http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com Phoenix Real Estate -- Anything and everything about it. Plus random musings... Now with MLS Listings Search -- And No Registration! Fri, 16 May 2008 23:16:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here’s an awful picture I took of some Manhattan parking spaces when i was at Inman Connect in January. If I recall correctly, these little gems would set you back $1,400 a month.In this week’s Video of the Week, my city friend Rachel Natalie Klein from IntoTheBox.TV brings us a ... http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/think-parking-sucks-in-phoenix-try-it-in-manhattan/977 I blog for business, I blog to learn, and I blog to share. I also blog as an “outlet” — for writing, and occasionally for venting.Of course my favorite thing in blogging is to get a client. Selfish maybe, but I help people buy and sell real estate for a ... http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/just-one-reason-i-love-my-readers/976 OK, so “Site of the Week” should be renamed to “Site of the Undetermined Period of Time”. But that is really neither here nor there.I just got off the phone with Melana Yanos, a Staff Writer for NuWire Investor. Before she contacted me, I’d never heard of them.I was pleasantly surprised ... http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/nuwire-investor-the-phoenix-real-estate-guy-site-of-the-week/975 I suspect two things are about to happen: 1) You’ll see a post about this on virtually every Phoenix real estate blog and an article in every local newspaper. (Probably already happening, I haven't read anything today)2) The mainstream media (MSM) will minimize if not ignore the good and highlight the bad. (I know, ... http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/phoenix-real-estate-sales-up-yoy-in-april-median-values-down/972 Someone called today, seeking advice on becoming a real estate agent in Phoenix. We chatted about the pros and cons, and then they asked, “So, how’s the competition? Just how many real estate agents are there in Phoenix?” Good question. The answer off the top of my head was “a boatload”. ... http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/how-many-real-estate-agents-are-there-in-phoenix/956 There’s a new splogger on the loose…Blog.NoDebtMortgage.com (nofollowed, naturally), has found our humble abode and is stealing posts verbatim to populate their Adsense filled splog.Unlike many of the content thieves out there, these folks actually have an email contact posted. We’ll see if they do the right thing.Here’s a tip ... http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/dear-nodebtmortgagecom-please-stop-stealing-my-content/953 I just updated to the latest release of Wordpress (2.5.1). The PHP executable plugin I was using didn't play well, so I'm trying a new one. So far, that seems to be the only problem. If you see something wonky, please let me know! .ShareThis http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/updated-wordpress/952 As I was filling up today ($62, thank you very much), this truck pulled into the lot… The first thing that popped into my head was, “Wow, there is a niche market for anything”. (followed closely by, “Wonder what it would cost to put “PhoenixRealEstateGuy.com across that truck?”)Real estate coaches, brokers ... http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/niche-marketing-proof-there-is-a-niche-for-anything/949 Thanks to the good folks at Diverse Solutions (our MLS/IDX search provider), and the ever-growing wisdom of ARMLS (our MLS service), those using our Phoenix home search system now get to view much larger and higher resolution photos when performing home searches. If you view full size photos, you’re now treated ... http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/bigger-way-and-better-mls-search-pictures-now-available/946 Three years ago today, Jay came to me and said,”Hey Honey I think I want to start a real estate blog.  Would you be OK with that?” To which I replied, “Why would you want to do that?” “Well, I like to write. I have a lot of information to share about ... http://www.phoenixrealestateguy.com/happy-3rd-birthday-phoenix-real-estate-guy/943