Author Archives: Jim Van Heule

Has West Michigan Turned the Economic Corner?

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Jim Van Heule

I’m here to argue that West Michigan is already fully into an economic recovery. If one were to just listen to national news, I’d be convinced that the world is ending with no clear signal that our economic woes are … Continue reading →

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Introducing ListingNotes Max

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Jim Van Heule

Introducing ListingNotes Max! Blurring the Lines Between Community and Real Estate Information This four minute video shows how it works.  

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Stop Thinking Local When Looking for a Level Playing Field

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Jim Van Heule

Have you ever been so moved by a movie that you watched it over and over until the experience fully saturated you? I recently had that experience reading a recent blog by 1000Watt Consulting  titled “The Level Playing Field is … Continue reading →

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Real Estate in West Michigan is Back!

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Jim Van Heule

Let me be so bold to say that West Michigan real estate is back! REALTORS® will be busier than ever in 2011. Many of you are already getting busier and wondering why. The Christmas Present We All Needed West Michigan … Continue reading →

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And the Survey Says…

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Jim Van Heule

This video pretty much sums up what Heunox has been up to the past 3-4 years. I hope you enjoy it.

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ListingNotes: The Four Year Experiment

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Jim Van Heule

Heunox Corporation has been providing real estate website solutions since 1996. One day in October 2006 everything changed. This article provides a glimpse at how ListingNotes was born. The Pop: October 2006 I can’t remember the exact day that it … Continue reading →

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Pretty & Plain Websites Are Equal

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Jim Van Heule

With 14 years of developing real estate websites under my belt, I’ve found no statistical difference in effectiveness between a pretty site vs a plain site as long as both contain the key features that buyers and sellers need. This … Continue reading →

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Real Estate Internet Wizards: It’s All About Traffic

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Jim Van Heule

We all use cellphones that contain features like voice-mail, caller id and call waiting. We don’t need to know how the cellphone does its magic to use it effectively. It just works. The same is true for real estate on … Continue reading →

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I’m Back!

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Jim Van Heule

I’m finally getting around to writing about my experiences as a web designer within the real estate industry. I’m doing so with some hesitation because I burned out doing something similar for a different industry in the years before I … Continue reading →

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