In my post about the likely impact of the commission lawsuits against NAR and four corporations, I mentioned that I had a conflict of interest when it came to the issue of real estate auctions because I had been working on an auction-related initiative for a while. I had kept the initiative relatively quiet because … Read more
One of my favorite economic and finance analysts is a green chicken. Yes, I’m referring to Doomberg, a team with strong backgrounds in energy and heavy industry, who started writing in May of 2021. They’re funny, super insightful, and filled with insider knowledge about commodities, energy, manufacturing, and finance. Their newsletter was free until recently, … Read more
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve now seen, heard about, or personally experienced the market crash that happened and is happening right now. The crypto twitter is aflame. Reddit is a wasteland. Telegram and Discord are panicstricken. There’s a fair amount of dancing on graves, i-told-you-so and a fair amount of defensiveness. I’m … Read more
A reader emailed me this story, Figure and Apollo Execute Mortgage Transactions Using Blockchain Technology to Transfer Ownership: Figure has begun originating eNote mortgages that are on-boarded as unique digital assets on the Provenance Blockchain. At the same time, they are auto-registered with Digital Asset Registration Technologies, Inc. (DART), a combined lien and eNote registry system developed … 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
In the last webinar on Geek Estate Masterminds, Dave Conroy gave a presentation on blockchain, crypto, NFT and DAOs. Dave is not only a true expert on all things blockchain, he is also the Director of Emerging Technologies at NAR and a real forward-looking thinker. Proof? Here’s Dave writing about blockchain’s impact on real estate… … Read more
Musings is a solo version of the Notorious POD in which I think out loud about issues in the economy, technology, and real estate industry. Cryptocurrency and blockchain technology both are fundamentally driven by the desire for decentralization. In this Musings, I explain why I believe that 2022 may be a turning point in crypto … Read more
Musings is a solo version of the Notorious POD in which I think out loud about issues in the economy, technology, and real estate industry. I recently took part in a panel discussion hosted by Elm Street Technologies. It was a fantastic discussion with other people whose expertise overlaps the world of real estate and … Read more