Not very Important Important 5% $5000 or more 1% 2% 3% SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ROI on Pay Per Click Programs? How much time do you invest on your website on a monthly basis? ROI on website? (asked of broker associates and agents) 24% 27% More than 50% of agents and brokers invest up to five hours a month on their website, which works out to 60 hours annually Poor Not Sure Of the respondents, 14% of the brokers reported an excellent ROI from their website while only 6% of the agents reported the 8% 24% 17% Excellent same. Fair Good Both have an equal number of respondents (9%) not sure of their websites ROI. TOP 10 MOST INFLUENTIAL REAL ESTATE TWITTERERS TOp 10 REAL ESTATE BLOGS BY ALEXA SITE RANK RealEstate_ 1 21,430 followers Luxist FOR SALE LUXISTI Site Rank: 6,778 REAL ESTATE GLOBAL NETWORK Real Estate Investing For Real Agentopolis 2 27,524 followers A BiggerPockets Investment BiggerPockets Property Blog Site Rank: 14,588 InmanNews RISMedia » Government in 3 15,555 followers 3. Site Rank: 55,067 RISMedia man Kevincottrell 4 Site Rank: 63,029 Lansner on Real Estate 4 98,256 followers LANSNER ON REAL ESTATE Trulia 5 10,128 followers 5 Site Rank:110,736 Future of Real Estate Marketing future or BEAL ESTATE MARKETING Yerule MarcoSantarelli The Phoenix Real Estate Guy 6. 149,214 followers 6. Site Rank:124,061 The Phoenix Rel Estate Guy www. GeekEstate Blog 7 Site Rank:169,338 Lennar 72,303 followers Geek Estate LENNAR Shelter Offshore 8. Site Rank:181,924 8 Swanepoel SHELTER OFFSHORE 20,932 followers Low Tax Living Abroad DuncanWierman The Real Estate Bloggers 6. 137,197 followers 9. Site Rank:201,707 The Real Estate Bloggers me 10 RealtorRyan 69,562 followers MyTechOpinion Technology for Real Estate 10 MyTechOpinion.com Site Rank:247,934 TOP REAL ESTATE PROS using Social media REAL ESTATE SITES with results Corcoran Group, the largest residential real estate firm in New York City, is a GREAT example of how real estate agencies are going above and beyond to make themselves available for buyers and sellers Official site of the National Association of REALTORS, and the top website indicated by agents and brokers to display their real estate listings REALTOR.com corcoran corcoran group real estate REALTOR A real estate marketplace where broker and agent use of this site has increased ten percent in the last year. The site's name evolved from the desire to make zillions of data points for homes available to everyone, and since a home is where people rest, like a pillow, "Zillow was born." ApartmentHomeLiving.com, an apartment lifestyle guide and apartment finder. Their Facebook page is full of requests for apartments, which they promptly respond to Zillow.com apartmenthomeliving. with listings and ideas. They even have an Your Edge in Real Estate admirable YouTube presence, with 1,600 videos, totaling over 113,000 views in the past year. A real estate search engine to help you find homes for sale and other real estate information to make better home buying decisions. Real estate professionals market listings on this site, but the site is not a broker or agent website. This is another website where broker and agent use has increased ten percent in the last year. WellcomeMat, the largest community of real estate professionals, brokerages and filmmakers using full-motion real estate video tours to market themselves and properties, has made producing and sharing video property tours easier, as well. With a community of 18,000 real estate professionals trulia Wel IcomeMat real estate search Viden ConnectingP An online realty community of agents who have streamlined the real estate process for buyers and sellers. The name says it all, agents provide "a faster, easier and more efficient" way to buy and sell a home. Active Rain. A social network and marketing platform for real estate professionals. This lactivean network helps agents to create business ZipRealty. relationships both within the industry and with consumers. Launched in 1998 this site has access to more than three million residences for sale or rent; and in the summer of 2010 became an exclusive partner with Zillow to provide advertisers a single channel across both sites. The Flipping Pad. Discuss, find, compare and flip homes from around the world. A YAHOO!, REAL ESTATE The Flipping Pad social network for real estate investors. FIXT SOURCES Social media killed the Blog Star in E Real Estate You Tube digg Wall Info Photos Twitter Welcome to... Share: Status O Photo 1 Link Video Social Media Triumphs over Blogging in delivering ROI for Real Estate Brokers and Agentsl A Everyone ▼ Share Options IMPRESSIVE STATS 94% With and facebook. of all home buyers 500 starting their search online just hitting over million