Author Archives: Lu

Our company, Agent Shield, was Selected as a Finalist for ITFlorida’s Innovation and Entrepreneurialism Award

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Lu

We have some awesome news to share with everyone.  Agent Shield has been selected as a Finalist for ITFlorida’s "Innovation and Entrepreneurialism Award".  Our official press release is below.  Wish us luck! ___________________ ___ _ _____________ _ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … Continue reading →

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Agent Direct News Article: Why Sell New Construction Now?

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Lu

We had an opportunity to meet and talk with Ginny Lee, Broker/Owner of America’s Best Real Estate.  She’s an amazing and super energetic lady.  Thank you for the great review and article about Agent Shield.  A reprint of the article … Continue reading →

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Mandating of RETS – MLS Standardization

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Lu

There has been a discussion in the Inman forums about NAR mandating June 2009 of RETS. Please click here to view that post. One of the services of our company is providing MLS/IDX solutions for Realtor’s and brokerages’ websites. We … Continue reading →

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Google Street View now available in Naples & Southwest Florida!

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Lu

For those of us who live in smaller markets; technology gets to us last.  That’s one of the things that I really miss about living in a big city.  Down in Naples, we are finally getting some of the fun … Continue reading →

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Lessons from the iPhone

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Lu

I am a pretty hard core geek when it comes to gadgets and especially cell phones. For the past few years, I’ve been tooling with a few Windows Mobile phones. I’ve done everything (flashed, overclocked, ect) to them to push … Continue reading →

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Apply the principles of crowdsourcing to accelerate the sales of new construction properties

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Lu

To gain an edge in today’s overly competitive market, we have to think beyond the usual marketing avenues of the past. As Web 2.0 develops and evolve, it has created some new technologies and marketing principles that could be applied … Continue reading →

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Where should we spend our marketing dollars?

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Lu

In a soft market where the volume and velocity of sales have slowed down significantly, a lot of companies/people are cutting back on their marketing. Right now is the time to do more marketing! If we focus on marketing now, … Continue reading →

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Wooing Realtors … Realtors wooed! … now what?

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Lu

In today’s soft real estate market, developers are spending more time, money and resources to woo Realtors.  And rightfully so.  On a national average, according to NAR, Realtors account for 51% of new construction sales.  In some areas like South … Continue reading →

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