I would really like to get some feedback on this topic.  This post comes from my observations of the Arizona Association of Realtors adopting Stewart Title's SureClose application and making it the transaction management tool of choice for their entire membership. It is an opt-in program so brokers don't "have" to use it.  If they choose to sign on, the application is covered in their current dues structure...fine and dandy but what about those who already have a transaction management platform and don't want to switch? Will the association give them back that portion of their dues so they can pay their vendor of choice?

New real estate wiki for real estate industry is launched. 

History of wikis in real estate
BiggerPockets (launched in 2006) claims to be the first real estate wiki but it unfortunately closed down in May 2007 due to lack of sufficient content.  Introduced shortly therafter, and still going strong, is InmanWiki (part of InmanNews, InmanTV and InmanBlog).  

I don't even know where to start with this one.  I was just starting to convert to the thought that perhaps the media has some solid foundation to bring negative press to the global forum.  Perhaps it was time for me to take off my rose colored glasses and be more pessimistic in my view of our situation.  Baloney!

This intro to a news story by KGUN 9 News Tucson, AZ last night blew my mind!!!!  Where was this newscaster yesterday?  Were they even in the room?  Yesterday we had our local Annual Tucson 2008 Forecast Seminar with Michael Tchong, Trend Analyst, Ubercool,  Dr. Lawrance Yun, Chief Economist and Sr. VP, NAR, and 5 of our top local leaders.  This doom and gloom intro was so unwarranted I was floored.