users Realtors Who are effectively using social media are at a huge competitive advantage over those who aren't According to the national association of realtors annual technology survey released in October, an estimated 04% of agents and brokers are using social media for business purposes. That number compares with 07 %o of agents and brokers who said they were not using social media in 2008 74.1% 32.7 hours /week of online consumers are spending today Consumers do not tend to use the big agency 32% News Shopping Gman websites, they are using Google to search gle for their home(as their home search start) as MA homes for sale of buyers found they can type in exactly what they are looking ma homes for sale ma homes for sale b newton ma homes lexington ma hop for. the home they purchased online 61% of internet users think natural search winchester m results are more reliable. They know which are ads and which aren't. 2010 REALTOR® Technology Survey Report Websites where listings are displayed? (respondents could select more than one answer) How important are the following in generating leads? (asked to brokers and agents) 2008 51% trulia 21% 8% 11% 29% 54% real estate search 2009 62% Somewhat Important Very Important 2008 50% 2 Zillow.com Very Important 29% 13% Your Edge in Real Estate 2009 60% Among respondents, in 2009 Google and Yahoo were the 9th and 10th most used websites for listings. Not very Important Important Somewhat Important Important 5% Not very Important BLOGS INTERNET How much do you spend annually on your website? brokers agents overall 2009 o overall 2008 25% 24% 13% $0 20% 18% Somewhat Important Very Important 13% 24% 18% 24% $101- $500 33% 31% 32% Not very Important Important 5% $5000 or more 1% 2% 3% SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ROI on Pay Per Click Programs? How much time do you invest on your website on a monthly basis? ROI on website? (asked of broker associates and agents) 24% 27% More than 50% of agents and brokers invest up to five hours a month on their website, which works out to 60 hours annually Poor Not Sure Of the respondents, 14% of the brokers reported an excellent ROI from their website while only 6% of the agents reported the 8% 24% 17% Excellent same. Fair Good Both have an equal number of respondents (9%) not sure of their websites ROI. TOP 10 MOST INFLUENTIAL REAL ESTATE TWITTERERS TOp 10 REAL ESTATE BLOGS BY ALEXA SITE RANK RealEstate_ 1 21,430 followers Luxist FOR SALE LUXISTI Site Rank: 6,778 REAL ESTATE GLOBAL NETWORK Real Estate Investing For Real Agentopolis 2 27,524 followers A BiggerPockets Investment BiggerPockets Property Blog Site Rank: 14,588 InmanNews RISMedia » Government in 3 15,555 followers 3. Site Rank: 55,067 RISMedia man Kevincottrell 4 Site Rank: 63,029 Lansner on Real Estate 4 98,256 followers LANSNER ON REAL ESTATE Trulia 5 10,128 followers 5 Site Rank:110,736 Future of Real Estate Marketing future or BEAL ESTATE MARKETING Yerule MarcoSantarelli The Phoenix Real Estate Guy 6. 149,214 followers 6. Site Rank:124,061 The Phoenix Rel Estate Guy www. GeekEstate Blog 7 Site Rank:169,338 Lennar 72,303 followers Geek Estate LENNAR Shelter Offshore 8. Site Rank:181,924 8 Swanepoel SHELTER OFFSHORE 20,932 followers Low Tax Living Abroad DuncanWierman The Real Estate Bloggers 6. 137,197 followers 9. Site Rank:201,707 The Real Estate Bloggers me 10 RealtorRyan 69,562 followers MyTechOpinion Technology for Real Estate 10 MyTechOpinion.com Site Rank:247,934 TOP REAL ESTATE PROS using Social media REAL ESTATE SITES with results Corcoran Group, the largest residential real estate firm in New York City, is a GREAT example of how real estate agencies are going above and beyond to make themselves available for buyers and sellers Official site of the National Association of REALTORS, and the top website indicated by agents and brokers to display their real estate listings REALTOR.com corcoran corcoran group real estate REALTOR A real estate marketplace where broker and agent use of this site has increased ten percent in the last year. The site's name evolved from the desire to make zillions of data points for homes available to everyone, and since a home is where people rest, like a pillow, "Zillow was born." ApartmentHomeLiving.com, an apartment lifestyle guide and apartment finder. Their Facebook page is full of requests for apartments, which they promptly respond to Zillow.com apartmenthomeliving. with listings and ideas. They even have an Your Edge in Real Estate admirable YouTube presence, with 1,600 videos, totaling over 113,000 views in the past year. A real estate search engine to help you find homes for sale and other real estate information to make better home buying decisions. Real estate professionals market