It’s Time to Think About Triage…
March 20, 2020
I’ve been having a number of conversations with friends over this past week, as the quarantine situation got serious then even more serious. Some of
Articles filed under Real Estate
The Innate Value of the MLS? Thinking Through a Podcast from Austin Board of REALTORS
November 4, 2019
Emily Chenevert, the CEO of Austin Board of REALTORS and its MLS, ACTRIS, is one of my favorite people in the industry. We have known
Are Brokers Screwed?
April 29, 2019
The other day Rob wrote a post on how Competition in Real Estate is Changing. I don’t think anyone would disagree. And it reminded me
A Mission for YPN, If You Choose to Accept It…
February 5, 2019
It’s been a good long while, I know, and I apologize. But life has become a bit insane, with travel, client work, and of course,
The Future of Brokerage Black Paper, Now Available
January 11, 2018
So in advance of Friday, which is when I figure most people might have time to read something like this, I wanted to let everybody
Follow-Up to the Redfin Post-IPO Post: BooM!
July 14, 2017
I had planned on my second post about Redfin to be its potential impact on Associations, MLS and maybe tech vendors. But you know, this
A Response to Bill Brown, 2017 NAR President
June 28, 2017
Usually, Notorious is what you might call an underground-yet-not-really phenomenon. That is, I know that almost all of the leaders of the industry read it,
The Silence of Our Friends: NAR CEO Edition
June 27, 2017
My last post on Bob Goldberg being selected as the next CEO of NAR has sparked quite a response. Most of the private messages
The Bob Goldberg Era Begins; Convince Me On A Few Things [LONG]
June 25, 2017
In the middle of the afternoon on Friday, June 23rd — a curious time to be releasing such major news — NAR announced that it
