The Tragedy of Numbers, or Why (Some) REALTORS Should Embrace the Coming Storm
September 1, 2022
A while back, I put up a short little tweet with just pure data, because I found it interesting: Robert Hahn on Twitter: “2022 might
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DOJ, FTC & NAR: A Hundred Year War
August 30, 2022
My last post made it pretty apparent that contrary to my expectations, most of the real estate industry remains completely ignorant of what the U.S.
Potential Damages from Moehrl v. NAR
August 26, 2022
Last couple of days, I’ve given presentations and sat on a panel discussion talking about the class action lawsuits against NAR over the issue of
Quick Thoughts on Incentives and Disincentives: Housing Market
August 10, 2022
A quick thought today, brought on by a brief Twitter exchange that is otherwise unrelated. It is an economic law that you get more of
On Opendoor’s Settlement with the FTC
August 1, 2022
It appears that Opendoor has preemptively caved in to the Federal Trade Commission, agreeing to a consent order. As is usually the case, the Complaint
Red Wall Coming?
July 26, 2022
From Prof. Anthony Sanders over at Confounded Interest, one of the best housing economics blogs out there, we get this story: Miami, Tampa, Dallas and
Housing Crash and Luxury Apartments
July 25, 2022
I’m working on a number of presentations these days, and a big chunk of them are me playing economist. I am pointedly and proudly not
Renting vs. Buying – RealPage Market Rent Report
July 18, 2022
This is just a quick look-see. Thanks to Jay Parsons, an economist with RealPage, I found the RealPage 2022 Market-Rate Apartment Affordability Report. There are
Higher Rates Lead to Healthier Housing Market? How?
July 14, 2022
This is a public call for help. I’m not ashamed to admit it. I spent the last month or so trying to understand the view
