Geo-location and real estate?

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Geo-location ("check-in") tools and apps enable us to learn what's nearby as we go about our daily lives.  More and more businesses are finding ways to tap into this by partnering with "check-in" sites like Foursquare to reach potential customers.

Read Smart Brief's review of New York City's Corcoran Group, a large real estate firm, use of geo-location tools like Foursquare and Gowalla, here.

 

See also:

• How Social Media Can Benefit Those in Real Estate
• Do your customers use geo-location tools to "check-in" when they visit your business?
• Top real estate apps for Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, iPad
• Social networking beyond Facebook and Twitter

Social Networking beyond Facebook and Twitter

Tweet By now, many professionals are using of Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to reach clients, network with industry peers and market their businesses. But they can also tap into many niche social networking sites that cater to individuals based on interest or profession.

Here is a list of just a few of the social networking sites specifically for real estate professionals:

* Real Town - For consumers looking for buyer and seller information and real estate professional seeking resources and networking opportunities
* Active Rain - A social network and marketing site
* RealEstateVoices - A social real estate news site
* Zolve - Connect buyers, sellers and owners with information provided by real estate professionals
* Broker Agent Social - "A peer to peer community open to real estate professionals of all types: Real Estate Sales, Mortgage, Title, and all those who provide support to the Real Estate Industry"

We found a list of many niche social networks broken down by industry/interest on Social Media Answers - many of the sites listed are built using Ning, a site that allows you to create your own social network.