blog.MikeJaquish, REALTOR

It happened again today.  Nice folks who were surprised that the home they found on my web site is not my listing.  How can that be?  How can a home be on MY site, and not be MY listing? Continue reading ‘Can one agent have 18,000 Listings? The MLS and IDX Story’ »

Why blog? Why a real estate blog? Continue reading ‘Why would a real estate agent blog? A fundamental shift…’ »

Still “No Hassle” with no registration required, my new home search solution is up and running. Continue reading ‘“No-Hassle” Home Search Upgrade is Live!’ »

With over 3,000 photos posted, and over 8,000 views of photos, I have to say I really have enjoyed my first year using Flickr. I have the Flickr Pro account, that offers me unlimited monthly photo posting for only $24.95/year. A bargain, I think.

Flickr has served me many ways: Continue reading ‘A year in photos with Flickr.’ »

People are increasingly wary of web sites that require registration, particularly real estate sites that want their personal information as the ticket to searching for homes.

That wariness is warranted.  Agents are taught to “capture” visitors; that it is good business to “capture” them to be able to stalk them for business. Continue reading ‘Real estate isn’t war. I don’t “Capture” folks. Clients are not prisoners.’ »