We've spent over 6 months evaluating the performance of several popular real estate and new homes websites.  Here's what we found.   

The 2010 International Builder Show was a big hit this year and was an amazing opportunity for home builders to learn some new tricks of the trade. Times are changing and the home builder needs to change with it. With Social Media a must have in the industry, many seminars where dedicated to teach... [More]

Extreme Makeover Home Edition Volunteers Needed. Simmons Homes needs skilled/licensed craftsmen to volunteer for “Extreme Makeover Home Edition” onsite shifts; to make a well deserved family dreams come true. Extreme Makeover Home Edition volunteers should have experience in the home building industry with skills including electricians, painters, framers, plumbers and drywallers.. [More]

In new home marketing beware the urge to repeat the proven, regardless of past results. The temptation to continue doing what worked before is nearly irresistible. Whether it's using your 'go to' fishing lure, driving the same route you're used to driving, or repeating the same series of lucky steps to ensure your luck hunting white tail deer; people have a tendency to stick to the tried and true. Why do some religious systems hold on to traditions and practices that feel so outdated and have no relevance to people today? It's time to change the way you market new homes.. [More]

It’s that uncomfortable moment when the client has no more questions and there is nothing but an awkward pause. Jeff Shore's solution is this, have pre-made questions ready in the back of your mind for when this moment arrives.. [More]

As posted on October 19th in the Condos for a Cure Contribution by Epcon Communities post, Epcon Communities last month as sponsored the the Susan G. Komen Foundation by generously donating $1000 to fight against breast cancer. To help raise awareness of this cause NewHomesDirectory.com wrote seve... [More]

NewHomesDirectory.com (NHD) is proud to announce new strategies and partnerships with popular U.S. real estate and classified networks that are significantly benefiting all U.S. new home builders and developers that have listings on the NHD website.  For the past 3 months, we've been beta t... [More]

It’s been almost four months since we officially began upgrading the EpconCommunities.com website.  We’ve spent hundreds of hours building the Epcon Communities website into an enterprise level application that can compete with competitor websites. The first two months, we spent a... [More]

The nation's number one for sale attached homebuilder has announced they've combined forces with the Susan G. Komen Foundation with "Condos for a Cure". For every home sold in October, in the six participating central Ohio neighborhoods, Epcon Communities will donate $1,000 to... [More]

On September 15, 2009, Inside Facebook reported it has reached 300 million monthly active users around the world. Facebook has added 50 million users in only the 75 days. That's the equivalent of 670,000 users per day. Remember, it seems like only yesterday (mid-July), that Facebook reported i... [More]

  Need a good place to search Twitter? How do you find information inside Twitter streams from months or years ago?  I found the place. Do it here, or at the Google Twitter search. While you're at it, create yourself a custom Google powered search engine? &... [More]

For Immediate Release: LASSO DATA SYSTEMS AND NEWHOMESDIRECTORY.COM ANNOUNCE MARKETING AND SALES ALLIANCE PARTNERSHIP NewHomesDirectory.com services will be sold exclusively throughout Canada by Lasso Data Systems. Site draws targeted home buying traffic direct to homebuilder websites... [More]

I was watching the re-air of the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Seattle Seahawks on August 29th on the NFL Network.  The original broadcast was aired by the Chiefs Television Network on @KCTV5.  I can't remember at what point I had turned on the game but what I do remember is how offended I ... [More]

Where does Twitter fall on the priority list of social media for home builders?  A close look at the trends tells the story. Yes we know Twitter's impressive growth rate (1,382 % from Feb 2008 - Feb 2009) and 32 million recorded visitors in April, 2009, makes Twitter the big social media ... [More]

Video streaming and viewing continues to rise.  The Nielsen Co reported that video streams have risen to 11.2 billion and that video views have ascended to just under 136 million for July 2009!  This is a 31.4% and 14.2% increase respectively over July 2008. YouTube continues to... [More]

The notion that women tend to have the final say in homebuying decisions has become common knowledge in the real estate and home construction fields; if the findings of a new survey are any indication, this appears to have transcended into the social networking realm as well. The poll, conduc... [More]

When second quarter stats revealed that mobile handset shipments were down 8% since last year, it raised a slight concern among the telecom crowd. As it turns out, though, this wasn’t such a bad thing after all. It seems that shipments went down for a time in response to low consumer excit... [More]

It may be time to update your Google Analytics. As always Google is upgrading their products and services.  Google analytics has gone through a couple upgrades.  Below is an example of some older code along with the newest version that should be on your websites.  The main rea... [More]

Columbus, OH - The largest city in both population and area, Columbus is the Ohio state capital.  With classic older suburbs to restored classic neighborhoods, Columbus affords a variety of lifestyles through a variety of communities located here.  As a major commercial, distribution, an... [More]

Social media has all the attention today.  The number of users is phenomenal and the growth rate is what we all hope for in our businesses. Check out the Facebook growth rate.  If Facebook were a country, it would now have the 4th largest population in the world. @techcrunch report... [More]