Monday's market crash that wiped out $1 trillion of shareholder value was tangible evidence that Main Street (an overused but descriptive term) would be affected by the credit crunch.

Homethinking just launched its new city neighborhood comparison application (press release) in which users rate and review the similarities of neighborhoods between different cities.

In difficult economic times, the 80/20 (or even 90/10) rule, where 80% of deals are done by the 20% top producing agents, kicks in. Simply put, the most efficient way for mortgage brokers to get new business is to ally with these top producing real...

Here are ten steps to create an enthusiastic community network with a Breaking News City site:

Kudos to Jim Cronin's @retomato and their crew for a successful Virtual REBarcamp. Webinars are a convenient and efficient way to get social media education out to the community and I'm hoping it becomes a monthly institution! ...

We've created a Social Media Training Center for Active Rain members that provides continually updated social media education. You can see details at my Active Rain blog.Special offer: If you're going to Inman's Real Estate Connect NYC January 13-15,...

Pew Internet research says 49% of internet users are on social networks. 25% of total US pageviews are now concentrated on Facebook alone.The tipping point has been reached where social media marketing has become the standard for reaching your...

I just received Stefan Swanepoel's Social Media Report 2010 in the mail (tx S.); it's a definitive guide to learning about the social media landscape and how to participate in it. I recommend it, particularly for beginners; you can order the...

Twitter Lists are live now. Apparently only a certain percentage of Twitterers can see and build lists.I just put together a general list of real estate twitterers at twitter.com/pkitano/realestate. The page won't appear if you can't see the lists...