The Minneapolis Association of REALTORS Takes A Step into the Unknown

  Earlier today, I got a press release from the Minneapolis Area Association of REALTORS (r) (MAAR) about an official stance of the organization on a statewide ballot initiative: Minneapolis Area Association of REALTORS® Opposes Minnesota Marriage Amendment Proposal The Minneapolis Area Association of REALTORS® (MAAR) officially announces its opposition to the proposed state constitutional … Read more

A Theory of Real Estate Brokerage: Thinking About Dr. Dunbar

I saw the following cross my Twitter feed earlier today: Great piece by @hardaway in @fastcompany “Big Brands’ Journey Toward Social Business” fastcompany.com/node/3002175 via — Brian Solis (@briansolis) October 18, 2012   Brian Solis, of course, is the widely respected “social business” author and consultant, and I’m sure the FastCompany article is full of goodness … Read more

My Big Takeaway from HearItDirect SoCal

It’s been a busy week or two. The highlight was the HearItDirect Southern California event held on Monday, October 1 at the UC Irvine campus. There have been some reactions already out there on the Interwebz from Realtor.com (the Presenting Sponsor), Linsey Planeta, and Lori Ballen. I wanted to post my thoughts from the event, … Read more

When Life Hands You Citrons, Make Citronade: In Which I Differ With Smart Analysts

  I’ve gotten more than one request from readers to discuss the brutal analysis report on Zillow by Citron Research. I didn’t think I’d have much to add to a stock analyst’s report that tends to be heavy on financial metrics and such, but it turns out that the Citron Research report is indeed worth … Read more

Concerning REALTOR Politics, A Few Thoughts

  I recently had the privilege of attending an event in Southern California with the Pacific West Association of REALTORS(r) at which a California state legislator spoke on issues facing the state. There were some really interesting Q&A with the brokers in attendance, ranging from property tax issues to whether brokers would be paying payroll … Read more