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Great Scott! Polygon Based Property Searching! June 7, 2007

About 13 months ago, John L. Scott & Real Tech introduced what they brand High Definition maps for their map based MLS search. Well today, they’ve gone from 720p to 1080p with the introduction of the “Neighborhood Wizard“.

With the Neighborhood Wizard, you draw a polygon like you would in a drawing program. Then when you’ve [...]

A look behind the Shack, Part 1: Speed Kills March 19, 2007

Really, in the world of the web, slow speed kills. And most people only think about the length of time it takes a website to load when it is taking eons to show up. For static sites, meeting the magic four second page load time isn’t too hard, but for sites with lots of “dynamic [...]

Gridirons, Grid Controls & Touchdowns! August 26, 2006

Every once in a while, Dustin tells me I should blog more. To which I usually reply, “I’m a coder not a blogger”. Who do I look like, ARDELL? (she is the ultimate blogging machine isn’t she? Notice, how I used the bold for the branding). However, despite my objections, he is correct. So I’m going [...]

The race for 2nd place has begun May 9, 2006

OK, I’m biased and I still believe that “Zearch” is currently King of the Hill of King County home searches. However, I’m willing to give credit where credit is due and say the distance between us and the rest of the pack got smaller today.

Today, John L Scott and their solution provider, Bellevue based Real [...]

SELECT * FROM MLS WHERE Remarks = ‘Whoa’ May 4, 2006

I thought I’d take a moment to reflect on how Rain City’s favorite MLS Search is implemented. I’m a little tired of thinking in computer languages (mostly T-SQL, C# and Javascript), so I figured I’d blog a bit in Geek English for a little while before I hit the compiler again.

I’m always interesed in how [...]

ShackPrices is Filling in the Blank… March 6, 2006

The ShackPrices’ blog (run by RCG contributor Galen) just announced some slick new features for their site:

Permalinks. Makes it possible to email/link to specific results
Address Search. Easier to zoom into a specific property
Condo Information. Not just homes anymore…

So what is ShackPrices? ShackPrices is a King County specific Home Price Evaluation site. [...]

How cool is our home search? Ice Cold! February 26, 2006

In case you haven’t dropped by our home search tool recently, we’ve made some improvements. Changes include…
Market Analysis Tool Improvements
We thought it would be helpful, if you could get a second opinion when you get an estimate. So, we’ve made arrangements with Zillow to use their Zestimate web services on our Market Analysis page. That [...]