listings on this site, but the site is not a broker or agent website. This is another website where broker and agent use has increased ten percent in the last year. WellcomeMat, the largest community of real estate professionals, brokerages and filmmakers using full-motion real estate video tours to market themselves and properties, has made producing and sharing video property tours easier, as well. With a community of 18,000 real estate professionals trulia Wel IcomeMat real estate search Viden ConnectingP An online realty community of agents who have streamlined the real estate process for buyers and sellers. The name says it all, agents provide "a faster, easier and more efficient" way to buy and sell a home. Active Rain. A social network and marketing platform for real estate professionals. This lactivean network helps agents to create business ZipRealty. relationships both within the industry and with consumers. Launched in 1998 this site has access to more than three million residences for sale or rent; and in the summer of 2010 became an exclusive partner with Zillow to provide advertisers a single channel across both sites. The Flipping Pad. Discuss, find, compare and flip homes from around the world. A YAHOO!, REAL ESTATE The Flipping Pad social network for real estate investors. FIXT SOURCES Social media killed the Blog Star in E Real Estate You Tube digg Wall Info Photos Twitter Welcome to... Share: Status O Photo 1 Link Video Social Media Triumphs over Blogging in delivering ROI for Real Estate Brokers and Agentsl A Everyone ▼ Share Options IMPRESSIVE STATS 94% With and facebook. of all home buyers 500 starting their search online just hitting over million users Realtors Who are effectively using social media are at a huge competitive advantage over those who aren't According to the national association of realtors annual technology survey released in October, an estimated 04% of agents and brokers are using social media for business purposes. That number compares with 07 %o of agents and brokers who said they were not using social media in 2008 74.1% 32.7 hours /week of online consumers are spending today Consumers do not tend to use the big agency 32% News Shopping Gman websites, they are using Google to search gle for their home(as their home search start) as MA homes for sale of buyers found they can type in exactly what they are looking ma homes for sale ma homes for sale b newton ma homes lexington ma hop for. the home they purchased online 61% of internet users think natural search winchester m results are more reliable. They know which are ads and which aren't. 2010 REALTOR® Technology Survey Report Websites where listings are displayed? (respondents could select more than one answer) How important are the following in generating leads? (asked to brokers and agents) 2008 51% trulia 21% 8% 11% 29% 54% real estate search 2009 62% Somewhat Important Very Important 2008 50% 2 Zillow.com Very Important 29% 13% Your Edge in Real Estate 2009 60% Among respondents, in 2009 Google and Yahoo were the 9th and 10th most used websites for listings. Not very Important Important Somewhat Important Important 5% Not very Important BLOGS INTERNET How much do you spend annually on your website? brokers agents overall 2009 o overall 2008 25% 24% 13% $0 20% 18% Somewhat Important Very Important 13% 24% 18% 24% $101- $500 33% 31% 32% Not very Important Important 5% $5000 or more 1% 2% 3% SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ROI on Pay Per Click Programs? How much time do you invest on your website on a monthly basis? ROI on website? (asked of broker associates and agents) 24% 27% More than 50% of agents and brokers invest up to five hours a month on their website, which works out to 60 hours annually Poor Not Sure Of the respondents, 14% of the brokers reported an excellent ROI from their website while only 6% of the agents reported the 8% 24% 17% Excellent same. Fair Good Both have an equal number of respondents (9%) not sure of their websites ROI. TOP 10 MOST INFLUENTIAL REAL ESTATE TWITTERERS TOp 10 REAL ESTATE BLOGS BY ALEXA SITE RANK RealEstate_ 1 21,430 followers Luxist FOR SALE LUXISTI Site Rank: 6,778 REAL ESTATE GLOBAL NETWORK Real Estate Investing For Real Agentopolis 2 27,524 followers A BiggerPockets Investment BiggerPockets Property Blog Site Rank: 14,588 InmanNews RISMedia » Government in 3 15,555 followers 3. Site Rank: 55,067 RISMedia man Kevincottrell 4 Site Rank: 63,029 Lansner on Real Estate 4 98,256 followers LANSNER ON REAL ESTATE Trulia 5 10,128 followers 5 Site Rank:110,736 Future of Real Estate Marketing future or BEAL ESTATE MARKETING Yerule MarcoSantarelli The Phoenix Real Estate Guy 6. 