We just announced the formation of our new ten-member real estate advisory board to help Trulia navigate the real estate industry nuances and deliver consumers the best neighborhood and home search experience online. Here’s the short list:
- Anthony Azar, CEO, Realty Executives Southern Arizona
- Sherry Chris, COO, Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation
- Van Davis, Former CEO, Foxtons; Former President & CEO, Century 21 Real Estate
- Michael Koval, SVP & CIO, Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.
- Jonathan Miller, President/CEO, Miller Samuel Inc.
- Robert Moles, Chairman, Intero Real Estate Services
- Steve Ozonian, Chairman of the Board & CEO, Realty Information Systems Inc./Help-U-Sell Real Estate
- Michael Pappas, President, The Keyes Company
- Bob Peltier, President, Edina Realty, Inc.
- Bill Plattos, COO and General Manager, First Team Real Estate
- Kaira Sturdivant Rouda, COO, Real Living, Inc.
Why build an industry advisory board? Well, we’ve focused on being ‘industry friendly’ since day one, and now we’re upping that mantra a notch. We brought together some fairly diverse perspectives and business models from markets across the country–leaders who have successfully ridden through a real estate cycle or two. As the market shifts again, who better to provide insight and constructive feedback on our model than your real estate colleagues who are embracing this change, understand the power of the Internet and intend to thrive in new times. We’re counting on this collective input to vocalize the important issues in real estate.
Why should consumers care? For buyers, this is about helping you more easily connect with the real estate professional who knows the most about a property listing for sale: the listing broker or agent. (The person or team most likely to have sat at the home seller’s kitchen table.) For sellers, this is about providing you and your agent with an independent search and marketing tool to cost-effectively market your property online and capture the interest of consumers who are serious about home search.
As we continue to innovate, your constructive feedback is an important part of this process. Onward!
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December 15th, 2006 at 1:00 pm
That’s a good looking team. I would have liked to see more RE bloggers in there though…
December 15th, 2006 at 2:06 pm
Hi Joel - We are always looking for advice and input from our blogging friends. Now that you’ve met Sami & Kelly, you’ll have to come to the office to meet the rest of team Trulia!
November 5th, 2008 at 5:12 am
What is marginal economy?
Think it this way, which do you need more, gold or water?
Of course you need water more.
Which one will you pay more money for? One kilogram of gold or one kilogram of water? Of course, gold.
Why?
That’s because in economy, only the marginal matters. What does that mean?
Water is precious.
However, the value of water is the value of that least useful water that you still use anyway.
You use water to drink, you use water to take a shower, you use water to water your plants, then you use water to wash your car.
Obviously, the water that you drink is much more useful than the water that you use to wash your car. However, the value of water is the value of that least useful water.
Why is it so?
That’s because you’re trying to maximize your profit. Of course, you use your water for what’s the most useful first.
Yes, but why is the value of water so low?
Say the value of water is higher than that. Say it is $5 per gallon. The satisfaction you’ll get from washing your car is $1 per gallon. Then you simply don’t wash your car.
Say the value is lower than that. The satisfaction of washing your car is $1 per gallon. However, water is so abundant that its cost is only $0.50. Then you’ll use water for stuffs that give even less satisfaction, such as washing your house.
In fact, water can be so abundant that the price is negative. A negative price means that you’re willing to spend money to get rid that water. Such is the case during a flood.
In which case, you’ll actually spend money to get rid of water, such as buying water pumps. That’s what happened to one of my grandmas because her house is often flooded.
What’s the moral of the story? Be rare. When you’re rare, you’re valuable. When you’re not rare, you’re worthless.
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November 5th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Two superpowers of the USA and Russia!
How you think who more strongly?
I have read on the Internet that opinions of analysts are divided half-and-half.
A part of experts consider that in America more modern arms.
Other part of analysts considers that russian army is more skilled. Who is right?
December 16th, 2008 at 11:39 am
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I came across a website at: http://www.squidoo.com/Google-Ambush-Free that shows you how to get a 7 day trial for only $4.95…
Has anyone bought it and if so is it worth the monthly subscription?