The Official ActiveRain Blog

Our lives get busy and we all wish we had more free time, and wouldn't we be thankful for that? Who amongst us doesn't wish we had more free time? Time to spend with our families, time to spend pursuing endeavors that bring us pleasure or time to volunteer and give back to the communities that al...

Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman to be interviewed on Monday October 17th at 9am Pacific Time on ActiveRain. Click here to join us online.   In case you missed it, Redfin recently caused quite a stir here on ActiveRain and across the real estate blogosphere when they began displaying sales statistics for...

There are so many tools at our disposal these days to make our lives easier. In fact, some would argue we have so many tools we end up feeling busier and less in control. How often does a new tool in your arsenal actually end up making your life easier? (if you are anything like me, it's not very...

Who's attending MegaCamp, CAR or the John L Scott Sales Forum?  ActiveRain will be present at all 3 just waiting to meet, greet and shake your hand!  The booths will be stocked with one-of-a-kind tshirts for a lucky few. Stop by the ActiveRain booth at any one of the above mentioned events and as...

The guys at IMSD have been bringing us a weekly webinar about different online marketing tactics. We've had some great feedback from the members who have been able to attend some of the past webinars and many members have gotten tips to put into practice in their business right away. Tomorrow (Tu...

We announced RainCamp Online a couple of weeks ago by letting you know that Ben Kinney would be joining us to bring RainCamp to everyone across the country on Thursday September 8th from 9am-1pm Pacific Time (12pm-4pm Eastern Time). You don't have to be within driving distance this time, you just...

Were you one of those folks who hated homework in school? Not me! I was kind of an @$$ kisser when I was in school. All the teachers loved me (man did I have them fooled!) and I loved homework. Most of the time, I would have the homework done before the teacher even let out class. How? Easy, for ...

Earlier this month, we ran a little promotion for KeepSum, a new group buying site launching soon that is bringing discounted deals on products and services specific to the real estate industry. Part of the promotion was to introduce you to KeepSum, but we also hoped to get your feedback on what ...

We've had Chad Hyams from IMSD joining us each Tuesday for a conversation with some folks who are much smarter than I am as it relates to real estate marketing. Tomorrow (Tuesday August 30th) will be no exception as Maya Paveza will join us at ActiveRain University to talk about Twitter and how s...

In recent days following the earthquakes (thank goodness everyone is okay) the analytics have proven that earthquake searches are being sought far and above any other topic.  People are searching for timely information that they must know NOW! What does that mean for you?  Well, to be blunt, you ...