Author Archives: Alex Beattie

The Huntsman Estate: Deer Valley, UT

by Alex Beattie Posted on September 24, 2011

  Get out the skis and send out invitations to friends and family! A prime piece of luxury real estate is waiting for winter sports enthusiasts in magnificent Deer Valley, Utah, one of the nation’s most exclusive alpine ski resorts. … Continue reading →

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Four Seasons Private Residences: Seattle, WA

by Alex Beattie Posted on September 21, 2011

  For those in search of downtown luxury real estate in beautiful Seattle, Washington, look no further than Four Seasons Private Residences in the heart of the Pacific Northwest’s premier metropolitan hub. A Featured Listing in the duPont Registry of … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured Properties, Internet Marketing & Luxury Blog, internet real estate marketing, Luxury Homes Marketing, Other Stuff, Real Estate | Tagged Elliott Bay, Four Seasons, Four Seasons Private Residences, General Manager, luxury blog, luxury homes, Luxury Homes Marketing, luxury real estate, Real Estate, Seattle, Washington, washington luxury real estate | Leave a comment

French Chateau Masterpiece in Saddle River, NJ

by Alex Beattie Posted on September 20, 2011

  The ultimate in luxury real estate listings can be found in the gracefully affluent community of Saddle River, New Jersey. Presented by Kevo Development and Featured Property on theduPont Registry of Fine Homes, this incomparable country estate is a … Continue reading →

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Indian Creek Island: Miami, Florida

by Alex Beattie Posted on September 19, 2011

Experience the intimate serenity of the premier property in the most distinguished island community in Miami: 3 Indian Creek Island Drive. With only 32 waterfront properties on this 300 acre island, this 30,000 square foot Resort Home Oasis has plenty … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured Properties, Internet Marketing & Luxury Blog, internet real estate marketing, Luxury Homes Marketing, Other Stuff, Real Estate | Tagged collaborative luxury blog, Indian Creek Island, Jill Eber, luxury, luxury blog, luxury homes, Luxury Homes Marketing, luxury real estate, Miami, miami luxury real estate, south florida luxury real estate | Leave a comment

Chatham/Cape Cod, MA

by Alex Beattie Posted on September 12, 2011

  THEduPONTRegistry of Fine Homes is featuring the perfect luxury real estate property for those looking to own a beautiful retreat in charming Chatham-Cape Cod, Massachusetts, a mere 90 minute drive from Boston. This historic area has long been a respite … Continue reading →

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Los Gatos, CA Resort Living With Spectacular Views

by Alex Beattie Posted on September 11, 2011

Here’s yet another fine featured listing from the duPont Registry of Luxury Real Estate. Take in this gorgeous, one-of-a-kind contemporary estate set in the hills above the prestigious community of Los Gatos, California, on secluded Aztec Ridge Road. Situated on … Continue reading →

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Asheville, North Carolina Home 28803

by Alex Beattie Posted on September 8, 2011

Asheville, North Carolina is a top city for its varied amenities, including business and family friendly areas that make it favorite place for second home buyers and retirees. With a love of the arts and fine dining with a localvore … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured Properties, Internet Marketing & Luxury Blog, internet real estate marketing, Luxury Homes Marketing, North Carolina luxury real estate, Other Stuff, Real Estate | Tagged Ann Skoglund, asheville, Beverly Hanks Associates, Blue Ridge Mountain, duPont Registry, Kentucky Derby, luxury real estate, NC, north carolina luxury real estate, second home | Leave a comment

2500 White Stallion Road

by Alex Beattie Posted on August 28, 2011

2500 White Stallion Road   The uber-luxurious 2500 White Stallion Road is featured again on the cover of the international luxury homes publication, duPont REGISTRY, A Buyers Gallery of Fine Homes, which hit the newsstands last week. The estate Hidden … Continue reading →

