42floors: The Better Way To Search For Office Space
Searching for commercial real estate listings as a user in its current form is archaic and down right difficult to find any information. Enter 42floors. They are looking to disrupt this space that has been dormant for way too long. What I really like about 42floors is the founder, Jason Freedman, who I’ve had the…
Pinterest and Commercial Real Estate
Stop with the Pinterest madness already. Sure the site drives a lot of traffic but I highly doubt anyone that is on Pinterest is looking for commercial real estate brokers. So you can probably stop wasting your time if that is the only reason that you are on the site and it is nothing more…
I wish I remembered How I Did This
A few of my websites rank extremely well in Google. One of them, my personal site that is basically just a landing page with different links to social profiles and other websites shows up in the Google search results with my Google+ profile. Does Google link this automatically or did I set this up myself…
Loopnet’s mobile traffic grows 6x year over year
As more and more commercial brokers figure out what the Internet is, they are bound to also figure out how to use apps on mobile devices. In an email today, Loopnet is reporting that their mobile traffic has grown 6x over the past year. Clearly the shift has come to CRE and will continue to…
Siri and Commercial Real Estate
So I finally upgraded from my 2nd generation iPhone that had slowed to a crawl. There’s been a few things that I’ve noticed since finally getting my hands on the new device: The potential in the commercial mobile space There are still a lot of shitty CRE apps to be blunt One thing I’ve found…
#crechat: What’s next?
When I first started #crechat, the goal has always been to provide individuals AND companies a spam free channel on Twitter to connect with each other providing some of the best thoughts and ideas around. That has definitely happened. We have had great brokers and companies step up and lead topics, have partnered with NAR Commercial for…
What if Airbnb got into commercial leasing?
Airbnb is now thinking about moving into the car sharing business, is commercial real estate next on their radar? If you are not familiar with the website, I suggest you do as they are the marketplace for people wanting to rent their single family homes, condos or apartments from online, globally. Airbnb is one of…
Majority of CRE still stuck with Internet Explorer and Windows
Another infographic… but hey this one is commercial real estate based from In Motion Real Estate (click on link for the full infographic). From all my CRE friends. This should come as no surprise. I can see ground has been made on Internet Explorer from other browsers which doesn’t surprise me. In regards to Windows…
The Internet was a game changer, CoStarGo maybe not so
Amazon is a game changer, Netflix is a game changer. It appears that calling CoStarGo maybe a little bit premature. I say, welcome to 2011. Only 18 months late to the app world. I also heard that the service no longer is constrained to Internet Explorer, again welcome to 2011. Anyways, armed with a PR…
#crechat: Mobile Applications
This weeks #crechat will focus on mobile apps. As the commercial real estate industry starts to “get it” with mobile applications and cloud computing, I keep finding new applications to help my business out every day (and after being without an iPad for the past few weeks because of a carjacking, I’ve realized that my…
New rules of finding desk space
Looking for desk space but don’t want an office? Have an extra desk in your office that you would like to lease out? Your search may have gotten a little easier with peer-to-peer desk sharing networks. Kodesk is a new website that appears to be the Airbnb of desk sharing. Desk sharing seems to be…
#crechat: Old School Prospecting vs New School Prospecting
Alright, after David Stejkowski lead the successful discussion on last week’s #crechat – it’s Duke Long’s turn. The topic for discussion is old school prospecting versus the new school of prospecting. Duke pens a widely read blog and is diving into a lot of video as of late, always on the forefront of new technology –…
Could This Be Loopnet’s Big Announcement at ICSC Recon?
From the press release: “Remote access to listing information through an iPhone or iPad benefits brokers in a number of ways,” said Mike Manning, LoopNet’s Vice President of Marketing. “It helps them impress clients by demonstrating a sophisticated use of the newest marketing technologies available. It speeds transactions by enabling access to their firm’s complete inventory…
First #crechat: Market Sentiment
Last week we made an announcement for a commercial real estate chat via Twitter called #crechat. In the short amount of time since then, we’ve built quite a bit of traction in a short amount of time including many commercial brokers and brands that are very relevant within the industry. So much so for the…
Announcing #crechat
It’s time for a Twitter commercial real estate chat. Its become apparent to me over the past few weeks that a lot of CRE people have adopted to the service. After sitting on the idea for the past two years, it just didn’t seem like there would be enough participation but that has seemed to…
Notes From MinneBar 6
So if you were around the Twin Cities yesterday and involved in the tech/startup scene in the area, then you were probably at MinneBar. What is MinneBar: MinneBar is an (un)conference aimed at getting those in Minnesota’s tech and design communities together to discuss topics that interest them. This was the third Minnebar that I…
Can RFID be used in commercial real estate?
I saw this video on Mashable the other day regarding marketing from Renault about RFID. How could RFID enabled cards or tags work in commercial real estate? I know mine, let me hear your thoughts.
What App I Want Next For My iPad
I’ve currently been using the iPad since the original came out and am able to run most of my business from it. There’s a few hacks and applications that I use to make life easy. This is how I use the iPad when it comes to creating tours and marking up notes for myself and…
Foursquare and YABLO Commercial Real Estate
Follow us around the Twin Cities as we drop tips for office and business users at spots we think are some of the best. Been living under a rock for the past year? Here is a good 4sq resource to get you up to speed if you are unaware of what the service is. Lot’s…
Rentals Coming To MLS
As more and more people look to rentals as a means for housing On a projected launch date of September 1st, NorthstarMLS plans to add rental listings to the Multiple Listing Service. What does that mean for consumers? It means there are going to be a lot of real estate agents that now get into…
Loopnet Now On The iPad
Loopnet’s app is now compatible with the the iPad and its better than any other way to search for commercial real estate. Just like the iPhone app, it locates where you are and your search will start with properties geo located around you. It will also pull up 100 results per area based on how…
No Commericial Real Estate iPad Apps Yet. What Gives?
The ipad launched to the public on April 3rd. It was announced on January 27th. I got mine on June 12th. And still no commercial real estate iPad apps? Loopnet has the best iPhone app for commercial real estate search and have noted here before that it is on the way. Loopnet also didn’t launch an…
Using Dropbox For Commercial Real Estate
Last week I finally got the iPad and it hasn’t left my side. One of my favorite applications is Dropbox. Easily put, its online backup and you can share/sync devices. You can access your files from anywhere there is internet access because they are stored “in the cloud”. There is a free plan up to…
Commercial Real Estate And The iPad
Maybe Steve Jobs was onto something when he said it was magical… So I finally joined the party and got an iPad. I decided to wait until the hysteria had died down figuring I could just stroll into any store and pick one up. Not the case, took me an extra two weeks to find…
Augmented Reality Office Search For Your iPhone
Augmented reality commercial real estate search comes to the iPhone. Finally a real estate search that doesn’t suck. Point your phone and watch the data pop up. That easy. Good on ya ROFO!
