Frontdoor: Big media's jaunt into real estate

Vikki Neil, vice president of real estate for Frontdoor.com, explains why HGTV decided to launch an online real estate portal and how the company plans to compete in an already crowded site.

Top agent ammo: transaction management system

Reggie Nicolay, blogger at MyTechOpinion, a real estate blog focused on agent technology issues, discusses some easy technology adoptions agents can make to gain an edge. Nicolay is a proponent of transaction management systems, tablet PCs and blogging. He offers some insight into blog topics and approaches that have worked for him.

What's up at Coldwell Banker?

Charlie Young, COO of Coldwell Banker, shares some of the real estate brand's high-level strategies for maintaining brand relevancy, and confronting change head on.

On the Street: Outlook '08 (Part 3)

InmanTV catches up with several agents and brokers to get their take on what's happening in their market, how they are responding to market conditions and what's in store for the rest of 2008.

On the Street: Outlook '08 (Part 2)

InmanTV catches up with several agents and brokers to get their take on what's happening in their market, how they are responding to market conditions and what's in store for the rest of 2008.

On the Street: Outlook '08 (Part 1)

InmanTV catches up with several agents and brokers to get their take on what's happening in their market, how they are responding to market conditions and what's in store for the rest of 2008.

MLS consolidation starts with members

Anne St. Dennis, manager of industry relations, communications and public affairs for the Greater Montreal Real Estate Board, joins InmanTV to discuss her experience in consolidating data among 12 real estate boards in her area. Data consolidation has heated up in recent years in both the United States and Canada. St. Dennis also dispels the myth that Canada has a national MLS.

A social media app that puts agents at the center of local information

Marc Siden, CEO of OnBoard LLC, discusses the company's SpotIt platform and how real estate agents have been using it to flex their local knowledge about restaurants, stores, parks, and more. In another tough year for real estate, many are looking for creative ways to get in front of consumers.

Downturn needs more time

Mark Fleming, chief economist at First American Core Logic, gives a reading on where we are in this housing cycle. In this January 2008 interview, Fleming says foreclosure trends will signal the first signs of a turnaround, and so far they hadn't let up. Like many others, Fleming doesn't see the downturn reversing any time this year.

Public MLS sites stir up controversy

Bob Hale, CEO of the Houston Association of Realtors, joins InmanTV to discuss the hot-button issue of consumer-facing property listings sites provided by MLSs. Hale's MLS has attracted consumer attention with HAR.com, and Hale talks about what makes it work in his market.  more...