Liveblogging Dale Ross and Marty Frame Presenting RPR to the MLS Executives Session November 13, 2009 Dale Ross Dale Ross takes the podium; he’s an imposing man. He says it took 4 months to negotiate with LPS/Cyberhomes. There are seventeen separate
A Question: LPS, Marketing, and RPR November 11, 2009 As many of you know, I wrote a wee little post the other day about REALTOR Property Resource or RPR. That was the first post
The Coming Civil War in Real Estate: The RPR Saga Begins November 7, 2009 On November 6th, at roughly 3:15PM Eastern Standard Time, the National Association of REALTORS declared war on the rest of the real estate industry. To
A Contrarian View on the MIBOR Anti-Indexing Issue May 12, 2009 If you’re on the RE.net, then you know that the hottest topic within the community right now is the issue of NAR’s ruling that search
Why Are MLS's Monopolies? January 17, 2009 So here I am cruising the Interwebs, checking out various posts from around the RE.net, and I run across this jewel of a post from
The Gods of the MLS Headings December 5, 2008 Then the Gods of the Market tumbled, and their smooth-tongued wizards withdrew And the hearts of the meanest were humbled and began to believe it
Kudos to Larson/Sobotka – Must Reads on VOW Policy November 19, 2008 I think I might have fallen in love with Larson/Sobotka. I haven’t the faintest idea who they are, but it looks like they combine some
To Hunt Elephants, You Need An Elephant Gun August 22, 2008 The conversations continue. It appears there are a whole bunch of folks who want to talk about the future of listings. And rightfully so —
Don't Blame the Victims: Online Marketing & Agents August 19, 2008 I went to post a lengthy comment on FOREM regarding this excellent post, but something went wacky with Joel’s Captcha system (socket not found or