By Anthony Garritano
NEW YORK-Now is as good a time as any to really talk about the problems that exist in the mortgage space. And certainly there are a few problems out there. Gone are the days when it’s best to keep everything close to the vest to maintain a competitive advantage. The industry has to open up and communicate, and let’s face it open communication is what the Internet, and more specifically, blogs are for. And slowly but surely, the industry is getting this message.
For example, Cyberhomes recently launched a blog that extends the full potential of information exchange and social networking to professionals in the real estate and mortgage industries. CyberhomesBlog.com delivers writing and analysis of real estate trends and technology. Cyberhomes.com is the home and neighborhood evaluation portal launched in 2007 by Fidelity National Financial Inc., a Fortune 500 provider of products, services and technology solutions to the financial and real estate industries. “Internet and social networking technology have brought us to the point where a well designed and maintained blog can now serve an entire industry the way the water cooler, bulletin board, break room and even test kitchen once served a single office,” said Reggie Nicolay, Cyberhomes’ director of social media in a prepared statement.
Also, Bill Adamowski has taken the idea of blogging even further by launching MorLinkz, the first professional online networking community dedicated to the mortgage industry. Free to mortgage professionals, the MorLinkz network enables its members to connect with each other and collaborate online. In addition, members can post jobs, find jobs, get industry news, discover new business opportunities, publish blogs, participate in forums, etc.
