Does Thanos, I mean, RealScout Want a War?
As many longtime readers know, Andrew Flachner is a good friend of mine, and a wonderful young technology executive. I like Andrew, I respect Andrew, and I thought both of […]
[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 […]
The Problem with “Good Agents Will Adapt”
I mentioned blogging would be light because I’m at the annual Realtor Quest conference that the Toronto Real Estate Board puts on. It’s a truly wonderful world-class event, I think, […]
Just Because You’re Paranoid Doesn’t Mean They’re Not After You
I just spent an hour glued to the TV, absolutely fascinated by what I was seeing and hearing. And no, it wasn’t the latest episode of Game of Thrones (which […]
[VIP] Zillow Q1, 2019 Earnings: Confidence and Clarity
Zillow reported its Q1/2019 earnings yesterday, and it was the first “real” earnings call with Rich Barton at the helm. As much as I missed hearing Spencer Rascoff on the […]
[VIP] Redfin Q1, 2019 Earnings: Mystery Inside an Enigma Within a Puzzle
Redfin reported its Q1/2019 results earlier today… and it’s like one of those Russian nesting dolls, except it’s a bit of a mystery inside an enigma within a puzzle kind […]
[VIP] Don’t Tell Yourself Pretty Lies, Part 2: Opendoor Sales Analysis
In Part 1, I looked at the economics of iBuyers generally, and concluded that we need to analyze them as market makers, using market maker economic models, rather than as […]
[VIP] Don’t Tell Yourself Pretty Lies About iBuyers, Part 1: Economics of iBuyer
Recently, there was an excellent post about iBuyers from Homebloq, a company that appears to sell some sort of a mobile app “connecting Chicago brokers and buyers” according to the […]
The Most Important Article for REALTOR Leaders to Read: The End of Aspiration
I’m busy and about to head off to a strategy session, but I had to share this with you all — especially with those who are in leadership positions in […]
60% of Home Sales by 2024 Will be iBuyer: For My Friend James Dwiggins
Okay, so just had an exchange on the Book of Faces with my good friend, James Dwiggins, the CEO of NextHome. He’s really one of the smartest and nicest guys […]
