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Technology
July 2, 2014

StreetScore: how safe are streets in your neighborhood?

StreetScore is an interesting project created by a small group of MIT students that assigns a numerical score to Google’s Street View images, based on how safe it looks to a human — but using a computer algorithm. The original data came from a crowdsourced visual survey of images where…
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TechnologyUseful Apps
June 19, 2014

MagiCam: Simply perfect photo app for real estate?

I’m a big advocate of using high quality images when it comes to listing photography, but I know sometimes it’s not always possible to get/wait for a high end photographer. Often times I’ll see Realtors using their camera phones to take pictures of their listings for marketing purposes and while…
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MarketingTechnology
June 13, 2014

Postagram: Send photos as a postcard directly from your phone

With the Postagram app, you can use photos from Facebook, Instagram, or directly from your iPhone or Android photo library to create a high quality (glossy) postcard that can be sent anywhere the USPS delivers. The postcard is perforated around the photo (with the message on the back as well)…
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TechnologyUseful Apps
June 13, 2014

Fantastical: Calendar and task manager with voice recognition

If you’re familiar with the original Fantastical calendar for Mac operating systems, you’ll LOVE the new iPhone app (dubbed Fantasical 2).  In fact, if you’re a power calendar user, it may be the best $3.99 you’ll spend in a long time. With the new Fantastical 2 app, you can easily…
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TechnologyUseful Apps
June 13, 2014

Digsview: Leverage your list of trusted service providers

How many times do you get asked for referrals for a painter, a handyman, a home inspector, or a plumber after the sale of a property?  If you’re like most agents, it’s fairly often. How cool would it be to store and share this list with your clients, via a…
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TechnologyUseful Apps
June 13, 2014

App for easily exporting contacts off your phone

A big part of creating a successful marketing plan revolves around your sphere of influence/database of contacts. The problem is, it’s usually a pretty big challenge getting all your contacts into one location. Most agents I work with have contacts in their CRM, Gmail, Outlook AND their mobile phones. Of course…
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TechnologyUseful Apps
June 13, 2014

GoConnect: Mobile CRM and checklist app specifically for real estate

I’m a big fan of creating checklists, but outside of using Evernote I had never really found a useful app that I thought was user friendly and tailored to the needs of real estate agents. Apparently the guys behind the GoConnect app felt the same way, so they built a pretty…
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TechnologyUseful Apps
June 13, 2014

Route4Me: Route and optimize showings on the go

Realtors drive a lot. No big secret there. Previewing or showing homes to your real estate clients can be a real pain sometimes depending on the number of homes, tight time frames, dealing with other agents and tenants schedules, etc. So, how cool would it be to have an app…
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Compliance
June 1, 2014

Compliant Title Insurance

Williston Financial Group is featured on21st Century Business to discuss the ever-evolving world of compliance and the steps we are taking to protect our clients. Watch this clip featuring our CEO, Pat Stone, and Chief Compliance Officer, Donald O’Neill, touch all the important issues surrounding CFPB and our new regulatory…
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Uncategorized
June 1, 2014

Perfecting Your Real Estate Website

Here is a great article from Inman News about what elements a real estate website should have.  You may want to ask yourself these questions as you address your real estate website.  CLICK HERE to view the Inman post. The post Perfecting Your Real Estate Website appeared first on WFG…
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