I’m not at Inman New York for a variety of reasons, and apart from a hot karaoke night, I’m not feeling the FOMO yet. However, there is one interesting thing to come out of the event based on reporting on Inman. To make it interesting, I have to connect the dots from three separate articles. … Read more
A reader asked for my take on the 8th Circuit decision in Designworks v. Columbia House of Brokers, the case potentially headed to the Supreme Court. I normally like to do deep dives into legal cases that impact the industry like this one does, but honestly… having read the opinion, and the three amicus briefs … Read more
As I’m sure you all know by now, headline inflation rate for March came in at 8.5% resulting in predictable corporate media coverage. CNBC gives us a pretty representative take, making sure to interview only experts who want to downplay the significance and talk up how “core” inflation might have peaked. Me, I just saw … Read more
A recent conversation over at GEM (Geek Estate Masterminds) inspired me to look into something. That something turns out to be a very real use case for the metaverse beyond just gaming and cool factor for the cryptogeek crowd. Granted, I’m already on record as saying that the metaverse is the future of the workplace. … Read more
A reader sent me this episode of Keeping It Real, a podcast/YouTube video that Nick Bailey the CEO of RE/MAX does. It was on the topic of crypto, NFT, Web3, and such featuring two expert guests: Sam Debord of RESO and Tony Giordano of Giordano Industries, a real estate coach and author. For some reason, … Read more
I have often mentioned, especially in my Musings videos, that a discussion of money is actually far more complicated than I have time for. And that there are others who are far better at really digging into What Is Money including Robert Breedlove, whose YouTube channel is literally called What Is Money. But this long … Read more
I log into LinkedIn and see this in my direct messages: As I’ve pointed out in longer posts, and in presentations, pocket listings and off-market (i.e., off-MLS) activity is going through the roof. Increasingly, the only thing clear about NAR’s Clear Cooperation Policy is that it will be impossible to enforce with any kind of … Read more
If you’ve been reading Notorious ROB for a while, then you know that I’ve been sounding the alarm for a few years now on the plight of Millennials. You also know that the plight of the Millennials are directly tied to housing, to real estate. Well, here’s a key segment from a popular podcast/YouTube channel … Read more
So the interwebz is abuzz with what is possibly the most interesting commercial of 2022, if not of all time: Jeremy’s Razors: The Greatest Commercial Ever A year ago, Harry’s Razors advertised on our shows. But then, they pulled their ads due to “values misalignment.” Harry’s apparently decided that conservatives don’t deserve great razors. We … Read more