May 2010 
There are 3 blog entries for May 2010.
Denver benefits from nearly 30% increase in contracts from April '09 to April '10
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010 at 9:32am. 146 Views, 0 Comments.
Say what you will about the home buyer tax credit we have heard so much about. Now that the deadline has come and gone however, it is difficult to argue with it's success. Denver saw a 27% increase in home put under contract this April compared to a year ago, a new record for any April in Denver. We also experienced nearly a 10% increase in median sales prices, up to $230,000. Although we may not be out of the woods yet, it has become clear that the tax credit has certainly stimulated the Denver housing market, and we hope that the momentum continues and carries over into other industries.
Read more at http://www.denverpost.com/businessheadlines/ci_15042681
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Paul and Calen
The Metropolitan Group
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Facebook's Evolution and Your Real Estate Social Networking Strategy
Monday, May 10th, 2010 at 5:47pm. 158 Views, 0 Comments.
Facebook turned the Internet on its head when it announced several big changes that could significantly affect potential clients’ search patterns and usage of the Web to find Realtors® and real estate. New Social Plugins can be integrated with virtually any website and the “Open Graph Protocol” gives webpages the ability to take advantage of the Facebook platform. With these formidable pieces of technology, Facebook can help websites, pages, blog posts and videos go “viral” more easily than before.
Facebook VS Google?
Google’s PageRank system may be significantly affected by Facebook’s “Like” button, the button that you can embed into your website. According to GoogleWebmasterHelp’s video on the subject, Google treats links the same – it…
Is our personal information too accessible on the web?
Monday, May 3rd, 2010 at 11:39am. 155 Views, 0 Comments.
I received an email over the weekend warning about the level of personal information found on the web site spokeo.com. This site pulls information about employment, income, hobbies, interests, where you live, what your house is worth, photos of you, and more from social networking and other sites across the web. Most of us have much of this information on Facebook or other networking sites, but this site does not restrict access. Sure we want to be able to share photos and other info with our friends and family, but not to anyone searching the web.
I deleted my "profile" this morning, and I would encourage you all to do the same. If you go to www.spokeo.com, and click the "privacy" link at the bottom, then follow the instructions. I was completely…