Rob Hahn

Managing Partner of 7DS Associates, and the grand poobah of this here blog. Once called "a revolutionary in a really nice suit", people often wonder what I do for a living because I have the temerity to not talk about my clients and my work for clients. Suffice to say that I do strategy work for some of the largest organizations and companies in real estate, as well as some of the smallest startups and agent teams, but usually only on projects that interest me with big implications for reforming this wonderful, crazy, lovable yet frustrating real estate industry of ours.

[VIP] Q3 iBuyer Comparison: Phoenix Market – Zillow, Opendoor, Offerpad

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Q3 earnings reports are mere weeks away, which means that Q3 has been over for a couple of weeks. That means I got my hands on some new iBuyer data. I’m compiling some Denver data (which I’ll post later in a different post) but the easy comparison is for Phoenix. In case you don’t recall, … Read more

A Few Initial Thoughts on the Future of Buyer Agents

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Happy Monday, everybody! I’m completely jammed with preparation for CMLS where something big is going to be happening. I can’t tease more than that, sorry, but… watch the interwebz later this week. In any event, I saw something interesting on Facebook, and thought I’d jot down just a few initial thoughts. These are not heavily … Read more

[VIP] The Notorious Interview: Mark Schacknies, Remine

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I am delighted to present this Notorious Interview of Mark Schacknies, CEO & Co-Founder of Remine, a real estate data and technology company. We discuss MLS data, MLS technology, and what is going on in this tiny-yet-important space of PropTech. Remine has been challenging the incumbents in this space for a while now, and making … Read more

[VIP] Initial Thoughts on Realogy’s RealSure

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I’m on the road, so blogging may be light. But I thought the announcement of the new RealSure Sell and RealSure Mortgage programs deserved some brief initial commentary. I didn’t feel like waiting for Friday’s Quick Takes and then writing up a giant post on this. Inman News has further coverage of the announcement, but … Read more

The Issue with Brokerage We Don’t Discuss: Oligopoly or Democracy?

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Over the years, I have debated the question of “the brokerage community” with people like Ken Jenny and Sam DeBord. It usually comes in the context of MLS or portals or some such thing, where the claim is that “the brokerage community” demands X, Y and Z… and I end up asking, “Who is this … Read more

The Truth About Millennials and Housing with Nicole Lopez

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I’m quite excited to bring you this post, largely because it is about showcasing someone else’s work that needs showcasing. This is an interview of Nicole Lopez, the team leader/owner of The PR Group with Compass in Houston. She is not just a successful REALTOR, she is also a rising leader in the local and … Read more

[VIP] The Notorious Interview: John Campbell, Stephens

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I’ve decided that most of the Interview series will be available to VIP members only, because… it takes a good amount of work to put these together. A few, with wider industry implications, will be made public but I think most of these are really of interest to serious industry observers (who I think are … Read more

The MLS: A Way Forward on Exclusive Inventory Strategies

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In my last post on the NAR MLS Policy Statement 8.0, I wrote that offering a solution would take a few thousands more words and that I was already at 3,000 or so. Well, here is that offering of a solution… or at least a way forward. It might not be the only solution, or … Read more