Every month I update our Venture Capital partners with a “pulse” of what we hear happening in the real estate development community. I thought it would be fun to post these findings on the Blog for discussion. Nothing scientific  – just honest feedback from a smart group of insiders. Increasing anxiety about prolonged economic turmoil [...]

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BrightDoor recently conducted a brief industry profile of colleagues and customers, polling them on topics such as the most effective lead generation initiatives, the best inbound lead sources, and greatest organizational challenges. In many cases, we weren’t surprised by the feedback. However, there were some trends that we wouldn’t have anticipated. Our 2009 Online Market Survey [...]

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Terry Weaver’s 14th annual Amenity Community Excellence in Selling (ACES) Conference is officially underway at the Marriott Resort in Hilton Head, S.C. Although the economy has affected attendance (no surprise there), the overall mood of the event is positive. ACES attendees are traditionally focused on knowledge sharing and networking – never has this been more relevant [...]

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While Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is a fairly generic concept of information capture for customer service, every industry implements it in a way tailored to their unique needs. However, commercial and residential real estate hasn’t unlocked the code on leveraging CRM in a way that provides buyers and sellers a common platform for exchanging sales [...]

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