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“In the Nest” Episode 1 – Special Guest: Tara Hunt, Author of The Whuffie Factor

Derek Overbey — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:08:47 +0000

This is Episode 1 of our new video series called “In the Nest” where we interview various personalities both inside and outside the real estate industry. In our first episode, we were privileged enough to secure an interview with Tara Hunt (AKA @missrogue) the night before her keynote at the REALTORS Conference & Expo in San Diego this last weekend.

We had the opportunity to sit down with her and ask her why she was chosen to speak at the conference [...]

Where Does That Large Agent Commission Go?

Kim Moldofsky — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:00:27 +0000

As I’ve mentioned, my house is for sale, listed on the MLS via a boutique agency that provides little more for us than the listing. For the investment of a few hundred dollars, we figured it was an approach worth trying. At some point we may list with a typical (or is it best to now say “full service”) agent. But it’s dizzying to think about the amount of money we will pay in commission.

As a buyer, there’s [...]

Recap of The 2009 REALTORS® Conference & Expo and REBarCamp San Diego

Derek Overbey — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:43:18 +0000

So I’m back from attending RE BarCamp San Diego and the 2009 REALTORS Conference & Expo in sunny San Diego. It was one of the best that I have ever attended from a content standpoint. The sessions were well thought out and the speakers were intelligent, insightful and some were even humorous ( Teresa Boardman AKA @tboard, this is targeted to you).

The Expo was a little smaller than in year’s past and there [...]

Roost’s 50 RE People You Should Follow on Twitter for November 2009

roostblog — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:42:25 +0000

Can you believe it’s already November? It may be getting cold outside but here at the Roost Blog, we are heating things up with our fifth installment of Roost’s 50 Real Estate People You Should Follow on Twitter. If you are seeing this list for the first time, you need to stop and click the July List, August List, September List and October List first because you will have access to 200 real estate people that [...]

And the winner of the Kodak Zi8 Digital Video Camera is…

roostblog — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:17:10 +0000

Ryan Kuder!

His winning entry hit my email box literally seconds after I posted the last clue on Twitter.

Ryan is the CMO for Koombea, co-creator of Hi I’m and founder of Neighborsville. Ryan also has an awesome personal blog about his Adventures in Marketing and Social Media. You should check it out.

Congratulations Ryan and we hope you share with us what you are going to do with [...]

Let’s Have a Little Fun Finding a House on Roost.com (and you might win a Kodak Zi8)

roostblog — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:56:55 +0000

Roost wants to make someone’s day again. Just like we did in August when we announced that Margaret Chaidez won a Flip Mino HD Camcorder for participating in our feedback contest.

This time, we want to give away a Kodak Zi8 Digital Video Camera and we want to have a little fun in the process. Introducing the “Where’s Waldo” Home finding contest on Roost.com. The concept is pretty simple.

1. The members [...]

Roost’s 50 RE People You Should Follow on Twitter for October 2009

Derek Overbey — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:40:17 +0000

So here is our fourth installment of Roost’s 50 Real Estate People You Should Follow on Twitter. If you are seeing this list for the first time, you need to stop and click the July List, August List and September List first because there are some incredible people in real estate who you could be following on Twitter. I know our October List is coming out a little late, but there is a reason. I attended RE [...]

Roost is Providing Free, Unique, Customizable Widgets for Your Website or Blog

roostblog — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:54:48 +0000

The Wikipedia definition of a Widget is as follows:

“A web widget is a portable chunk of code that can be installed and executed within any separate HTML-based web page by an end user without requiring additional compilation. They are derived from the idea of code reuse. Other terms used to describe web widgets include: gadget, badge, module, webjit, capsule, snippet, mini and flake. Web widgets usually but not always use DHTML, JavaScript, or Adobe Flash.”

Now you’ve probably seen widgets before [...]

Derek Overbey to Speak at REBlogWorld on Social Media in Real Estate

roostblog — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:19:35 +0000

We are proud to announce that Derek Overbey, Senior Director of Marketing & Social Media at Roost, will be speaking at REBlogWorld next week on a panel titled “Social Media in Real Estate. He will be sharing the stage with such notable social media veterans as Jeff Turner, Jay Thompson and Rhonda Porter with moderation from Matt Fagioli, newly appointed VP of Business Development at Inman.

Derek is a 14 year veteran of the real estate and technology industries with stints [...]

Roost is Bringing Some New Blood to the Blog

roostblog — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:04:25 +0000

In a continuing effort to bring the readers of “A Bird’s Eye View” the most compelling content possible, we are proud to announce two new groups that will be joining us here at the Roost Blog.

First is the “Roost Mommy Blogger Network” that will be bringing us a unique perspective to the happenings in their neck of the woods. Stories will include anything from discussing schools to insights into great local restaurants to buying and selling a home.

We are especially [...]