Crypto Corner: How blockchain is changing real estate

Rich Hopen invites you to jump down the crypto rabbit hole in his new series for Inman. First up, the basics of bitcoin and blockchain.

9 characteristics of resilient real estate agents

If you’re looking for a new rockstar to join your team, you will do yourself a huge favor by looking for candidates who already exhibit the characteristics of high-performing agents. Keep in mind, however, that some things can be taught or perfected over time.

The current state of the real estate metaverse

Many experts look at the metaverse as a 3D model of the Internet. If you’ve ever put on a virtual reality headset, you’ve visited the metaverse.

Everything you need to know about purchasing virtual land (but were afraid to ask)

According to addy founder Mike Stephenson, virtual worlds offer us the opportunity to expand our professional horizons with real-world applications of finance and investment principles that can pay off in the real world.

‘Call, text, email and hope to still get drinks’: How agents connect in 2022

A plethora of communication options for agents exist, but real estate agents told Inman email is still the best option for managing transactions and covering your tail if trouble comes calling.

LISTEN: ‘Realtoring’ in the metaverse

In this podcast episode, broker, coach and author Dr. Lee Davenport talks to two real estate pros who are on the cutting edge of the intersection between technology and real estate.

To retire, not retire or un-retire: Explore your options

No one talks about retiring and unretiring, yet people do it, says broker Teresa Boardman. Here’s why she challenges the notion that retirement has to be forever.

Brokerage Engine keeps your business running smoothly

Brokerage Engine is build-to-suit software designed to help brokers support their operation in a myriad of ways.

Why Google Doesn’t Like SEO Metrics – At Least Some…

We see Googlers over the years downplay, nullify and even mock some SEO metrics. They’ve done this with third-party tools and their own tools – heck, that is why they did away with the toolbar PageRank metric. But why do Googlers dislike these SEO metrics?

Video Page Indexing Report Beta In Google Search Console

At Google I/O we caught a super early glimpse of the video page indexing report. Well, now some of those who are part of the beta group in Google Search Console are seeing the report in their Search Console profiles.

Google: No Real SEO Benefit To Hosting On A CDN

Google’s John Mueller was asked if there is an SEO benefit to hosting on a CDN, a content delivery network. The short answer is no, as long as your host is fast, then you are fine – there is no added benefit to hosting on a CDN.

Business Losing Google Maps Reviews Again

It seems like there is another set of reviews going missing or being removed by Google in the Google Maps and local listings. Joy Hawkins noticed an increase in complaints from businesses over the past week but Mike Blumenthal thinks it is more intentional over the last few months.

Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Core Update Done, Title Link Algorithm Update, Google Ads API, Reviews Missing & More

This week, we had a lot of vocality around the Google core update and it has officially completed rolling out yesterday…

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Bug? Google Search App Prevents Saving Images From Google Image Search.

There is currently a trending issue in the Google Web Search Help forums with complaints around the Google Search App not letting searchers to save images to their devices anymore.