Rethinking How MLS Rules Get Made, In Light of NOW Model
May 29, 2020
Over on Inman, Sam Debord, CEO of RESO, longtime friend of ours (even if we argue a bunch in public), and all around great guy
Articles filed under MLS & Associations
Thinking Through Platforms in Real Estate, Part 1: Definitions
May 28, 2020
Ben Thompson at Stratechery is a great read, and he really does get my gears turning. Today’s email/post is particularly interesting as it raises some
A Question for REALTOR Friends
April 20, 2020
Earlier today, I posted a request to speak to some of my Facebook friends who are deeply involved with REALTOR Associations, local, state and national.
Silver Lining from Pandemic, #2: No Housing Armageddon, Probably…
March 23, 2020
…the key word being “probably” since none of us have any idea how long the current state of affairs will last, how many jobs will
It’s Time to Think About Triage…
March 20, 2020
I’ve been having a number of conversations with friends over this past week, as the quarantine situation got serious then even more serious. Some of
Real Estate in the Time of Cholera: The Aftermath, Part 2 – MLS & Associations
March 17, 2020
In Part 1, I looked at the possible aftermath for real estate brokerages in the wake of the current crisis with COVID-19. In this part,
The Shape of Housing Politics to Come
March 6, 2020
I got my laptop back, finally, after spending three days in intensive care and undergoing surgery. So to celebrate, I thought I’d put up a
African-American Homeownership Lowest Since 1968: What If It’s Not All Race?
February 10, 2020
Happy Monday, everybody! So if you haven’t seen it yet, Inman ran a big article last Friday talking about a statement by Bryan Greene, NAR’s
The Notorious Interview: Jennifer Branchini & Sanjay Wagle, California Assoc. of REALTORS
January 21, 2020
In this rare public episode of the Notorious Interview, I speak with Jennifer Branchini, Treasurer, and Sanjay Wagle, SVP of Public Policy, for the California
