Keith Stoller's Blog

Our real estate auction site (www.epaxonline.com) has just gotten a mjor facelift in both form and function.  As you will readily be able to tell, registration is simple and fuctional use is intuitive.  If you or someone you know are looking to buy real estate, sell real estate or simply just cur...

I ran into an artilce on the web (http://realestate.msn.com/Buying/Article2.aspx?cp-documentid=6285435>1=10932) highlighting some sub-300 square foot units in larger metro areas.  They seem to be quite a hit in some circles, being targeted to traveling execs needing a crash pad, but also older ...

While there are many acceleration programs presently available, I was lucky enough to stumble across another one that Australians are utilizing.  There are several options and alternatives to loan-acceleration programs. One of the more sophisticated is an Australian-based concept that calls for r...

We've been looking into partnering with Realtytrac to generate more buyer traffic to our very new website. One of this benefits they raised was that websites don't always provide the full inventory of available property. Not all realty websites provide all available listings in a given area, but ...

Food for thought: The NAEBA was quoted as saying in a recent acticle that local news outlets too often don't abide by journalism's code of ethics if much of their ad revenues stem from the real estate community. 'Unbiased or broad based news coverage can difficult for media outlets that don't wan...

In the attached link I ran into a post noting that one's name may indeed be on the deed (sorry) but in the end the one who owns our property isn't us.  Sad to say it but in the end the goverment owns every last square inch.  And, if you don't pay your taxes they'll take it back.  In fact some of ...

I just participated in a web conference on a free service called Yugma, which I had to research after I got off.  Free is in my budet so I'm looking into it further.  Heres what I found from them in a nutshell. Yugma is a free web collaboration service that enables people to instantly connect ove...

I thought I'd share this clip from the AP regarding the wrong kind of auctions and the importance of due dilligance in any auction or transaction for that matter.  I wondered what happened to all those cars I saw....Tens of thousands of cars were damaged or destroyed by Katrina, which submerged m...

Here's a followup press release to add to my post about something big happening.... (Bakersfield, CA - November 15, 2007) - To help real estate brokers, agents, and industry professionals gain a competitive edge in an increasingly sluggish housing market and uncertain economy, Pacific Auction Exc...

I was scratching my head like many of you on how I can get the little understood and mystical 'Other Points' to start moving.  While I don't have all the answers for you and some answers are found in other blogs in this forum I'd like to highlight a little discovery I made from looking around eve...