The requirement for real estate will never suffice because of a growing population. Real estate markets in the US and globally have been through turmoil, depression and skyrocketing prices but the need for a home will always be the primary concern. In the face of rising interest rates, rising foreclosures and hot price tags in real estate, buyers and investors are left without much of a choice. Just when everything seemed to be reaching a boiling point: a new concept has arrived and it is being known as virtual real estate.

In a seemingly volatile real estate market where prices have been skyrocketing, virtual home ownership is being looked upon as a welcome break. More than buyers, virtual real estate has a new group of fans and they are online gamers, who have been throwing real money to own their slice of digital paradise.

There is a huge repository of undeveloped online real estate property waiting for buyers or investors and some of the properties have an uncanny resemblance to the white sandy beaches overshadowed by the cliffs of the French Riviera. Digital real estate properties like this is selling for anywhere between $400 and $500 an acre. Read more »

Humor in domain names is probably unheard of especially if you are in the real estate business but the truth is that “humor always attracts” according to Maria Gudelis, online real estate expert.  In fact these days adding humor in a domain name is being considered as a best practice by many management gurus and institutes for corporate domain name management. It is the simplest way of creating an impact: the right impact.

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What kind of domain name you keep makes a lot of difference when it comes to consumer retention capability. At the end of the day, if a visitor to your website or prospective customer is unable to remember your domain name then it simply means that you have lost good business. Domain name doesn’t only create an impact on visitors to your website but also when you use it in all your branding exercises like: flyers, banners, mailers etc. Read more »