Zillow, Redfin and the Tinderization of Real Estate
November 20, 2018
I’m deep into writing the December Red Dot, which will be on the Q3 earnings calls and what they portend for the industry, but there’s
The Case for iBuyer Becoming the Default
November 13, 2018
Recently, I saw a thread on Facebook that referenced this post from TheStreet.com, in which Jim Cramer and Marc Chaikin just trash Zillow: Marc Chaikin,
Trying to Make Sense of RE/MAX
November 8, 2018
Q3 earnings are starting to come out, with Realogy, Zillow and RE/MAX reporting and Redfin and EXPI coming soon. I’m likely going to do a
Things Become Clearer: NAR vs. Zillow; C2EX vs. Best of Zillow
November 6, 2018
I’ve been busy researching and writing the November Red Dot, which has now been published. But as often happens, when I’m deep in that project,
Will Compass Invest in the MLS?
October 17, 2018
There is a great interview with Robert Reffkin, CEO of Compass, up on Inman today. Read the whole thing. But I saw something that really
iBuyers and Competition: In Which I Welcome Jay Thompson Back to the Blogosphere
October 10, 2018
Over at Inman News, Jay Thompson, one of the original RE.net bloggerati, has returned to blogging in triumph with his post “Are iBuyers Going to
Data Manipulation in the MLS is a Must Fix Issue
September 24, 2018
Yesterday, an item on Facebook caught my eye. It was someone sharing a Medium post by Frances Flynn Thorsen, the “Blogmother” of real estate. Before
An Open Invitation to the NYC Buyer Graph: A Response to Rob Hahn
September 20, 2018
I wanted to write a response to Rob’s article to shed some more light on the details of the Buyer Graph, and to address some
Seven NYC Brokerages and RealScout Do A Dangerous Thing
September 20, 2018
I’m deep into writing the October Red Dot, but Andrew Flachner of RealScout sent me a personal email this morning with his Open Letter to