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Sherwood Real Estate | Country Club Luxury

by Alex Beattie Posted on August 23, 2011

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LiReadGroup.com

by Alex Beattie Posted on October 11, 2010

All Things Salt Spring | Podcast

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Search and hyperlocal real estate

by Alex Beattie Posted on September 17, 2010

Hyperlocal real estate and the perils of postponement All the buzz, right? But hasn’t it always been that way? Seems like everyday I’m introduced to another “search engine” or some type of snake oil that isn’t one. It always—always—strikes me … Continue reading →

Posted in internet real estate marketing, Luxury Homes Marketing | Tagged blog, content, Real Estate, search | 2 Comments

Information still wants its freedom

by Alex Beattie Posted on September 9, 2010

Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose – Me and Bobbi McGee Social media marketing and “luxury real estate” are, at first blush, not mutually exclusive; however, if you really take a look at the origins of “social … Continue reading →

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Blogging for advertising

by Alex Beattie Posted on August 2, 2010

Blogging as an advertising medium? It’s obvious that the internet and the marketing of real estate (including luxury real estate) have merged. You might be slightly out of touch to believe otherwise. It’s also okay if you do. If what … Continue reading →

Posted in Internet Marketing & Luxury Blog, internet real estate marketing, Luxury Homes Marketing, Real Estate, vancouver luxury real estate | Tagged advertising, banner ads, banner advertising, blog, blogging, facebook, luxury real estate, marketing, Real Estate, vancouver luxury real estate | 2 Comments

Real estate websites

by Alex Beattie Posted on July 19, 2010

Real estate websites that are informative, helpful and easy to navigate are the only websites that I would even remotely consider when I go to buy a house again. Of course, this is a luxury real estate blog (for the … Continue reading →

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Marketing and real estate in times of change

by Alex Beattie Posted on June 8, 2010

After thinking a little bit more about the last post on luxury marketing… then, I read Clay Shirky (again). Or, at least I read this article of his in the WSJ.com—a newspaper, ironically enough. The point was not to call … Continue reading →

Posted in internet real estate marketing, Luxury Homes Marketing, Real Estate | Tagged california luxury real estate, luxury blog, marketing, print, Protestant Reformation, Real Estate | 5 Comments

The pull of gold beach

by Alex Beattie Posted on June 1, 2010

Karl Nettgen has a new website (being designed by Artisan Branding, LLC … yes, slightly promotional, I know…). It is appropriately called KarlNettgen.com. It also is all about Gold Beach Oregon Real Estate. It’s an interesting blend of dynamic content … Continue reading →

Posted in internet real estate marketing, Luxury Homes Marketing, Real Estate | Tagged artisan branding, gold beach, gold beach real estate, karl nettgen, power of pull, social media | Leave a comment

The most luxury photos on flickr

by Alex Beattie Posted on May 19, 2010

What are the best social media luxury blogs according to google? If you clicked the above link, it is interesting to note—mostly because it was unintentional. It’s interesting because this blog is about (more often than not) how you can … Continue reading →

Posted in internet real estate marketing, Luxury Homes Marketing, Real Estate | Tagged competitive edge, google, luxury, luxury blogs, luxury homes, Luxury Homes Marketing, media, Real Estate, social media | 3 Comments

LuxuryRealEstate.com | 8th Annual Spring Retreat

by Alex Beattie Posted on April 29, 2010

LuxuryRealEstate.com is a network of real estate professionals that has cornered the market on affluent memberships. They have a few annual conferences a year that literally span the globe. To name a few places where their loyal members have been … Continue reading →

Posted in internet real estate marketing, Luxury Homes Marketing, Real Estate | Tagged FL, LRE, luxury, Luxury Homes Marketing, luxury real estate, miami events, Real Estate | 4 Comments

Real estate ratings

by Alex Beattie Posted on April 26, 2010

Real estate agents serve a necessary function in a real estate transaction. The BLS, a government agency, points this out in certain terms. A real estate agent’s job description is defined by the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics.): One of … Continue reading →

Posted in internet real estate marketing, Luxury Homes Marketing, Real Estate | Tagged agents, BLS, eal estate marketing, Real Estate, realtor, sales | 7 Comments

