The Listing Village Gazette

" When asked about what may fade away in the future, co-founders Daniel Schroeder and Matthew Young didn't even hesitate. They said Zillow. You read that correctly. These two are working on a product called Listing Village that they believe will transfer the power from portals to the agent, reducing the need for sites and apps like Zillow. This is one of our longest episodes, but it's worth the listen!" Check out Matt and Daniel with Nate Smoyer on the Tech Nest podcast .

We're excited to have been featured the newsletter for the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC , if you'd prefer a slightly easier tongue twister)! The ASBTDC is an amazing resource headquartered at UALR. A lot of our growth at Listing Village has been thanks to Martial Trigeaud, a consultant at the ASBTDC. If you have a startup in Arkansas, you should reach out to Martial at the ASBTDC. He's spent countless hours helping us see the big picture of what we're doing!

So, this was cool. We opened up our fresh copy of Arkansas Business the other day and guess what we saw?!!! A picture of our own office, right smack dab in the middle of page 3 (well, technically, it was right smack dab at the bottom of page 3). We wouldn't have been more surprised if we had woken up with our head sewn to the carpet (thanks, Clark Griswold)! The amazing (and expensive-looking) views are courtesy of when we used to be a custom web development shop. People used to ask where our servers were (seriously). Once we moved into these fancy digs nobody asked us that anymore or questioned our rates.  But, seriously, if you want some amazing office space that's a lot less expensive than you would expect, check out the Simmons Tower. We love  Simmons Tower & Level 2 Business Suites ! Thanks for the feature in  Arkansas Business ! If you're looking for the best views in town, call  Bill Pendergist .

According to Inman.com 89% of FSBOs crash and burn . Well, not literally. FSBOs (homes For Sale By Owner) are a headache. To quote one of my favorite TV presenters (British for host), Jeremy Clarkson of the BBC's Top Gear, "how hard can it be?" The answer, it turns out, is very. Very hard, actually. I'm a nerd about behavioral economics. #2 in the Inman article, "emotional attachment is a barrier" is explained by a concept called the endowment effect . Business Insider explains that the endowment effect is caused by a link that we form between our possessions and our identity. The things we own are a reflection of us. A low-ball offer, it turns out, is actually experienced very much like personal insult. All of us think we make rational decisions, but overvaluing our home because we feel like it's a part of our identity isn't exactly rational. Check out the Inman article . It's a good read and a good reminder why Realtors are so impor

October 2, 2018 Tech Nest: Real Estate and Tech Show. When asked about what may fade away in the future, co-founders Daniel Schroeder and Matthew Young didn't even hesitate. They said Zillow. You read that correctly. These two are working on a product called Listing Village that they believe will transfer the power from portals to the agent, reducing the need for sites and apps like Zillow. This is one of our longest episodes, but it's worth the listen! Check out the podcast here:   https://technest.transistor.fm/episodes/s2e17-interview-with-daniel-schroeder-and-matthew-young-co-founders-of-listing-village 

October 1, 2018 Today we are introducing our new vlog series, "Listing Village LIVE".  We will interview agents about their work and experience, and also feature one of their listings. We start this series with Bobbie Schroeder, an agent at Coldwell Banker, RPM in Hot Springs, Arkansas.  Bobbie shares with us why she loves being an agent, as well as some tips. She tells us a couple of great stories of homebuyers and sellers, and shows us her latest listing.