Musings on Defining Fundamental Problems
I was on a conference call earlier with a client discussing an upcoming strategy planning session, and one of the people raised a very interesting and a very good point. […]
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Why Wall Street Consistently Gets iBuyer Wrong
Over at Forbes, Peter Smirniotopoulos, a Contributor who writes about real estate, penned an article titled, “AI, and iBuyers, Oh My! Are There Structural Limits to PropTech?” It is such […]
[VIP] The Notorious Interview: Jack Ryan, REX
Thanksgiving is behind us, along with the annual frenzy of consumerism known as Black Friday… although in 2019, I think Cyber Monday (which is today) might be an even bigger […]
Time for a Housecleaning: Racism in Long Island Real Estate
I am alternatively furious and despondent that this post has to be written in 2019. But it has to be. In case you missed it, Newsday, the local newspaper for […]
[VIP] The Notorious Interview: Skylar Olsen, Kathryn Coursolle, Zillow Research
In today’s episode of the Notorious Interview, I have a fantastic conversation with a pair of economists from Zillow Research, which publishes an annual Consumer Housing Trends Report. It is […]
[VIP] The Notorious Interview: Jarred Kessler, EasyKnock
In today’s episode of the Notorious Interview, I talk with Jarred Kessler, Founder & CEO of EasyKnock, the most interesting company in our space I had never heard of. I […]
Pass Clear Cooperation Policy, But Address the Gaping Loophole
On Saturday, the MLS Policy Committee of NAR approved the proposed Clear Cooperation Policy (also known as MLS Policy 8.0) as written and forwarded it on to the Board of […]
[VIP] Realogy, Q3/2019: The Profitability Dilemma
Earnings Week content keeps rolling on! It’s time we took a look at Realogy, the bellwether for health of traditional real estate brokerage. I wish I could report some joyful […]
[VIP] Zillow, Q3/2019: Not a Test, But a Test Kitchen
Back in Q2, I titled my analysis of Zillow’s earnings, “Going All In” and wrote: When Rich Barton took (back) over as CEO of Zillow earlier this year, I wrote […]
[VIP] RE/MAX Q3, 2019: Don’t Look Back
RE/MAX reported Q3 earnings on Halloween, and I can’t help but think there was a lot more trick than treat in its Q3 results. Yes, RE/MAX remains fundamentally healthy and […]