149,214 followers 6. Site Rank:124,061 The Phoenix Rel Estate Guy www. GeekEstate Blog 7 Site Rank:169,338 Lennar 72,303 followers Geek Estate LENNAR Shelter Offshore 8. Site Rank:181,924 8 Swanepoel SHELTER OFFSHORE 20,932 followers Low Tax Living Abroad DuncanWierman The Real Estate Bloggers 6. 137,197 followers 9. Site Rank:201,707 The Real Estate Bloggers me 10 RealtorRyan 69,562 followers MyTechOpinion Technology for Real Estate 10 MyTechOpinion.com Site Rank:247,934 TOP REAL ESTATE PROS using Social media REAL ESTATE SITES with results Corcoran Group, the largest residential real estate firm in New York City, is a GREAT example of how real estate agencies are going above and beyond to make themselves available for buyers and sellers Official site of the National Association of REALTORS, and the top website indicated by agents and brokers to display their real estate listings REALTOR.com corcoran corcoran group real estate REALTOR A real estate marketplace where broker and agent use of this site has increased ten percent in the last year. The site's name evolved from the desire to make zillions of data points for homes available to everyone, and since a home is where people rest, like a pillow, "Zillow was born." ApartmentHomeLiving.com, an apartment lifestyle guide and apartment finder. Their Facebook page is full of requests for apartments, which they promptly respond to Zillow.com apartmenthomeliving. with listings and ideas. They even have an Your Edge in Real Estate admirable YouTube presence, with 1,600 videos, totaling over 113,000 views in the past year. A real estate search engine to help you find homes for sale and other real estate information to make better home buying decisions. Real estate professionals market listings on this site, but the site is not a broker or agent website. This is another website where broker and agent use has increased ten percent in the last year. WellcomeMat, the largest community of real estate professionals, brokerages and filmmakers using full-motion real estate video tours to market themselves and properties, has made producing and sharing video property tours easier, as well. With a community of 18,000 real estate professionals trulia Wel IcomeMat real estate search Viden ConnectingP An online realty community of agents who have streamlined the real estate process for buyers and sellers. The name says it all, agents provide "a faster, easier and more efficient" way to buy and sell a home. Active Rain. A social network and marketing platform for real estate professionals. This lactivean network helps agents to create business ZipRealty. relationships both within the industry and with consumers. Launched in 1998 this site has access to more than three million residences for sale or rent; and in the summer of 2010 became an exclusive partner with Zillow to provide advertisers a single channel across both sites. The Flipping Pad. Discuss, find, compare and flip homes from around the world. A YAHOO!, REAL ESTATE The Flipping Pad social network for real estate investors. FIXT SOURCES Social media killed the Blog Star in E Real Estate You Tube digg Wall Info Photos Twitter Welcome to... Share: Status O Photo 1 Link Video Social Media Triumphs over Blogging in delivering ROI for Real Estate Brokers and Agentsl A Everyone ▼ Share Options IMPRESSIVE STATS 94% With and facebook. of all home buyers 500 starting their search online just hitting over million users Realtors Who are effectively using social media are at a huge competitive advantage over those who aren't According to the national association of realtors annual technology survey released in October, an estimated 04% of agents and brokers are using social media for business purposes. That number compares with 07 %o of agents and brokers who said they were not using social media in 2008 74.1% 32.7 hours /week of online consumers are spending today Consumers do not tend to use the big agency 32% News Shopping Gman websites, they are using Google to search gle for their home(as their home search start) as MA homes for sale of buyers found they can type in exactly what they are looking ma homes for sale ma homes for sale b newton ma homes lexington ma hop for. the home they purchased online 61% of internet users think natural search winchester m results are more reliable. They know which are ads and which aren't. 2010 REALTOR® Technology Survey Report Websites where listings are displayed? (respondents could select more than one answer) How important are the following in generating leads? (asked to brokers and agents) 2008 51% trulia 21% 8% 11% 29% 54% real estate search 2009 62% Somewhat Important Very Important 2008 50% 2 Zillow.com Very Important 29% 13% Your Edge in Real Estate 2009 60% Among respondents, in 2009 Google and Yahoo were the 9th and 10th most