The annual Brokerage Performance Report put together by REALTrends is one of the most useful and important studies for the real estate brokerage industry. Unfortunately, the last report was released in 2007, and nothing has been released since then. The trouble with the 2007 Report, as valuable as it is, is that it uses 2006 … Read more
If you’re on the RE.net, then you know that the hottest topic within the community right now is the issue of NAR’s ruling that search engines are no different from scrapers. Even my post on this blog talking about social media process using just the NAR handling of the issue as an example got enormous … Read more
Since my announcement last Thursday, I have received an enormous outpouring of support, concern, and above all, questions. “Where are you headed?” and “What’s next for you?” are common questions. Truth is, I have no idea. The-event-that-shall-not-be-discussed was only last Tuesday, and suffice to say I hadn’t planned on it. At the same time, I’m … Read more
Last night, I got into an interesting debate over Twitter with Ari Herzog among others over the topic of whether social media is MEDIA. Because Twitter isn’t really the appropriate forum for laying out one’s arguments, I thought to transfer it here in hopes of advancing it some. Or at least getting my thoughts down. … Read more
Back when Todd Carpenter was applying for the position of Social Media Manager at the National Association of REALTORS, I endorsed him with reservations. Those reservations had nothing to do with Todd, as he was (and is) perhaps the most qualified person to head up social media strategy for NAR. When he got the position, … Read more
Benn Rosales (@agentgenius) is one of the smartest guys working in real estate and social media today, and as the proprietor (?? – maybe czar? emperor?) of AgentGenius, one of the best real-estate industry sites out there, he brings a great deal of credibility to everything he says. A few months ago, he and I … Read more
As of Tuesday, Onboard Informatics and I have parted ways, and I am no longer with them. So for those of you who only have my Onboard contact information, or my old cell number, I wanted to provide the new contact information going forward. Email: rob -=at=- notorious-rob -=dot=- com Phone: 917.921.7612 Twitter: @robhahn Thanks! … Read more
Normally, I greet the news of yet another real estate search website launching with a giant yawn of utter disinterest. Seriously, this space is starting to get pretty crowded. Just among the major players, you’ve got Realtor.com, Trulia, Zillow, HomeGain, RealEstate.com. Throw in Roost, Estately, Redfin, BlueRoof, and then the major brand sites like Coldwell … Read more
Few months ago, I asked “What Makes an Agent Good?” and triggered a bit of a conversation. I was after an objective standard of quality by which a particular real estate agent can be measured, but ended up in a discussion (which is still ongoing one way or another) about professionalism, understanding technology, perspectives, and … Read more