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Take That, Bernanke!
There are many conflicting views of how Mr. Bernanke should have handled the Fed after the departure of the true overlord, Alan Greenspan. Reducing interest rates to soften the landing of the real estate crash - did he go overboard? was it enough? I’ll leave the debate to the armchair economists, but I do know [...]
No commentsWe’re In The Top 100
Somehow we’ve managed to get into the Top 100 Real Estate Blogs and this isn’t the only site to rank us in the top 100.
This is quite an accomplishment and we feel honored to be ranked this highly. We will continue to do our best to bring you real estate news, PropertyMaps updates, and of [...]
We’ve Moved
According to this press release, I guess we moved. I was too busy to notice until my 30″ Cinema Display arrived. Then I felt like there was more room. With a resolution of 2560 x 1600, I have more than 4 million pixels to work with.. In addition to my laptop that has a 1440 [...]
1 commentSpotlight: MemorySuppliers.com
If it’s time once again to upgrade your memory, check out the prices at MemorySuppliers.com. I recently needed a somewhat older chip for a demo machine, and after some surfing around I found they had it in stock at the best price. Service was smooth and the shipping was expeditious. I’d [...]
5 commentsPropertyMaps.com Stickers From StartupSchwag.com
The kind folks at Startup Schwag created PropertyMaps wink stickers for their subscribers (and us). For $14.95/mo. you can subscribe to receive the tshirt of the month, plus miscellaneous items like stickers, pens, buttons, etc. For startups, you can submit your logo and tshirt specs and they will create shirts for you (or in our [...]
No commentsPropertyMaps Planned Outage
I can’t remember who said it, but the quote goes something like this: “If you aren’t worried about scalability, you aren’t growing fast enough.” Well, we have built a solid foundation for the inevitable horizontal scaling of the site so we aren’t so worried. But we do have to spread the services a bit thinner [...]
No commentsPropertyMaps Welcomes New Hires
Briefly:
Due to our rapid growth as of late, we have hired several people this week including a Director of Marketing, a Director of Business Development, and another full-time sysadmin. Welcome to the PropertyMaps team everyone!
We are still looking for programmers so if you want to join a fast-moving, growing startup, please submit your resume through [...]
How Move, Inc and Cendant Real Estate Services (Coldwell Banker, Century 21, ERA, Sky Sotheby’s) influence the National Association of Realtors
WASHINGTON – May 1, 2007 – David Lereah, senior vice president and chief economist of the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) for the past seven years, is joining Move Inc. as executive vice president, effective in mid-May.
Move Inc. operates NAR’s official Web site, Realtor.com, and Move.com. A large stakeholder in Move, Inc. is Cendant [...]
PropertyMaps’ CEO and CTO to Attend BlackBerry Alliance Summit 2007
On May 6-7th, PropertyMaps’ CEO and CTO will attend the BlackBerry Alliance Summit in Orlando, Florida. We will not be exhibiting at this event, but will be present for various meetings and sessions promoting PropertyMaps Mobile. If you plan on being there and want to hook up, email us.
No commentsNow Hiring
We are looking to hire a couple developers at PropertyMaps.com. If you are interested in learning more about job opportunities, take a look at our job opportunities page or send an email to jobs@propertymaps.com.
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