Comments on: The State of Real Estate and the Web in Canada http://www.mostlygeek.com/real-estate/the-state-of-real-estate-and-the-web-in-canada/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss Smothered in Awesome Sauce! Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:53:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mike Johnson - Real Estate Agent http://www.mostlygeek.com/real-estate/the-state-of-real-estate-and-the-web-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-24719 Mike Johnson - Real Estate Agent Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:53:08 +0000 http://www.mostlygeek.com/2006/04/04/the-state-of-real-estate-and-the-web-in-canada/#comment-24719 Hey, I was happy to stumble onto this as combining realty and the internet has become a recent interest of mine. I know, I know, I'm a late-comer to the party, but I'm trying to make up the difference with enthusiasm. One thing I've noticed, as you've noted here, is how web 2.0 properties and social media isn't being utilized by many realtors to the best of their advantage. This is something I've been trying to correct in my own business. Hey, I was happy to stumble onto this as combining realty and the internet has become a recent interest of mine. I know, I know, I’m a late-comer to the party, but I’m trying to make up the difference with enthusiasm. One thing I’ve noticed, as you’ve noted here, is how web 2.0 properties and social media isn’t being utilized by many realtors to the best of their advantage. This is something I’ve been trying to correct in my own business.

]]> By: Mark Argentino http://www.mostlygeek.com/real-estate/the-state-of-real-estate-and-the-web-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-1713 Mark Argentino Mon, 15 Jan 2007 17:52:34 +0000 http://www.mostlygeek.com/2006/04/04/the-state-of-real-estate-and-the-web-in-canada/#comment-1713 RE: openrealestate.ca That's a great site and as you say, it's somewhat of an index site, but still, it looks good. I always look at the google PR to judge a website's importance... I wonder if this is something that others do or not. This shows you the huge influence google can have on the web and the world and our current thinking. Looks like I had better start using this site and other's like it to prospect for FSBO's as I am sure that many other agents are using sites like these to prospect. Thanks for some great links! Mark RE: openrealestate.ca

That’s a great site and as you say, it’s somewhat of an index site, but still, it looks good. I always look at the google PR to judge a website’s importance… I wonder if this is something that others do or not. This shows you the huge influence google can have on the web and the world and our current thinking.

Looks like I had better start using this site and other’s like it to prospect for FSBO’s as I am sure that many other agents are using sites like these to prospect.

Thanks for some great links!
Mark

]]> By: phrax http://www.mostlygeek.com/real-estate/the-state-of-real-estate-and-the-web-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-73 phrax Sun, 23 Jul 2006 08:46:56 +0000 http://www.mostlygeek.com/2006/04/04/the-state-of-real-estate-and-the-web-in-canada/#comment-73 re: www.openrealestate.ca Looks like the site indexes only FSBO (For Sale by Owner -- <em>fizzbo</em>) properties. I don't see how it will have a significant impact on real estate in Canada. I for one would always use a realtor (that I trust) when buying or selling a home. Here's my view on FSBO, and much of this opinion is influenced by the book Stumbling on Happiness. For the most part people generally suck at predicting what would make us happy in the future. The result is we have expectations that are often out of sync with reality. Why do a lot of FSBOs wind up, and are happier switching to a realtor? Because beforehand they underestimate how hard it is to sell a home and overestimate how happy they will be saving the commissions. After they list, expectations change, and a lot of FSBOs wouldn't mind paying somebody a commission to do all work for them. Check out <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/0676978576/701-0506378-1546735?v=glance&n=916520&s=gateway&v=glance">Stumbling on Happiness</a>, it gives a lot of great examples of how we suck at estimating happiness and how we'll fall into the same trap over and over again. Will FSBOs go away? Probably not, actually I expect lots more FSBOs in the future.<strong> Not because it's the next great thing, but because a lot of people will make the same bad predictions on happiness: going FSBO would make them happier</strong>. Some will luck out, a lot won't, and there will always be a realtor around to help those who don't. re: http://www.openrealestate.ca

Looks like the site indexes only FSBO (For Sale by Owner — fizzbo) properties. I don’t see how it will have a significant impact on real estate in Canada. I for one would always use a realtor (that I trust) when buying or selling a home.

