Question #2: Too Close . . . For Whom?? It’s not enough to just see a map showing a home VERY close to a highway to know how exposed the home is. You also need to need to know the nearby topography; landscaping; how the home is situated on the lot and how well-built/insulated it is; and such things as whether there...Read More
“I’m (Very Close to) #1!” “I’m (Very Close to) #1” What are the top Twin Cities real estate blogs as of mid-March, 2012? It depends which search engine(s) you use. Here’s how the majors tally up the hits: Google: 1. Twin Cities Real Estate Blog 2. City Lakes Real Estate Blog 3. St. Paul Real Estate Blog Bing:...Read More
In: Microsoft. Out: Google. 2011 has been a big year for changes on MLS. The latest? Swapping out Google’s mapping software for Microsoft’s (“Bing”). Personally, I preferred the former. However, one of the additional features of Bing is that neighborhood names are superimposed on home searches. In the map above, ECCO stands for “East Calhoun Community...Read More
“What’s Sauce for the Goose . . .” Is it my imagination, or did Google’s home search page just become a Bing look-alike? The latter — Microsoft’s entrant in the all-important “search category” — has famously showcased spectacular natural settings and other arresting scenery on its home page. And now Google does, too. My copyright...Read More
Bing vs. Google: No Pay, No Play It is a bit of an understatement to say that this blog’s rank on Technorati, one of the third-party sites that track such things, has bounced around. In the almost two years that I’ve been blogging (yeah, it’s a verb), Technorati has ranked City Lakes Real Estate Blog...Read More