used websites for listings. Not very Important Important Somewhat Important Important 5% Not very Important BLOGS INTERNET How much do you spend annually on your website? brokers agents overall 2009 o overall 2008 25% 24% 13% $0 20% 18% Somewhat Important Very Important 13% 24% 18% 24% $101- $500 33% 31% 32% Not very Important Important 5% $5000 or more 1% 2% 3% SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ROI on Pay Per Click Programs? How much time do you invest on your website on a monthly basis? ROI on website? (asked of broker associates and agents) 24% 27% More than 50% of agents and brokers invest up to five hours a month on their website, which works out to 60 hours annually Poor Not Sure Of the respondents, 14% of the brokers reported an excellent ROI from their website while only 6% of the agents reported the 8% 24% 17% Excellent same. Fair Good Both have an equal number of respondents (9%) not sure of their websites ROI. TOP 10 MOST INFLUENTIAL REAL ESTATE TWITTERERS TOp 10 REAL ESTATE BLOGS BY ALEXA SITE RANK RealEstate_ 1 21,430 followers Luxist FOR SALE LUXISTI Site Rank: 6,778 REAL ESTATE GLOBAL NETWORK Real Estate Investing For Real Agentopolis 2 27,524 followers A BiggerPockets Investment BiggerPockets Property Blog Site Rank: 14,588 InmanNews RISMedia » Government in 3 15,555 followers 3. Site Rank: 55,067 RISMedia man Kevincottrell 4 Site Rank: 63,029 Lansner on Real Estate 4 98,256 followers LANSNER ON REAL ESTATE Trulia 5 10,128 followers 5 Site Rank:110,736 Future of Real Estate Marketing future or BEAL ESTATE MARKETING Yerule MarcoSantarelli The Phoenix Real Estate Guy 6. 149,214 followers 6. Site Rank:124,061 The Phoenix Rel Estate Guy www. GeekEstate Blog 7 Site Rank:169,338 Lennar 72,303 followers Geek Estate LENNAR Shelter Offshore 8. Site Rank:181,924 8 Swanepoel SHELTER OFFSHORE 20,932 followers Low Tax Living Abroad DuncanWierman The Real Estate Bloggers 6. 137,197 followers 9. Site Rank:201,707 The Real Estate Bloggers me 10 RealtorRyan 69,562 followers MyTechOpinion Technology for Real Estate 10 MyTechOpinion.com Site Rank:247,934 TOP REAL ESTATE PROS using Social media REAL ESTATE SITES with results Corcoran Group, the largest residential real estate firm in New York City, is a GREAT example of how real estate agencies are going above and beyond to make themselves available for buyers and sellers Official site of the National Association of REALTORS, and the top website indicated by agents and brokers to display their real estate listings REALTOR.com corcoran corcoran group real estate REALTOR A real estate marketplace where broker and agent use of this site has increased ten percent in the last year. The site's name evolved from the desire to make zillions of data points for homes available to everyone, and since a home is where people rest, like a pillow, "Zillow was born." ApartmentHomeLiving.com, an apartment lifestyle guide and apartment finder. Their Facebook page is full of requests for apartments, which they promptly respond to Zillow.com apartmenthomeliving. with listings and ideas. They even have an Your Edge in Real Estate admirable YouTube presence, with 1,600 videos, totaling over 113,000 views in the past year. A real estate search engine to help you find homes for sale and other real estate information to make better home buying decisions. Real estate professionals market listings on this site, but the site is not a broker or agent website. This is another website where broker and agent use has increased ten percent in the last year. WellcomeMat, the largest community of real estate professionals, brokerages and filmmakers using full-motion real estate video tours to market themselves and properties, has made producing and sharing video property tours easier, as well. With a community of 18,000 real estate professionals trulia Wel IcomeMat real estate search Viden ConnectingP An online realty community of agents who have streamlined the real estate process for buyers and sellers. The name says it all, agents provide "a faster, easier and more efficient" way to buy and sell a home. Active Rain. A social network and marketing platform for real estate professionals. This lactivean network helps agents to create business ZipRealty. relationships both within the industry and with consumers. Launched in 1998 this site has access to more than three million residences for sale or rent; and in the summer of 2010 became an exclusive partner with Zillow to provide advertisers a single channel across both sites. The Flipping Pad. Discuss, find, compare and flip homes from around the world. A YAHOO!, REAL ESTATE The Flipping Pad social network for real estate investors. FIXT SOURCES Social media killed the Blog Star in E Real Estate You Tube digg