[VIP] Realogy, Q2/2019: Justify My Love
Realogy reported its Q2 results last week, and on balance, it was a very nice quarter. The highlights of the presentation are improved profitability, strong cash flows, paying down debt, […]
[VIP] Zillow Q2/2019 Earnings: Going All In
When Rich Barton took (back) over as CEO of Zillow earlier this year, I wrote a Red Dot and titled it, “The Return of the King.” I didn’t realize then […]
[VIP] RE/MAX, Q2/2019: Something’s Gotta Give
After RE/MAX reported last quarter, I wrote a post saying that RE/MAX was poised on the brink of greatness, but was refusing to make the jump. Q2 earnings results do […]
[VIP] Redfin Q2/2019 Earnings Results: Delayed Blast Fireball
As a former Dungeon Master all through junior high school and part of high school, I found it absolutely thrilling that Glenn Kelman, CEO of Redfin, used the phrase in […]
[VIP] iBuyer Comparison: Zillow, Opendoor, Offerpad – PHX Q2/2019
Inman Las Vegas was last week, and while I heard quite a bit of interesting stuff, and had a number of interesting meetings (some of them with some of you), […]
[VIP] Did Redfin Just Surrender?
Yesterday, Redfin announced that it was entering into a partnership with Opendoor to become a conduit for Opendoor’s direct purchase offers: SAN FRANCISCO and SEATTLE, July 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Opendoor and Redfin, two […]
[VIP] A Few Thoughts on Hyland v. HomeServices of America and Its Applicability to the Moehrl v. NAR Lawsuit
Recently, I saw someone on Facebook bring up this case, Hyland v. HomeServices of America, Inc., 771 F. 3d 310 – Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit 2014, as pretty much […]
[VIP] The MLS and Coming Soon: A Way Forward
The great move West is now complete! The last boxes are finally unpacked, and while we still have to set up the new house, I think we’re able to get […]
[VIP] Ben Thompson of Stratechery Shows How Dropbox Points the Way Forward (for the MLS)
Seriously, I think I could just write a real estate angle to most of Ben Thompson’s articles and updates from Stratechery, and fill the content calendar easily. I just wrote […]
[VIP] Redfin Direct vs. Zillow Offers At Full Scale: A Thought Experiment
[I will be on the road all next week so blogging will be a bit light. I hope the flurry of activity in recent days will provide enough reading and […]
