Plus New Zealand, Qatar, Germany, etc . . . This blog may not generate the traffic of TMZ or The Drudge Report, but it does get read literally around the world. Given the time zone difference(s), much of the “overnight” traffic (CMT) is foreign, including hits from the above-mentioned countries in just the last eight hours....Read More
OK, Two-Plus Years I started writing about virtual staging on this blog almost 2 1/2 years ago (“Is Virtual Staging ‘The Next Big Thing?‘”), and began using it for clients a few months later. The Star Trib? Today’s Sunday paper has an article titled “Sellers Turn to Virtual Staging.” Previously on this blog: –“Virtual Staging: Ready...Read More
Blog “Traffic Reports” First, a disclosure: while I cannot identify specific visitors to this blog (nor do I want to), I CAN see the domain names they — you — are visiting from, as well as which posts visitors start and finish on. I regard that as useful feedback, and use it (at least a little...Read More
You Read it Here — and Here, and Here — First “Stunned Home Buyers Find the Bidding Wars Are Back” —Wall Street Journal (April 27, 2012) So, more than 2/3 of the way into the Spring housing market, The Wall Street Journal is running a story, today, about the reappearance of multiple offers. Contrast that...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
“Please Stand By” Sorry to anyone trying to access this blog earlier today (that included me, trying to post!). The company hosting City Lakes Real Estate has become increasingly unreliable the last few weeks — so much so that I’m switching to another vendor this weekend (or more accurately, this blog’s ace Web developer, Tim Elliott, is executing the...Read More
