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I have been quoted a second time in the past 6 weeks by authors of the Chicago Tribune! Both articles are about the Chicago real estate market, but differ only on the comparison topic. As a leading national expert on real estate, social media, Generation Y, Internet marketing and SEO, I am often published and quoted…there are really not many people in the country with a real estate background (Realtor and licensed Broker in two states), an MBA in Information Systems and eCommerce, a Masters in Residential Marketing and who build websites and focuses on SEO.
The first article, published on February 19, 2010 and titled “Using Social Media to find your dream home,” quoted me regarding builders and the use of social media. It is a good idea to buy a home from a builder that keeps current on home building techniques, communication techniques along with green environmentally efficient construction. The most recent article, published April 2, 2010 and titled “What Gen Y wants in housing,” speaks to the pent up demand and the technical capabilities of this HUGE new generation of home buyers.
Robert Denk, the Assistant Vice President for Forecasting and Analysis or NAHB addressed the NSMC and IRM Board of Trustees about the state of the National Housing market. It was a very interesting presentation that showed stability and growth in the market. We are not out of the woods yet, but we are going to begin to see better things. Some of the things addressed in the report are:
- housing recession is beginning to show signs of recovery and stabilizing
- statistics related to growth during the boom related to income, foreclosures and unemployment nationally and in each individual state
- good chance that we are approaching price stability in most markets
- forecast looks good for most markets
- housing and production levels got way ahead of employment and population, they are beginning to get more inline with each other
- house prices, rising unemployment, inventory will be the key drivers and indicators of which markets will be best and worse in the coming 6 – 8 quarters
This is VERY good information and great news for the industry…combined with the news of the $8,000 tax credit this morning from Secretary Donovan. Visit mRELEVANCE for more information and to see posts on both of these topics.
I was recently interviewed on BuilderRadio.com on the topic of Internet Marketing and Social Media. The approximately 20 minute conversation focused on the value, tactics, and strategy for companies to use the internet effectively when managing their online reputation, image, and company brand. More companies are transitioning their marketing expenses from traditional advertising to online resources, but have understanding what to do and where to be. Click here to visit the page where you can download and listen to this interview.
This interview was very fun to do, and I think you will be able to hear the passion I have towards what I do. It stresses the importance of your tracking report and trending that information for educated business decisions. It discusses Internet marketing, website development, search engine optimization, social media marketing, bookmarking, and even talks about how to think about budgeting these items. Please listen, and contact me if you have any questions!