Comments on: The Rant Room – Interesting Links and Rants http://www.business2.com.au/2007/04/the-rant-room-interesting-links-and-rants/ Real Estate Agent News and Information Technology Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:30:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dorothy Lowrey http://www.business2.com.au/2007/04/the-rant-room-interesting-links-and-rants/#comment-9604 Dorothy Lowrey Fri, 28 May 2010 08:33:04 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/03/25/the-rant-room-interesting-links-and-rants/#comment-9604 Peter Ricci is absolutely right in stating that real estate websites are not industry portals, they just want to be popular. It hasn Peter Ricci is absolutely right in stating that real estate websites are not industry portals, they just want to be popular. It hasn

]]> By: Nick http://www.business2.com.au/2007/04/the-rant-room-interesting-links-and-rants/#comment-7239 Nick Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:16:37 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/03/25/the-rant-room-interesting-links-and-rants/#comment-7239 Why are REA being such a bunch of cash-grabbing bastards these days? They've rebuilt their site so it makes no mention of agent mobiles any longer and now they are running around threatening any agent that isn't paying them $900 a month with disconnection if they mention a mobile number anywhere in their listing. It's disgraceful. How much luck do you guys have with Domain? Are the enquiry rates comparable? I'm seriously thinking of using them instead from now on. Why are REA being such a bunch of cash-grabbing bastards these days? They’ve rebuilt their site so it makes no mention of agent mobiles any longer and now they are running around threatening any agent that isn’t paying them $900 a month with disconnection if they mention a mobile number anywhere in their listing. It’s disgraceful.

How much luck do you guys have with Domain? Are the enquiry rates comparable? I’m seriously thinking of using them instead from now on.

]]> By: Glenn Rogers http://www.business2.com.au/2007/04/the-rant-room-interesting-links-and-rants/#comment-6663 Glenn Rogers Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:08:49 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/03/25/the-rant-room-interesting-links-and-rants/#comment-6663 The B2 web site is now loading properly, nothing to do with my settings, this is on one PC and a lap top. I think the hosting is in the US so whatever was wrong is now fixed. Good news. The B2 web site is now loading properly, nothing to do with my settings, this is on one PC and a lap top.

I think the hosting is in the US so whatever was wrong is now fixed.

Good news.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.business2.com.au/2007/04/the-rant-room-interesting-links-and-rants/#comment-2255 Elizabeth Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:07:08 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/03/25/the-rant-room-interesting-links-and-rants/#comment-2255 Good Evening, Glenn I think the problems with Myhome are beyond the website. When they charge everyone but one franchise group to list on the site, that tells me they have no idea how to deal with the industry. This particular franchise group is not even a shareholder. Goodness knows what Elders have as a deal. Let alone what access to agents listings Elders have! As a shareholder in REA, the results do read well. As for making me rich? Well I have doubled my money, but the shareprice has taken a tumble in recent days due to the global market. Snoop I like to think of my Thank-yous to realestate in two ways. a) It has been a nice little investment, and if I choose to sell I can make a nice return. There is no dividend, so perhaps not a stella revenue stream for me unless I sell out. b) I get many leads from both realestate and domain, which affords me a strong position to haggle with the print bods. Mind you I do not always say thank you! E Good Evening,

Glenn I think the problems with Myhome are beyond the website.

When they charge everyone but one franchise group to list on the site, that tells me they have no idea how to deal with the industry.

This particular franchise group is not even a shareholder. Goodness knows what Elders have as a deal. Let alone what access to agents listings Elders have!

As a shareholder in REA, the results do read well. As for making me rich? Well I have doubled my money, but the shareprice has taken a tumble in recent days due to the global market.

Snoop I like to think of my Thank-yous to realestate in two ways.

a) It has been a nice little investment, and if I choose to sell I can make a nice return. There is no dividend, so perhaps not a stella revenue stream for me unless I sell out.

b) I get many leads from both realestate and domain, which affords me a strong position to haggle with the print bods.

Mind you I do not always say thank you!

