I saw a Facebook post talking about a common problem with real estate agents — buyer disloyalty. That got me wondering, why aren’t we moving towards agents getting paid by the hour? It would solve so many problems. The way that real estate agents are getting paid leads to a lot of issues, one of … Read more
According to Google Trends, consumer’s interest in learning about a potential “housing bubble” is back at its rolling 12-month high. Given my recent speculation about the government’s misleading CPI calculation, I certainly am a contributor to the increase in Google searches on the topic of housing bubbles. Lately, I’ve written about why the housing market … Read more
A reader sent me an article I had missed from the New York Times, titled “Realtors Want to Sell You a Home. Their Trade Group Backs Evicting Others.” It was… well, it’s New York Times, which used to be a great newspaper. The article was posted in the Money section, and I kept looking for … Read more
Sam DeBord has posted something he himself called “where we dig into the hard work.” It’s worth reading if you’re in the MLS subsector, or care deeply about it. If not, I doubt you’d care very much. The post is “Breaking Down the Rules: Brokers and MLS Data (LEAP Part 3).” Since he asked people … Read more
When it comes to Bitcoin becoming the world’s reserve currency to replace the dollar, it has a lot going for it. The price of Bitcoin has gone from $192 dollars in October of 2013 to $57,000 today. That’s an insane 29,587% increase in value. A lot of the world’s biggest investors have publicly mentioned their … Read more
I recently listened to Greg Robertson’s Listing Bits podcast, the episode in which he discussed LEAP with Sam DeBord and Michael Wurzer. I thought it was a fantastic conversation, and got inspired to join in. But rather than writing some 5,000 word post, I thought it would be faster and easier to just record this … Read more
Late last week, Rob and I connected and, once again, he gave me some feedback on my work. His latest recommendation is that I familiarize myself more with the current broker landscape. His June 2018 Red Dot on Zillow, Redfin and Realogy is where I have begun taking a deep dive. While I don’t expect … Read more
I’m waiting for a webinar I’m supposed to speaking on to start, but came across an excellent post by Sam DeBord of RESO on a new site I hadn’t seen before. The title of the post is LEAP Forward: Six Questions to Answer on Brokers’ MLS Data. LEAP stands for Listing Exchange and Access Policy … Read more
I’ve been busy, including my first actual physical business trip in quite a while. I am happy to report for those who might have FOMO that air travel is even less pleasant than it was pre-virus. Trust me, you ain’t missing nothin’. In the strat plan session I ran, we talked about the commission lawsuits … Read more