Wall Info Photos Twitter Welcome to... Share: Status O Photo 1 Link Video Social Media Triumphs over Blogging in delivering ROI for Real Estate Brokers and Agentsl A Everyone ▼ Share Options IMPRESSIVE STATS 94% With and facebook. of all home buyers 500 starting their search online just hitting over million users Realtors Who are effectively using social media are at a huge competitive advantage over those who aren't According to the national association of realtors annual technology survey released in October, an estimated 04% of agents and brokers are using social media for business purposes. That number compares with 07 %o of agents and brokers who said they were not using social media in 2008 74.1% 32.7 hours /week of online consumers are spending today Consumers do not tend to use the big agency 32% News Shopping Gman websites, they are using Google to search gle for their home(as their home search start) as MA homes for sale of buyers found they can type in exactly what they are looking ma homes for sale ma homes for sale b newton ma homes lexington ma hop for. the home they purchased online 61% of internet users think natural search winchester m results are more reliable. They know which are ads and which aren't. 2010 REALTOR® Technology Survey Report Websites where listings are displayed? (respondents could select more than one answer) How important are the following in generating leads? (asked to brokers and agents) 2008 51% trulia 21% 8% 11% 29% 54% real estate search 2009 62% Somewhat Important Very Important 2008 50% 2 Zillow.com Very Important 29% 13% Your Edge in Real Estate 2009 60% Among respondents, in 2009 Google and Yahoo were the 9th and 10th most used websites for listings. Not very Important Important Somewhat Important Important 5% Not very Important BLOGS INTERNET How much do you spend annually on your website? brokers agents overall 2009 o overall 2008 25% 24% 13% $0 20% 18% Somewhat Important Very Important 13% 24% 18% 24% $101- $500 33% 31% 32% Not very Important Important 5% $5000 or more 1% 2% 3% SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ROI on Pay Per Click Programs? How much time do you invest on your website on a monthly basis? ROI on website? (asked of broker associates and agents) 24% 27% More than 50% of agents and brokers invest up to five hours a month on their website, which works out to 60 hours annually Poor Not Sure Of the respondents, 14% of the brokers reported an excellent ROI from their website while only 6% of the agents reported the 8% 24% 17% Excellent same. Fair Good Both have an equal number of respondents (9%) not sure of their websites ROI. TOP 10 MOST INFLUENTIAL REAL ESTATE TWITTERERS TOp 10 REAL ESTATE BLOGS BY ALEXA SITE RANK RealEstate_ 1 21,430 followers Luxist FOR SALE LUXISTI Site Rank: 6,778 REAL ESTATE GLOBAL NETWORK Real Estate Investing For Real Agentopolis 2 27,524 followers A BiggerPockets Investment BiggerPockets Property Blog Site Rank: 14,588 InmanNews RISMedia » Government in 3 15,555 followers 3. Site Rank: 55,067 RISMedia man Kevincottrell 4 Site Rank: 63,029 Lansner on Real Estate 4 98,256 followers LANSNER ON REAL ESTATE Trulia 5 10,128 followers 5 Site Rank:110,736 Future of Real Estate Marketing future or BEAL ESTATE MARKETING Yerule MarcoSantarelli The Phoenix Real Estate Guy 6. 149,214 followers 6. Site Rank:124,061 The Phoenix Rel Estate Guy www. GeekEstate Blog 7 Site Rank:169,338 Lennar 72,303 followers Geek Estate LENNAR Shelter Offshore 8. Site Rank:181,924 8 Swanepoel SHELTER OFFSHORE 20,932 followers Low Tax Living Abroad DuncanWierman The Real Estate Bloggers 6. 137,197 followers 9. Site Rank:201,707 The Real Estate Bloggers me 10 RealtorRyan 69,562 followers MyTechOpinion Technology for Real Estate 10 MyTechOpinion.com Site Rank:247,934 TOP REAL ESTATE PROS using Social media REAL ESTATE SITES with results Corcoran Group, the largest residential real estate firm in New York City, is a GREAT example of how real estate agencies are going above and beyond to make themselves available for buyers and sellers Official site of the National Association of REALTORS, and the top website indicated by agents and brokers to display their real estate listings REALTOR.com corcoran corcoran group real estate REALTOR A real estate marketplace where broker and agent use of this site has increased ten percent in the last year. The site's name evolved from the desire to make zillions of data points for homes available to everyone, and since a home is where people rest, like a pillow, "Zillow was born." ApartmentHomeLiving.com, an apartment lifestyle guide and apartment finder. Their Facebook page is full of requests for apartments, which they promptly respond to Zillow.com apartmenthomeliving. with listings and