Notorious ROB’s Shiva Award 2019 Edition
August 24, 2019
It’s that time of the year again… by which I mean, the second time we have had the National Association of REALTORS put on the
Articles filed under Real Estate
Keller Williams and Offerpad Partnership: A Step Too Far
August 16, 2019
Brokerages and national franchises partnering with big money companies to offer iBuyer services appears to be all the rage these days. Realogy was first, partnering
[VIP] Realogy, Q2/2019: Justify My Love
August 14, 2019
Realogy reported its Q2 results last week, and on balance, it was a very nice quarter. The highlights of the presentation are improved profitability, strong
[VIP] Zillow Q2/2019 Earnings: Going All In
August 11, 2019
When Rich Barton took (back) over as CEO of Zillow earlier this year, I wrote a Red Dot and titled it, “The Return of the
Zillow Raises the Bar in Real Estate, Whether You Like it or Not
August 9, 2019
Happy Friday everybody. I realize most of you won’t get to this until tomorrow or perhaps Monday, but since I’ve been working on the Zillow
[VIP] Redfin Q2/2019 Earnings Results: Delayed Blast Fireball
August 4, 2019
As a former Dungeon Master all through junior high school and part of high school, I found it absolutely thrilling that Glenn Kelman, CEO of
Millennials and Rent Control
July 15, 2019
Back in February, I wrote a long post imploring the Young Professionals Network (YPN) of the National Association of REALTORS to take up housing affordability
[VIP] Did Redfin Just Surrender?
July 12, 2019
Yesterday, Redfin announced that it was entering into a partnership with Opendoor to become a conduit for Opendoor’s direct purchase offers: SAN FRANCISCO and SEATTLE, July 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/
[VIP] The MLS and Coming Soon: A Way Forward
July 7, 2019
The great move West is now complete! The last boxes are finally unpacked, and while we still have to set up the new house, I
