Archive for February, 2010
Needing to renew my license soon I had to take the Core Curriculum class. A new topic covered this year is coverage of real estate agents by the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I). L&I’s coverage is more commonly known as workers’ compensation, and covers workers for on the job injuries. Workers’ compensation covers not only medical costs, but also lost earnings. For many agents this might be the only health coverage they have.
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While Madrid’s urban core is highly dense, the city has sprawled out over the last two decades much further than its growing population requires, says Madrid resident and planning consultant Marco Adelfio.
Problem: When someone in the real estate industry goes job-hunting, it can be difficult to navigate through all the listings posted on Monster, Career Builder or some of the other online job boards posting up.
In addition, when an employer or real estate brokerage is looking for someone with specific real estate experience, it can sometimes feel like a ‘needle in a haystack.’
Solution: Vendor Alley has a BRAND NEW job board up just for real estate job postings. I think This is a great idea. It takes a a common problem (unemployment in the RE industry) and makes a super-easy solution.
As of right now, there are 4 categories:
- Sales
- Tech
- MLS/Association staff
- MLS/Association CEO
This is a version 1 release. Vendor Alley plans on adding additional features, ‘bells and whistles, and possibly additional categories down the line.
Greg Robertson, Co-Founder, W&R Studios says, “I get a lot of requests for job postings on Vendor Alley or people wanting recommendations. I also saw that there was no single place for people to look for jobs in the real estate industry. Since Vendor Alley gets such diverse readership (vendors, MLS professionals, sales, tech, portal, brokers, agents, franchisees, etc.) I thought it would be a good place to start a job board.”
Posting a job is really simple – employers form to fill out that includes a place for a job descriptions and contact information. It is only $29.95 to post a job for 30 days via PayPal. They are also thinking about the idea of charging an additional amount to also do a post about it on Vendor Alley.
Greg has requested feedback, so please check it out and feel free to leave a comment below.
Written by Katie Lance, Marketing Manager, Inman News
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For well over a year legislation that would allow the “cramdown” of residential mortgages in Chapter 13 bankruptcies has been bumping around in Congress. Although there were some signs the banks would accept cramdown, so far the banks have successfully held off the legislation.
This just in from Jeff Ross from Ticor Title: Our friend and longtime colleague Barrick Benson of Windermere was stabbed early Friday evening after interrupting a robbery while doing a rental repair in Ravenna.
Since I came to Inman News – one of my big goals was to hit the coveted “10,000 follower mark” on Twitter. As we came closer and closer, we thought it would be fun to have a contest. We decided that the Inman News 10,000th follower would win a free Connect SF ticket.
DRUM ROLL PLEASE…
So yesterday. We hit our goal and we are pleased to announce our 10,000th Twitter follower is: @Rofo_SF
These guys have a great company concept; and having a soft spot in my heart for companies that help small businesses, I was thrilled to be able to present Alan with his free ticket!
Rofo.com, which stands for “Right of First Offer”, is an office space search engine for small businesses and entrepreneurs. Rofo aggregates commercial real estate listings from top national brokerage firms to local building owners and everything in between. In addition to browsing available real estate listings, businesses can put Rofo to work by posting their specific real estate requirements and receive competitive proposals from local landlords and brokers.
Alan Bernier, CEO for Rofo.com says, “The idea for Rofo and our unique focus on smaller commercial space (less than 5,000 sqft) came from first hand experience as brokers. Entrepreneurs and smaller businesses who represent the majority of real estate transactions do not have the same access to resources and professionals as larger companies. The goal at Rofo is to empower smaller tenants in their search for space and create an environment where those looking for space are easily matched with those who have it. As a growing startup who has moved 3 times in 2 years we’re eating our own dog food. And we now have an even greater appreciation for the platform we’ve created.”
Congrats again @Rofo_SF!
If you aren’t following Inman News yet on Twitter, I invite you to join us to get the latest in real estate news, marketing and technology!
Now onto 100,000 
Written by: Katie Lance, Marketing Manager, Inman News
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