Widen your sphere After helping your clients or customers buy a home, create a personalized moving announcement that they can send to their friends and family via e-mail. The announcement is branded with your name and contact information, making it easy for recipients to reach you. Choose from six templates. $500 for one-year membership with unlimited usage. Technical support included. Group discounts and free promotional trial are available. AnnounceMyMove.com, Ladera Ranch, Calif.; 888/823-0919;www.announcemymove.com.
Power in your pocket What doesn’t this all-in-one Windows Mobile PDA organizer and GPS navigation system do? The WayPoint Pocket Real Estate Edition provides spoken driving directions, access to your local MLS, real estate calculators, weather and traffic updates, client home search history, and contact management. You can also use it as an MP3 player and photo viewer. $799.99. Mobile Crossing Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif.; 408/738-8816 ext. 102;www.mobilecrossing.com/products/pre.
Quick tenant feedback Reduce tenant turnover in your apartment buildings by attacking the root of the problem. With Apartment Insight’s online resident satisfaction surveys, you can identify—and then fix—issues that have tenants fretting. Survey links can be e-mailed to residents or posted to your building’s Web site. Reports are automatically compiled, comparing responses with national benchmarks. $99 for 100 completed resident responses; bulk discounts available. Global Market Insight Inc., Seattle; 206/315-9256;www.apartmentinsight.com.
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After helping your clients or customers buy a home, create a personalized moving announcement that they can send to their friends and family via e-mail. The announcement is branded with your name and contact information, making it easy for recipients to reach you. Choose from six templates. $500 for one-year membership with unlimited usage. Technical support included. Group discounts and free promotional trial are available. AnnounceMyMove.com, Ladera Ranch, Calif.; 888/823-0919;
What doesn’t this all-in-one Windows Mobile PDA organizer and GPS navigation system do? The WayPoint Pocket Real Estate Edition provides spoken driving directions, access to your local MLS, real estate calculators, weather and traffic updates, client home search history, and contact management. You can also use it as an MP3 player and photo viewer. $799.99. Mobile Crossing Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif.; 408/738-8816 ext. 102;
Reduce tenant turnover in your apartment buildings by attacking the root of the problem. With Apartment Insight’s online resident satisfaction surveys, you can identify—and then fix—issues that have tenants fretting. Survey links can be e-mailed to residents or posted to your building’s Web site. Reports are automatically compiled, comparing responses with national benchmarks. $99 for 100 completed resident responses; bulk discounts available. Global Market Insight Inc., Seattle; 206/315-9256;