http://www.realestatewebmasters.com Discuss real estate issues with other real estate agents and their webmasters at our real estate forum en Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:29:29 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/images/new/misc/rss.jpg http://www.realestatewebmasters.com http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/showthread.php?t=39018&goto=newpost Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:56:19 GMT Does anyone know of a good way of using direct mail to get listing appointments with expireds? I've experimented with postcards, letters, and flyers but can find nothing that works. Does anyone know of a good call to action that gets them contacted?

Holland Michigan Real Estate | Holland Michigan Home Values | West Michigan Mortgage Center ]]> Direct Mail Marketing Bones http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/showthread.php?t=39018 http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/showthread.php?t=39017&goto=newpost Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:31:06 GMT I can't figure it out. A day or two ago my site started throwing a warning that "This site needs a new google API key. A new key can be generated at http://code.google.com/apis/maps."

So I go and get a fresh API key and add it to the following plugins:

• XML Google Maps
• Goolgle Maps Short-Code
• wpGoogleMaps config

Still, the warning pops up. Any ideas? The codes all match and "appear to be valid". Could it have something to do with the iframes from my custom maps on a couple of pages? ex: http://stephaniecrawford.net/blog/ne...ast-nashville/

I great ly appreciate your help. ]]> Blogs Stephanie Crawford http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/showthread.php?t=39017 http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/showthread.php?t=39016&goto=newpost Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:42:50 GMT I have a blog posting that for some reason is ranking pretty high in google in different areas.

If I edit or add to the original blog posting to increase lead conversion will it have any negative effect on the ranking.

I wouldn't change much, just add a few things

ty ]]> Blogs PreviewOC http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/showthread.php?t=39016 http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/showthread.php?t=39014&goto=newpost Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:17:20 GMT Ok I am new to this site so any advice would be great. I joined the site to learn more about my local market and others. I have been all around the real estate business from property management to buying and selling to reo sales. I am always looking for additional opportunities as well. ... Ok I am new to this site so any advice would be great.

I joined the site to learn more about my local market and others.
I have been all around the real estate business from property management to buying and selling to reo sales. I am always looking for additional opportunities as well.

Thank you for viewing and I hope I can make a great contribution!

Ray. ]]> Introduce Yourself Ray Wilson http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/showthread.php?t=39014 http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/showthread.php?t=39013&goto=newpost Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:20:50 GMT I'm a real estate agent from NY. Today, I did a search for one of my listings online and found that someone had posted a local business listing for my real estate company on Yahoo! local listings website but with a different phone number... ? So, the person submitted a listing to Yahoo! local with my business address and business name but they submitted a phone number different from my own. I figure that maybe they're trying to route some of the calls that would have gone to me for my online listings to their number instead. But I'm really unsure about what they're trying to get at...

Anyway, I paid for a phone search for the number that shows up in the listing and I got the name of the person who owns the phone number along with their address as well. I did a few searches in the realtor database (for that name) to see if she's a registered NY realtor but nothing came up under that name.

I'm going to write/call Yahoo! and ask them to remove that listing. But I really want to get down to the bottom of this and find out who is playing these games. Maybe it's a rival realtor in my area?? I've already paid for a search profile for that phone number but that hasn't gotten me very far. How else can I approach this? ]]> Real Estate Chat lindsay_levin http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/showthread.php?t=39013 http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/showthread.php?t=39009&goto=newpost Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:29:00 GMT Hi, I have a client that was looking for foreclosed properties in areas outside my target LA county areas. There are lots of buyers that Live in LA that may be searching in surrounding counties (which my IDX feed has data for). This lead had an auto-search created for him but he wanted me to... Hi,

I have a client that was looking for foreclosed properties in areas outside my target LA county areas. There are lots of buyers that Live in LA that may be searching in surrounding counties (which my IDX feed has data for).

This lead had an auto-search created for him but he wanted me to make some changes

http://www.ietrealestate.com/backend...hp?lead_id=150

I tried to do this but couldn't since no cities were selected, would it be possible to have all cities appear when we go in on the backend to edit client searches but keep the city list limited when clients go to our website? ]]> Work Orders bnicolas http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/showthread.php?t=39009 http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/showthread.php?t=39007&goto=newpost Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:07:03 GMT Separate Quotes Please 1) quote to add school search tab (the standard school search, like this http://www.dennispeaseteam.com/idx/search_school.html or similar) 2) Make the Map search tab the same as the Advanced Map tab and remove the Advanced Map tab. 3) How much to add DOM to the... Separate Quotes Please

1) quote to add school search tab (the standard school search, like this http://www.dennispeaseteam.com/idx/search_school.html or similar)

2) Make the Map search tab the same as the Advanced Map tab and remove the Advanced Map tab.