Here’s my view on FSBO, and much of this opinion is influenced by the book Stumbling on Happiness. For the most part people generally suck at predicting what would make us happy in the future. The result is we have expectations that are often out of sync with reality.

Why do a lot of FSBOs wind up, and are happier switching to a realtor? Because beforehand they underestimate how hard it is to sell a home and overestimate how happy they will be saving the commissions. After they list, expectations change, and a lot of FSBOs wouldn’t mind paying somebody a commission to do all work for them. Check out Stumbling on Happiness, it gives a lot of great examples of how we suck at estimating happiness and how we’ll fall into the same trap over and over again.

Will FSBOs go away? Probably not, actually I expect lots more FSBOs in the future. Not because it’s the next great thing, but because a lot of people will make the same bad predictions on happiness: going FSBO would make them happier. Some will luck out, a lot won’t, and there will always be a realtor around to help those who don’t.

]]> By: James Peters http://www.mostlygeek.com/real-estate/the-state-of-real-estate-and-the-web-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-72 James Peters Sun, 23 Jul 2006 01:41:16 +0000 http://www.mostlygeek.com/2006/04/04/the-state-of-real-estate-and-the-web-in-canada/#comment-72 In Canada the MLS may be big, but there's always heat from for sale by owners. Here's a fairly new site that looks like it may make a signifcant impact on real estate in Canada: http://www.openrealestate.ca It has lots of private properties and it's pretty easy to navigate. I wish there were more advanced options though for searching. In Canada the MLS may be big, but there’s always heat from for sale by owners.

Here’s a fairly new site that looks like it may make a signifcant impact on real estate in Canada:

http://www.openrealestate.ca

It has lots of private properties and it’s pretty easy to navigate. I wish there were more advanced options though for searching.

]]> By: Steve Jagger http://www.mostlygeek.com/real-estate/the-state-of-real-estate-and-the-web-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Steve Jagger Mon, 08 May 2006 05:00:40 +0000 http://www.mostlygeek.com/2006/04/04/the-state-of-real-estate-and-the-web-in-canada/#comment-6 Calgary and Edmonton use MLXchange Calgary and Edmonton use MLXchange

]]> By: phrax http://www.mostlygeek.com/real-estate/the-state-of-real-estate-and-the-web-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-3 phrax Fri, 21 Apr 2006 23:22:21 +0000 http://www.mostlygeek.com/2006/04/04/the-state-of-real-estate-and-the-web-in-canada/#comment-3 Oh, my bad. I thought everybody (or a majority) of the boards used MLXchange for their MLS system. I guess there isn't a super tool out there that aggregates all listings. The listings on mls.ca come from different MLS systems at the boards. They're aggregated in some format or another into a common database. I think this is more accurate. Apparently there isn't as much cooperation across systems as I thought. :) Thanks for clearing things up. Oh, my bad. I thought everybody (or a majority) of the boards used MLXchange for their MLS system. I guess there isn’t a super tool out there that aggregates all listings.

The listings on mls.ca come from different MLS systems at the boards. They’re aggregated in some format or another into a common database. I think this is more accurate.

Apparently there isn’t as much cooperation across systems as I thought. :)

Thanks for clearing things up.

]]> By: 24601 http://www.mostlygeek.com/real-estate/the-state-of-real-estate-and-the-web-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-2 24601 Fri, 21 Apr 2006 23:13:46 +0000 http://www.mostlygeek.com/2006/04/04/the-state-of-real-estate-and-the-web-in-canada/#comment-2 MLXchange is a system used in a number of boards across Canada but not 95% of listings. I would be surprised if more than 15-20% of listings across Canada were powered by that provider. MLXchange is a system used in a number of boards across Canada but not 95% of listings. I would be surprised if more than 15-20% of listings across Canada were powered by that provider.

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