MarketWatch interview with Pat Lashinksy

Watch the recent MarketWatch interview of Pat Lashinksy (our CEO) from the Real Estate Connect conference in San Francisco. Pat discusses the current Federal housing legislation and market conditions.

 

Tips for Selling Your Home

Are you thinking about selling your home?

Get some great home selling tips from our CEO, Pat Lashinsky, who was just featured on 'Money Matters' from ABC News.

Search for Foreclosure Properties on ZipRealty.com

Interested in searching for foreclosure properties?

Now you can on ZipRealty.com!

 

You get full access to current & updated foreclosure properties (including addresses) using the same home search process you've already been using. Foreclosure properties will be identified with this icon.

To use this new feature, visit the home search form and select the search criteria as shown in this image:
The foreclosure properties shown on ZipRealty.com are properties where the bank or lender that  underwrote the original loan on the property has taken ownership of the property.

How smart are you? Test your real estate IQ!

We just launched “Price Me Now”, a real estate price prediction game where you earn a real estate IQ score based on how well your predicted sales price for homes compare to the predictions of others. Using current for-sale homes, you submit your predictions after looking at pictures, comparable neighborhood sales and other information for the home.

Your Property IQ score is based on how good your prediction is relative to the predictions of other players and ranges from 0 to 200. Your IQ will go up or down as more price predictions are made on a particular home. When the home sells, you'll receive a final  IQ score based on the actual selling price.

So far, I have a real estate IQ of 116 - a good 25 IQ points below the leader… However, I played a majority of homes in San Francisco, an area which I’m not too familiar with.

The cool thing is that once you've made your prediction for a home, you get to see what other players guessed for the home.

Play the game at http://predict.ziprealty.com

Buy a house, get a Smart Car. Go Green!

With oil prices setting a new record high of $147 per barrel and water shortages looming, how can home sellers differentiate themselves in this challenging environment?

One seller in Lafayette, CA is selling their newly constructed, energy-efficient home with an added bonus. In addition to its energy efficient appliances and walking distance to town, this home comes with a Smart Car Passion Cabriolet. That’s right - for the asking price of $1.099M, you get an energy efficient house AND a 45MPG Smart Car convertible. See the house.

If you are thinking of moving to this upscale community and would like to reduce your carbon footprint, maybe this is the home for you. With estimated waits of up to 20 months for a new Smart Car in some areas, this could be a great way to kill two birds with one stone…

 

Real estate advice from the KGO 810 Ronn Owens program

Listen to our CEO, Pat Lashinsky talk about real estate on the KGO 810 Ronn Owens program. Pat discusses  issues facing homeowners and shares tips for buyers and sellers.

Download or listen to the podcast now!