What Exactly Is Generation Y Looking for in a Home?

By Stacy Downs

RISMEDIA, May 30, 2008-(MCT)-Generation Y is growing up fast. The average age of a first-time home buyer is 26, three years younger than for Gen X or baby-boomer buyers. So what’s up with that?

So, Who is Generation Y?

Those born between 1978 and 1994. They’re also called Millennials, the Internet Generation, Echo Boomers, Nexters and the Digital Generation. Generation Y follows Generation X, a term coined by fiction writer Douglas Coupland to describe those born after boomers, roughly 1965 to 1978.

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http://rismedia.com/wp/2008-05-29/what-exactly-is-generation-y-looking-for-in-a-home/ 

 

REALTOOLS for REALTORS®

REALTOOLS for REALTORS®
By Brad Andersohn | May 27, 2008

In the never ending quest to find new and useful tools to Blog about, and to share with REALTORS® all across the Country, I thought it might be useful to list some of the Top sites I have discovered over this past year. If you’re a “Techy” like me, then you understand the time and effort we invest looking for, testing, and reporting back about these Industry related sites, tools, products and services. Take a look at some of the these that are available online, and in most cases, at no cost.

 

 

 
There are so many sites that we Real Estate Industry Tech “Geeks” come across on a daily basis. It’s difficult at times to sift through the ones that are just cool, versus those that truly bring value to you and your online business. Some of these have been around for a while proving themselves to be competitive and valued in the marketplace, while others are somewhat new, and still trying to withstand the test of time.

 

Today’s open social networking, a legacy from the past

Todays Featured Blog is by Marc Davisson of 1000 Watt Consulting.
“If you think your customers know you because of your website bio, think again.
If you think you create loyalty from a simple brand statement, think again.
If you think all this innovation separates you from tradition, please think again”.

“Your establishment is online. This is where conversations must now take place. To fight this inevitability is to buck the very tradition you hold dear. Real estate begins with a conversation, and what better way to start and carry one than with the array of free 2.0 tools at your fingertips?”

http://www.1000wattblog.com/2008/05/a-time-when-it.html

 

Laying the blame for climbing gas prices

Gas prices have climbed to record highs for many reasons, including expensive oil, cheap dollars, and strained refineries. But some have offered an especially novel explanation for consumers’ pain at the pump: credit card interchange fees. 

 

http://www.openmarket.org/2008/05/16/laying-the-blame-for-climbing-gas-prices/