ideas. They even have an Your Edge in Real Estate admirable YouTube presence, with 1,600 videos, totaling over 113,000 views in the past year. A real estate search engine to help you find homes for sale and other real estate information to make better home buying decisions. Real estate professionals market listings on this site, but the site is not a broker or agent website. This is another website where broker and agent use has increased ten percent in the last year. WellcomeMat, the largest community of real estate professionals, brokerages and filmmakers using full-motion real estate video tours to market themselves and properties, has made producing and sharing video property tours easier, as well. With a community of 18,000 real estate professionals trulia Wel IcomeMat real estate search Viden ConnectingP An online realty community of agents who have streamlined the real estate process for buyers and sellers. The name says it all, agents provide "a faster, easier and more efficient" way to buy and sell a home. Active Rain. A social network and marketing platform for real estate professionals. This lactivean network helps agents to create business ZipRealty. relationships both within the industry and with consumers. Launched in 1998 this site has access to more than three million residences for sale or rent; and in the summer of 2010 became an exclusive partner with Zillow to provide advertisers a single channel across both sites. The Flipping Pad. Discuss, find, compare and flip homes from around the world. A YAHOO!, REAL ESTATE The Flipping Pad social network for real estate investors. FIXT SOURCES Social media killed the Blog Star in E Real Estate You Tube digg Wall Info Photos Twitter Welcome to... Share: Status O Photo 1 Link Video Social Media Triumphs over Blogging in delivering ROI for Real Estate Brokers and Agentsl A Everyone ▼ Share Options IMPRESSIVE STATS 94% With and facebook. of all home buyers 500 starting their search online just hitting over million users Realtors Who are effectively using social media are at a huge competitive advantage over those who aren't According to the national association of realtors annual technology survey released in October, an estimated 04% of agents and brokers are using social media for business purposes. That number compares with 07 %o of agents and brokers who said they were not using social media in 2008 74.1% 32.7 hours /week of online consumers are spending today Consumers do not tend to use the big agency 32% News Shopping Gman websites, they are using Google to search gle for their home(as their home search start) as MA homes for sale of buyers found they can type in exactly what they are looking ma homes for sale ma homes for sale b newton ma homes lexington ma hop for. the home they purchased online 61% of internet users think natural search winchester m results are more reliable. They know which are ads and which aren't. 2010 REALTOR® Technology Survey Report Websites where listings are displayed? (respondents could select more than one answer) How important are the following in generating leads? (asked to brokers and agents) 2008 51% trulia 21% 8% 11% 29% 54% real estate search 2009 62% Somewhat Important Very Important 2008 50% 2 Zillow.com Very Important 29% 13% Your Edge in Real Estate 2009 60% Among respondents, in 2009 Google and Yahoo were the 9th and 10th most used websites for listings. Not very Important Important Somewhat Important Important 5% Not very Important BLOGS INTERNET How much do you spend annually on your website? brokers agents overall 2009 o overall 2008 25% 24% 13% $0 20% 18% Somewhat Important Very Important 13% 24% 18% 24% $101- $500 33% 31% 32% Not very Important Important 5% $5000 or more 1% 2% 3% SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ROI on Pay Per Click Programs? How much time do you invest on your website on a monthly basis? ROI on website? (asked of broker associates and agents) 24% 27% More than 50% of agents and brokers invest up to five hours a month on their website, which works out to 60 hours annually Poor Not Sure Of the respondents, 14% of the brokers reported an excellent ROI from their website while only 6% of the agents reported the 8% 24% 17% Excellent same. Fair Good Both have an equal number of respondents (9%) not sure of their websites ROI. TOP 10 MOST INFLUENTIAL REAL ESTATE TWITTERERS TOp 10 REAL ESTATE BLOGS BY ALEXA SITE RANK RealEstate_ 1 21,430 followers Luxist FOR SALE LUXISTI Site Rank: 6,778 REAL ESTATE GLOBAL NETWORK Real Estate Investing For Real Agentopolis 2 27,524 followers A BiggerPockets Investment BiggerPockets Property Blog Site Rank: 14,588 InmanNews RISMedia » Government in 3 15,555 followers 3. 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