E

]]> By: snoop http://www.business2.com.au/2007/04/the-rant-room-interesting-links-and-rants/#comment-2254 snoop Tue, 21 Aug 2007 07:16:48 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/03/25/the-rant-room-interesting-links-and-rants/#comment-2254 Yep Well yes Myhome blew it technicaly and in execution first time round. As for Simon ,Read the annual report release his bio makes it sound like he did everything single handed. . Yep
Well yes Myhome blew it technicaly and in execution first time round.
As for Simon ,Read the annual report release his bio makes it sound like he did everything single handed.

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]]> By: Glenn http://www.business2.com.au/2007/04/the-rant-room-interesting-links-and-rants/#comment-2253 Glenn Tue, 21 Aug 2007 06:46:53 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/03/25/the-rant-room-interesting-links-and-rants/#comment-2253 One of the best parts of this I like is Simon Bakers comment on myhome. "It's like starting a 400m race when everyone else is at the 300m mark," he said. The players involved in myhome were some of the worlds fastest corporate runners and might have made a race of it even with that handicap but somebody tied their shoes together when they released that original dog of a site so the race was over for this year. One of the best parts of this I like is Simon Bakers comment on myhome.

“It’s like starting a 400m race when everyone else is at the 300m mark,” he said.

The players involved in myhome were some of the worlds fastest corporate runners and might have made a race of it even with that handicap but somebody tied their shoes together when they released that original dog of a site so the race was over for this year.

]]> By: snoop http://www.business2.com.au/2007/04/the-rant-room-interesting-links-and-rants/#comment-2252 snoop Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:56:22 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/03/25/the-rant-room-interesting-links-and-rants/#comment-2252 REAS Profit announced yday. 86M out of the Aust and NZ market 9000 paying agents. Thats how much per agency??? 45% ebitda. Huge amount of money isnt it? Thanks agents for making shareholders rich. REAS Profit announced yday.

86M out of the Aust and NZ market
9000 paying agents.
Thats how much per agency???
45% ebitda.
Huge amount of money isnt it?
Thanks agents for making shareholders rich.

]]> By: Peter Ricci http://www.business2.com.au/2007/04/the-rant-room-interesting-links-and-rants/#comment-2251 Peter Ricci Fri, 17 Aug 2007 23:46:31 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/03/25/the-rant-room-interesting-links-and-rants/#comment-2251 Well E, We will only see more and more of this in the future. My take on it is that women tend to want a lifestyle, rather than just working to make money and get higher up the ladder. After all we are only here for a short while and really who wants to be just working and working and working! Well E, We will only see more and more of this in the future. My take on it is that women tend to want a lifestyle, rather than just working to make money and get higher up the ladder.

After all we are only here for a short while and really who wants to be just working and working and working!

]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.business2.com.au/2007/04/the-rant-room-interesting-links-and-rants/#comment-2250 Elizabeth Fri, 17 Aug 2007 23:16:15 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/03/25/the-rant-room-interesting-links-and-rants/#comment-2250 Good morning, As a woman I am just delighted to read the appointment of Gail Kelly as the new CEO of Westpac. It seems evident that the investors in Westpac agree, assisting the bank stocks close higher in a bull market. Proof that a woman can have a hugely positive impact in a senior role, and this is before she even commences work. Meanwhile, over at misogynist MR Hooker, would the last female executive please turn off the light in the womens toilets. E Good morning,

As a woman I am just delighted to read the appointment of Gail Kelly as the new CEO of Westpac.

It seems evident that the investors in Westpac agree, assisting the bank stocks close higher in a bull market.

Proof that a woman can have a hugely positive impact in a senior role, and this is before she even commences work.

Meanwhile, over at misogynist MR Hooker, would the last female executive please turn off the light in the womens toilets.

E

]]> By: Sam http://www.business2.com.au/2007/04/the-rant-room-interesting-links-and-rants/#comment-2249 Sam Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:15:44 +0000 http://www.business2.com.au/2007/03/25/the-rant-room-interesting-links-and-rants/#comment-2249 Ummm..should read ..Another case of a group of heros deluding etc Ummm..should read ..Another case of a group of heros deluding etc

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