Google Removes Phone Numbers From Hotel Search Listings
Google has removed the phone number for the hotel panel and hotel panels in the search results. To be clear, the normal local listings, like pizza shops and so forth, do have the phone numbers but not the hotel listings for some reason.
Google Search Tests More Product Image Snippet Variations
We’ve covered product images within the search result snippets many times but here are even more variations where Google is showing up to several images across the snippet in the search results, but sometimes as few as three.
Google Images Notice: Memes About Certain People Aren’t Disturbing Or Harmful
For the past several months Google Image search has been showing a notice for some meme related queries. The notice reads, “Memes about groups of people might be disturbing or hurtful.” It comes up for many queries and again is not new, it has been around for several months.
Uber Unable To Remove UberEats Buttons From Google Business Profiles
According to Google’s policies, order delivery “providers are required to remove third-party links from a profile within 5 business days of a request from a business.” But Uber Eats is telling some businesses that they are unable to remove the Uber Eats button from their Google Business Profiles listings at this time.
Fannie Mae no longer expects mortgage rates to drop below 6%
The recent surge in mortgage rates could take some air out of a projected rebound in 2024 home sales, with deals driven mostly by households who can no longer put off their moves due to life events.
What’s the biggest challenge with NAR’s proposed settlement? Pulse
What’s causing you the most stress when it comes to NAR’s $418 million settlement of the real estate commission lawsuits?
Take the Inman Intel Index survey for March
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How commission chaos divided the real estate industry into 4 factions
The verdict in the monumental Sitzer | Burnett commission case in Missouri — plus oversight by federal regulators — has splintered the industry as it scrambles to figure out how to move forward.
Before NAR settlement, headcount hopes were losing steam: Intel
Most brokerage leaders in February still expected to be better-staffed this time next year, the Intel Index found. But that optimism was weakening even before NAR’s $418M settlement Friday.
A prescription for privacy protection: Exercise caution when using a mobile health app
Given the unhealthy data-collection habits of some mHealth apps, you’re well advised to tread carefully when choosing with whom you share some of your most sensitive data
Creating Their Own Demand By Ditching the “Cookie-Cutter Flips”
Fix and flips have looked a lot alike for the past few years. You see the same countertops, wall colors, appliances, and flooring in almost every new flip. While it […]
The REAL Cost of Bad Tenants and “Cheap” Contractors (Mistakes to Avoid!)
Want a successful, cash-flowing rental property? Make sure you don’t overlook the tenant screening process or hire the “cheap” contractor. Otherwise, you could be dealing with floods, evictions, project delays, […]
This Samsung Smart Monitor Is $300 Off
With the introduction of smart monitors, the line between a computer monitor and a TV gets blurred. The Samsung M80C Smart Monitor thrives in that blur, finding the right balance between a computer monitor and a smart TV. Right now, you can get the hybrid monitor for $399.99 (originally $699.99) after a 43% discount. I […]
Make a ‘Winter BLT’ With Chunky Tomato Sauce
Spring is here. The sunlight has shifted, spring blossoms are everywhere, and ripe, local tomatoes are…still a ways off. Nevertheless, the hope of warm weather and outdoor activities has tickled my BLT cravings. While I could make an average bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich with an OK slice of supermarket fruit, I know I’ll be […]
You Can’t Use AI to ‘Zoom and Enhance’ That Grainy Photo of Kate Middleton
The internet’s latest obsession is Kate Middleton—specifically concerning her whereabouts following an unexpected January surgery. Despite an initial statement that the princess wouldn’t resume duties until Easter, the world couldn’t stop itself from speculating and theorizing about Kate’s health and the status of her marriage to Prince William. It didn’t help, of course, that the […]
