Thursday, September 19, 2019 Washington, DC Emerging Trends Wage growth is one of the top major factor you need to look at by geography to identify market opportunities at this stage of the market cycle. Occupations driving wage growth are an additional factor you need look at when targeting markets during this stage of the […]

You never know where you’re going to find inspiration At the ULI Spring Meeting, I had the opportunity to tour the downtown Nashville riverfront redevelopment area. It was highlighted by the historic “bridge building” which goes high up and connects to a bridge that connects over the Columbia River to downtown Nashville. So, we kicked […]

Google announced the first core algorithm update of 2019 on March 13th. This update was broader than previous updates, meaning it affected more than just one portion of the algorithm and has no clear cause and effect. There was a flurry of unconfirmed algorithm updates leading up to the announcement that started in early February. […]

E360 had the opportunity to attend MozCon, an industry-leading 3-day SEO conference, in Seattle for the third time. The talent level of the speakers, networking opportunities, and content of the sessions is unmatched, in our opinion. Here are some next-level insights & takeaways from Day 1 of the conference: Organic search results get 20x the […]

A New Era Baby boomers and Gen X’ers have long been the focus of real estate marketing, given their buying power relative to Millennials. However, when shaping the marketing and market positioning strategy, real estate professionals should keep in mind that people aged 37 and younger are now the largest group of homebuyers in the […]

After our initial analysis of big box, hotel, and resort websites, we wanted to shift focus to the industry we know best: real estate. The goal was to analyze a sample set of 30 real estate websites – including brokerages, builders, and master-planned communities – to evaluate the industry’s standard for speed and performance. Why […]

Zillow recently conducted a data analysis for all properties listed in 2016 and 2017. The takeaway? Properties featuring “hot phrases” like steam shower in their listings ultimately earned sellers a 29% higher sales price than listings forgoing the mention. The commodity phrase “steam shower” ranked as one of the highest premiums in a list of […]

This week, Congress held a hearing with Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook. Mark was requested to meet with Congress regarding the Cambridge Analytica data breach that compromised 87 million profiles from the Facebook platform. Many are concerned that the data could have potentially been sold to political fake news culprits. After watching the […]

It may be time to take a look at your website’s speed and performance for multiple reasons: User experience: People want fast experiences while browsing online. According to Google, 53% of mobile site visits leave a page that takes longer than three seconds to load. SEO: Google has been using speed as a ranking signal […]