Good "cheap" advertising

by Alex Beattie Posted on April 20, 2010

What is the best cheap advertising for real estate agents? Glad you asked. Sometimes you really do “get what you pay for.” But, not always. Cheap advertising is usually just that: Cheap. It is cheap because it has very little … Continue reading →

Posted in Luxury Homes Marketing | Tagged advertising, agents, Luxury Homes Marketing, print, Real Estate, social media | 8 Comments

Real estate revolution

by Alex Beattie Posted on April 13, 2010

Revolutionary thinkers come around every so often. Clay Shirky is certainly one of them. The real estate business needs one of these. Talking about how to use these tools is becoming more and more of another agent’s advantage. The more … Continue reading →

Posted in Luxury Homes Marketing | Tagged Clay Shirky, luxury real estate, media, Real Estate, real estate agent, social media | 3 Comments

Scale, luxury markets and the future

by Alex Beattie Posted on April 11, 2010

This was the first post for the New Press Model: It makes more sense today than when I first wrote it. (I think anyway.) Luxury is not a bad thing. These things remain true in the luxury market: The affluent … Continue reading →

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Media channeling

by Alex Beattie Posted on April 10, 2010

All the hype about whether the iPad is any good or not last week failed to recognize its true value that it brings to real estate professionals. The value in the iPad for luxury agents is this: its beauty and … Continue reading →

Posted in Luxury Homes Marketing | Tagged blogs, Luxury Homes Marketing, media, print, Real Estate, real estate agent, realtor | 2 Comments

facebook false friends and marketing

by Alex Beattie Posted on April 9, 2010

Social Media… really? Do you think so? The facebook memo? *Inspiration comes from an agent who actually sent me this—this morning. Clearly she didn’t get the facebook memo. Really? You want me to upload photos so I can “share” with … Continue reading →

Posted in Internet Marketing & Luxury Blog, Luxury Homes Marketing | Tagged facebook, marketing, online marketing, social media, twitter | 1 Comment

iPad cognition

by Alex Beattie Posted on April 3, 2010

Yes, the iPad changes everything. I’m typing this on my iPad, and it is difficult to comprehend that this is so. This is the the iPad’s true glory. It changes the way you think about a computer, which will change … Continue reading →

Posted in Luxury Homes Marketing | Tagged apple, blogs, content, marketing, media, new marketing | 2 Comments

Marketing mind of a spammer

by Alex Beattie Posted on April 1, 2010

Email is not dead. Blogs are far from dead. Social Media is certainly not a trend. (In fact, discussing Social Media is passé.) Twitter is not dead… neither is tumblr, posterous, friendfeed, etc. You get my point. What is dead: … Continue reading →

Posted in Luxury Homes Marketing | Tagged blog, content, email marketing, marketing for real estate, rss, social media, spam | 3 Comments

Blogging, marketing and real estate

by Alex Beattie Posted on March 31, 2010

If you read this blog or you know me, you know that I’m not trying to be “edgy.” It’s fairly easy to agitate online. What I am trying to do and what I’ve been trying to do is here and … Continue reading →

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Too much syndication?

by Alex Beattie Posted on March 28, 2010

I’ve discussed RSS feeds here before. The main reason why was to illustrate how this blog almost was no longer extant. It is because of an RSS feed. But just one. It took a long time to sort things out. … Continue reading →

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What's the best real estate news source?

by Alex Beattie Posted on March 26, 2010

Where do you get your news about real estate? My suggestion would be here: Inman News. This company has the most interesting and the most commanding content. It’s classy and it doesn’t wreak of “gotcha” headlines. There are so many … Continue reading →

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Competitive Advantage

by Alex Beattie Posted on March 23, 2010

(In Real Estate) Don’t. Of course, getting the deal and negotiating a contract is always a win. It’s what pays the bills and puts food on the table. But this idea of “crushing” the competition is part of the old … Continue reading →

Posted in Luxury Homes Marketing | Tagged cluetrain, competitive edge, luxury, luxury homes, Luxury Homes Marketing, luxury real estate, marketing, marketing buzzwords, Real Estate | 8 Comments