22 common ways agents violate the Realtor Code of Ethics
Broker and ethics hearing officer Barbara Betts details the ways agents misrepresent themselves and the transaction, sometimes inadvertently.
Pulse: Readers share advice for newbies in a shifting market
From pushing forward with your marketing and really knowing your market to offering top-notch customer service at all times, here’s the advice you’d give agents entering a shifting market.
Open houses are out: Here’s how to get your name out there
Traditional marketing and growth strategies were upended thanks to the pandemic. But we learned a lot in the transition. Here are a few ways agents can use their special sauce to engage buyers, promote their brand and get that listing sold — without ever doing another open house.
‘A slippery slope’: 14 pros weigh in on biggest contract mistakes
Are you writing an error-free, winning offer? We reached out to industry professionals across the country to find out what contract details agents are getting wrong in today’s market.
Young Singaporeans are keen on crypto adoption: Survey
Results of a recent survey conducted on a sample of 1,000 Singapore residents show that 43% of Singaporeans hold some form of cryptocurrency A recent poll by the Independent Reserve in Singapore has shown that about half (43%) of citizens own crypto. Consumer insights firm Toluna conducted the survey with Singapore getting a 63 Independent […]
Google Publishes The Privacy Sandbox Timeline
On Friday, Google published a detailed timeline for the rollout of its Privacy Sandbox. Google said this “timeline reflects when we expect new technologies will be ready to support key use cases, so that Chrome can responsibly phase out third-party cookies.”
Olympic Athletes In 3D & AR In Google Search
Google now has some of the more well known Olympic athletes in 3D and AR (augmented reality) in Google Search. You can easily access it by going to Google.com on mobile or in the Google App and scrolling down until you find the “athletes in 3d” section.
Bing Search With Images From This Search Result Button
Bing has a search feature that lets searchers see relevant images from a search result for a specific query. There is an “images” button next to the search result snippet, that when you click on it, it pops up a carousel of relevant images from that site.
Assume The Google Page Experience Update Replaced The Old Google Speed Update
Google has launched numerous search algorithms around speed in the past. The question some folks have is does Google still use those old ones or does the new Page Experience Update replace those. John Mueller of Google said he would assume the Page Experience Update replaced the old ones.
Google Link Spam Update Is Here
Google said it began rolling out a new algorithm update for Google Search named the link spam update. This update “is even more effective at identifying and nullifying link spam more broadly, across multiple languages,” Google wrote. It will roll out from yesterday, July 26th, over a two week period or so.
Bitcoin price seeks swift bounce after sell-off from $40.5k
BTC declined to lows of $36,413, with the sell-off coming after the cryptocurrency surged to highs of $40,593 on Coinbase Bitcoin (BTC) price failed to break past resistance at $40,600 on Monday night, which saw the top crypto asset’s value drop to lows of $36,413 during early trading on Tuesday. As of writing, the BTC/USD […]
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Shows Ranking Factors, Core Updates Impact PAAs, Redirected Signals Can Last Forever & AMP Icons Are Gone
Google is rolling out a feature to show in the about this result overlay why the company ranked that page for that query…
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 23, 2021
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
