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There is an ongoing debate over divorcing commissions in the real estate blog world that hasn’t yet jumped into the mainstream media. Divorced commissions doesn’t refer to the consumer divorcing the agent of their pay and it will certainly need a better name to get any traction (pay for representation?). In a word, it means you as a consumer pay...
I attended Mind Camp, a local “unconference” this weekend and met a bunch of interesting people who talked about interesting (and geeky) concepts. Mind Camp could have been more aptly named iPhonistan; there were easily more iPhones present than any other make of cell phone. So what’s the first thing I wanted to see? The interface, but Estately on the...
Today we’re launching Estately Agent Match, a program to help Washington State home buyers and sellers find the best real estate agent for them. In a nutshell, you tell us what you need in an agent and we match you with 3 real estate agents who are a good match. Each agent will send you a personal introduction and you’ll...
We’re very excited to announce our new name today: Estately. After some soul searching, we decided that ShackPrices was fun, but didn’t always convey how good our real estate search is, the variety of homes available on our site, and the vast amount of information available on our site. We are absolutely smitten with Estately. It’s quick, easy to pronounce,...
Did you see it yet? In 5 selected cities you can now see a street view, spin around, zoom in and out, watch your neighbor taking out the trash, look through people’s windows and even wander through the streets by clicking on the arrows. Amazon A9 had a similar feature, but the interface was lacking (only side shots) and clunky...
We’ve been so busy we forgot to mention our latest update: you can now see only the homes you have saved on the map. Just click more options and you’ll see it there at the bottom. This was one of our most requested features and we’re glad to get it out for everyone to use. If you save homes for...