I thought I’d post this up here as well. I recorded a brief(ish) podcast/video about my 2018 Future of Brokerage white paper. You can download that paper for free right here (see above, under Publications). I talk about that paper sometimes in presentations, and I’ve gotten questions on it from various brokers in the audience. … Read more
Have you guys been keeping up with the Archegos crash? That looks like an absolute nightmare. Everyone believed Archegoes was solvent as well but the second there was any miscalculation, they lost everything. Worse, the banks were left to squabble over who had to incur the losses. Credit Suisse took a 4.7 billion dollar hit … Read more
[Editor’s Note: Module’s Brian Gaudio was the guest on Episode 2 of The Blueprint Sessions. This is the accompanying essay, originally published as a members-only article for members of the GEM.] How will home design and construction processes change in the coming decade or two when car ownership isn’t a thing, grocery stores are irrelevant (since … Read more
Hey everybody – just a very quick little post on something I’m trying out. This is a video I made today because I got a bunch of questions about brokerage models and such from recent presentations I’ve been giving. I thought perhaps it might be of some use to some of you, especially those who … Read more
Happy Friday everybody. I’m back from the road, because, yeah, that started again. I wasn’t thinking of writing anything today, but then I heard the latest Randing and Raving from Bill Risser and Joe Rand. It’s an entertaining podcast because Bill and Joe are super entertaining guys. Go subscribe! In any event, the question that … Read more
As I’ve written about already, Millennials, recently dubbed the largest American population, are earning less and less of what their Baby Boomer parents did. Even with expensive college degrees, Millennials are still making less. What is worse, if you don’t have a bachelor’s degree, your earning potential is the same as it was in 1968. … Read more
Late last week, Rob and I connected and, once again, he gave me some feedback on my work. His latest recommendation is that I familiarize myself more with the current broker landscape. His June 2018 Red Dot on Zillow, Redfin and Realogy is where I have begun taking a deep dive. While I don’t expect … Read more
I’m waiting for a webinar I’m supposed to speaking on to start, but came across an excellent post by Sam DeBord of RESO on a new site I hadn’t seen before. The title of the post is LEAP Forward: Six Questions to Answer on Brokers’ MLS Data. LEAP stands for Listing Exchange and Access Policy … Read more
It’s a beautiful day here in Las Vegas. 77 and sunny, high of 84, not a cloud in the sky and no gale force winds. Just a lovely, lovely day. Then I get in front of my computer, and find this story from Mises.org. Granted, it’s a couple of weeks old, but I don’t check … Read more