Showing Suite Real Estate Blog

New Showing Suite Public Site Redesign Almost Ready to be Released!

Michelle Costa — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:22:09 +0000

If you try going to ShowingSuite.com within the next couple days, you may notice a few minor changes (okay, maybe “minor” is an understatement). No, you did not type the wrong address in the URL bar, but we have completely revamped and redesigned our entire public Showing Suite real estate software website! Our team has [...]

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Real Estate Email Marketing Through Facebook: Genius or Spammy?

Michelle Costa — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:46:13 +0000

Facebook is now going to be implementing a new feature where fan and business pages have the capability to engage in one-on-one messages with anyone who “likes” their page. So what this means is that you will be able to connect with your fans through private Facebook messages. This is great news for real estate [...]

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5 of Google’s Most Innovative Products for Better Real Estate Marketing

Michelle Costa — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:05:05 +0000

We recently got our hands on a copy of The Complete Guide to Google 2012 Edition and it made us realize just how powerful Google really is. This guide book reveals tons of cool secret tips and tricks that most people would never know you could do with Google software. Google first started out as [...]

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Fear of Being Without Your Mobile Tools for Real Estate? You Might be Nomophobic!

Michelle Costa — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:12:01 +0000

Are you guilty of checking your mobile device every 30 seconds, hoping for texts/calls/messages/tweets from your clients or leads and trying to achieve real estate success? Do you literally feel lost without your iPhone, or other mobile tools for real estate by your side at all moments? A study recently published in London suggests that [...]

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12 Home Staging Mistakes to Guarantee Your Listing WON’T Sell

Michelle Costa — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:24:58 +0000

Have you ever shown a house that was so awful the buyers felt the need to flee the scene immediately? Some home sellers can be completely clueless when it comes to home staging, and it’s your responsibility as their agent to make sure their home is in perfect showing condition and that you get showing [...]

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Real Estate Marketing: Turn Houses into Billboards for Free Mortgage Payments

Michelle Costa — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:58:01 +0000

Marketing companies, Brainiacs From Mars and Adzookie have created a new real estate marketing scheme where they convert homes into billboards in exchange for monthly mortgage payments; as long as the house stays painted. This means homeowners agree to let the companies paint their homes gaudy shades of neon green and orange and adorn it [...]

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7 Ways QR Codes Can Be Used on Your Real Estate Marketing Products

Michelle Costa — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:26:14 +0000

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve seen QR codes pop up just about everywhere. But why all the hype? First of all, a QR (quick response) code is a bar code that can be scanned with a smart phone application that will redirect you to view a webpage, images, video, or pretty much [...]

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Canada Introduces a New MLS integration Real Estate Tool That Changes Pricing Index

Michelle Costa — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:05:58 +0000

Recently, a new MLS integration real estate tool was introduced into five of the largest Canadian housing markets; Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Calgary, Montreal and Toronto. This new real estate tool is called the MLS Home Price Index, which is a new system that will keep high end sales from influencing the Canadian Real Estate [...]

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Comparing Real Estate to Donuts? Is Social Media a Valuable Real Estate Tool to Help Sell A Listing Faster?

Michelle Costa — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:09:57 +0000

Twitter: I’m at a #real estate showing Facebook: I like selling real estate Foursquare: This is where I sell real estate Instagram: Here is a cool picture of a new listing YouTube: Here is a video of a real estate property tour LinkedIn: My skills include selling real estate Pinterest: Here are my real estate [...]

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So You Want to Be a Realtor? 5 Things to Do Before You Become a Realtor

Michelle Costa — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:24:09 +0000

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a Realtor? Being a Realtor can be one of the most rewarding professions that does not require a college degree, but by no means does that mean it’s easy. Working as a Realtor requires self motivation and a lot of unpredictable hours, and it [...]

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