1995...and so it began!

The last 10 years have brought revolutionary changes to the real estate industry especially as it relates to technology.  I'll never forget the first website I built in 1995, the same year as Microsoft launched Internet Explorer 1.0 and Windows 95.  Of course, there were very few people looking online for information about real estate.  My site was more of a resource - a link I could email potential customers with information about the area.  As far as finding my website, search engines were still in their infancy and Google wasn't officially born until 1998.

It is hard to believe that only 10 years later, 77% of homebuyers use the internet as an information source. (Data provided by the National Association of Realtors.)  Even more amazing is that consumer access to listings is now available and the MLS database has become a public tool. Welcome to my world, where my clients often know about a new listing before I do!  In fact, my MLS Pulse website, Homes by Linda Davis updates every 10 minutes and provides access to MLS data 24 hours a day.  Give it a try!  It is a very cool site where you can set up personal property watches and manage your own portfolio.