3) How much to add DOM to the listing details page?

4) quote to add foreclosures search tab (do you have any examples of this)

4a) alternately quote to add foreclosure search refinement to all existing search tabs, ie radio button / drop downs that say (All properties, All foreclosures,Bank Owned Only, Short Sale Only)

5) quote for foreclosures snippet (should have two fields for bank-owned y/n and short sale y/n) ]]> Work Orders Portland Real Estate http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/showthread.php?t=39007 http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/showthread.php?t=39006&goto=newpost Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:50:26 GMT I having problems updating the text in my snippet #call-box-mls#? Any ideas? I having problems updating the text in my snippet #call-box-mls#?

Any ideas? ]]> REW CMS 2 Questions sam@bcre.com http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/showthread.php?t=39006 http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/showthread.php?t=39003&goto=newpost Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:55:37 GMT For DC LEC 3, I added one of my existing snippets to a blog post. It didn't render any results. Is something broken between site and blog or is this just not a supported capability of blogging platform? ]]> Hosted REW Blogs Support Mark Washburn http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/showthread.php?t=39003 http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/showthread.php?t=39001&goto=newpost Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:44:10 GMT RESPA will require lenders and loan originators to use an industry standard GFE. This will help borrowers to easily compare rates and cost quotes from one lender to the next. Details of the GFE changes (http://www.dreamhomefinancing.com/GoodFaithEstimateChanges.aspx) More Mortgage News And... RESPA will require lenders and loan originators to use an industry standard GFE. This will help borrowers to easily compare rates and cost quotes from one lender to the next.

Details of the GFE changes

More Mortgage News And Trends

Stated Income Rate Quotes ]]> Real Estate Chat EricJ http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/showthread.php?t=39001 http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/showthread.php?t=38999&goto=newpost Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:22:15 GMT Hey guys, when someone saves favorites is there a way to send automatic e-mail out ask for appointment. Say after they save 2 or more homes. Hey guys, when someone saves favorites is there a way to send automatic e-mail out ask for appointment. Say after they save 2 or more homes. ]]> Work Orders David Pannell http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/showthread.php?t=38999 http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/showthread.php?t=38998&goto=newpost Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:19:58 GMT how much time is required to create a snippet or some way for me to modify the signature in the listing alert emails for saved searches? how much time is required to create a snippet or some way for me to modify the signature in the listing alert emails for saved searches? ]]> Work Orders GregPDX http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/showthread.php?t=38998 http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/showthread.php?t=38997&goto=newpost Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:25:39 GMT I am not in real estate, but my cousin is and she asked that I get some info for her. I must add that real estate is very exciting based on what I read and saw on HGTV. Exciting! I am not in real estate, but my cousin is and she asked that I get some info for her. I must add that real estate is very exciting based on what I read and saw on HGTV. Exciting! ]]> Introduce Yourself Juliet123 http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/showthread.php?t=38997 http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/showthread.php?t=38995&goto=newpost Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:31:10 GMT Is it brings additional stress and heartache to homeowners ? Is it brings additional stress and heartache to homeowners ? ]]> Real Estate Chat McBrown http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/showthread.php?t=38995 http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/showthread.php?t=38992&goto=newpost Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:40:59 GMT Please provide feed back on this shiny, new REW LEC 3 focused on the Washington DC condo market: www.dccondoboutique.com The goal of the site is to appeal to urban, upscale condo buyers in the Washington, DC market. Out of the gate, the site highlights 10 distinct DC neighborhoods and 180 condo... Please provide feed back on this shiny, new REW LEC 3 focused on the Washington DC condo market: www.dccondoboutique.com

The goal of the site is to appeal to urban, upscale condo buyers in the Washington, DC market. Out of the gate, the site highlights 10 distinct DC neighborhoods and 180 condo buildings.

I truly welcome any and all feedback from this forum.

--Thanks ]]> Website Reviews Mark Washburn http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/showthread.php?t=38992