http://mrisblog.com Thoughts and Opinions from the MRIS Community Fri, 18 May 2012 11:12:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://mrisblog.com/blog/consumer-insights-from-nar-a-must-read/ http://mrisblog.com/blog/consumer-insights-from-nar-a-must-read/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 10:38:41 +0000 MRIS_CMO http://mrisblog.com/?p=10450

WSJ Reports Pres. Obama “punts” on Housing in State of the Union Speech I’m sure I was not alone in hoping that the State of the Union speech featured some really solid plans and focus on the US...

Tax Data I have been thinking about real estate public records tax data lately. Before becoming a product manager, I spent nine years in the MRIS Data...

Remaining Vigilant About Web Visibility In a world where bloggers report the news and politicians stand on YouTube soapboxes, new Internet tools are continuing to change the way America does...

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Matrix Monday tip: Rectangle, Radius, and Polygon, Oh My! Have you met Rectangle, Radius, or Polygon? These three shapes could be your new best friend in using Matrix Mapping.  Pick your shape and draw!  Watch your...

Sneak Peek of the New HomesDatabase.com: Powerful Map Features! Launching in the next week or so, the new HomesDatabase.com will sport a brand new look for maps! Want a sneak peek of what HomesDatabase.com...

Enter to win a FREE YEAR of subscription fees! Enter to win a FREE YEAR of MRIS subscriptions fees by completing this brief survey! You are just a few clicks away from beng automatically...

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Jon Coile, President & CEO, Champion Realty, Presents at COVE Leadership Conference MRIS board member Jon Coile, President & CEO, Champion Realty, Inc. moderated a panel recently at the COVE Conference in Austin, TX. Mr. Coile led...

Welcome Terry McDermott, the Newest MRIS Board Member David Howell, Chairman of the MRIS Board of Directors, announced today that Terrence M. (Terry) McDermott has joined the board effective immediately. Rockville, MD- based...

MRIS CEO Named One of the 100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders of 2011 A big and well deserved congratulations goes out to our President and CEO, David Charron! David was recently named one of the most influential real...

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New Trend: Rent with Option to Buy Support Center Email Analysts, Laurie E. shares a great tip! Renting is a trend that may be here to stay for many weary homebuyers, but...

Renter Nation http://yhoo.it/c1UK3i Back to the ’90s: Barron’s projects that the share of U.S. households owning their homes will fall to 64% by 2015 —the level in...

If You’re Not Promoting Rentals, You’re Missing The Boat! The world has changed. Many consumers that used to want to live the “American Dream” of homeownership have given up on that dream – at...

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MRIS Takes Home the Blue Ribbons! Exciting news from MAR, the MRIS booth won Best Use of Technology and Best Giveaway here in Ocean City, MD. If you’re in town stop...

Social Are-Oh-What? Unfortunately, social media ROI isn’t as easy to calculate as your 401K investments.  With social media, there isn’t a way to average the number of...

The more things change, the more they don’t Saw this in today’s techworld.com blog: http://bit.ly/9ZMJxz The slide show details 25+ years of “innovation” in personal computers (which still look an awful lot like...

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U.S. Population Migrates From Coasts for ‘Gigantic’ Income Boost Bloomberg Businessweek recently ran a very interesting article on population migration trends from the 2010 Census Bureau data. Click here for the full story.  Of primary...

MRIS Announces Top Five Most Promising Mid-Atlantic Counties Mid-Atlantic residents who have watched home prices sink around the country can continue to find relief in the local housing market. Many Mid-Atlantic areas are...

We Have Houses, Hear Us Roar: real estate is replacing obsession with love and marriage among women embarking on life’s second act, Today’s idea: To judge from recent books and movies, obsession with real estate is replacing obsession with love and marriage among women embarking on life’s...

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In the RESpotlight: GBBR and Carolyn Cook Today, MRIS is kicking off a new series: In the RESpotlight, where we will be featuring our different MRIS Shareholding Associations on the MRISblog.com.  Our...

Moneyball and the Business of Real Estate Last week, I had a chance to catch Brad Pitt’s motion picture MoneyBall, the story of Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane’s successful attempt to...

Pinteresting New Social Media Tool is Fun Happy pinners everywhere are falling in love with the new social media experience Pinterest, giving marketers a new and exciting way to integrate into consumers’...

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MRIS Named Finalist for Inman Innovator Awards 2011 MRIS President and CEO, David Charron, proudly announced that for the first time in its history, MRIS has been named a Finalist for the Inman Innovator...

Face time with new clients Great job, your networking skills got you a coffee meeting with your sister-in-law’s best friend’s mom, Deb, who is putting her house on the market! But...

We Have Houses, Hear Us Roar: real estate is replacing obsession with love and marriage among women embarking on life’s second act, Today’s idea: To judge from recent books and movies, obsession with real estate is replacing obsession with love and marriage among women embarking on life’s...

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Keystone: A New Year Ahead Media Connect’s launch in 2011 was just the beginning to major Keystone renovations. On our roadmap, we plan on addressing major issues that will help...

Keystone Homepage Beta Testers Speak Out! Thanks again to our group of Keystone Beta Testers that made the trip to Rockville for a first-look at the new Keystone Homepage! Product Manager...

Check! It’s all About Choice With The New Keystone Homepage! As the Keystone product manager, I wanted to share with you a couple of the major goals we had in creating the new Keystone Homepage....

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MRIS Announces Former NAR President and Champion Realty CEO as Newest Leaders for Executive Committee Though you can read our formal press release here, we are pleased to announce new leaders to the MRIS Board of Directors.  The new Chairman of...

Conference Recap: MRIS CIO “Powers Up” At Executive Leadership Summit Last week I had the opportunity to speak at the 2012 Washington DC CIO Executive Leadership Summit.  This conference featured Chief Information Officers and business...

Join DC’s Elite Technology Conference for Real Estate Professionals Real Estate in Real Time™ is the premier technology conference for real estate professionals. Don’t pass up this opportunity to receive a $50 MRIS discount;...

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