Notorious POD, Ep 26: Blockchain and Real Estate with Eric Bryant

We return to exploring blockchain technology in real estate with a man whose name was the most often mentioned when I asked my audience for who to speak to. Eric Bryant is a longtime real estate coach and his day job is as the national account director at First American. But he is also the … Read more

Notorious POD, Ep. 25: Problems with REALTOR Compensation with Peter Lohmann

The busy season continues, as I just got off the road and am getting back on it come Monday. But I did find time to edit and upload this conversation with Peter Lohmann of Owner Occupied podcast. In this episode, I speak with Peter Lohmann of the Owner Occupied podcast (link below) about problems with … Read more

Zillow, 2Q/2021: Investors Just Don’t Understand

In a few years, we’ll look back on 2Q/2021 and think that it was an important turning point for Zillow and the industry. Or it might be yet another step forward in the slow march towards the transformation of housing into e-commerce. But either way, looking at 2Q/2021 performance and the investor’s reaction to it, … Read more

The Notorious POD Ep 24: The Real Problem of Real Estate with Wendy Gilch of SellingLater.com

I’ve been very busy with a couple of projects, so haven’t had the time to finish writing on a number of things. They’re coming. 🙂 But I did record a fascinating podcast with Wendy Gilch of Sellinglater.com, based on a presentation she gave to Customer Commons on the real problem of real estate. In her … Read more

The Notorious POD Ep 23: John DiMichele of Toronto Regional Real Estate Board

The Blockchain and Real Estate series continues. I speak with John DiMichele, CEO of Toronto Regional Real Estate Board, the largest REALTOR Association as well as the largest single-Association MLS in North America, about their efforts to include blockchain technology in the MLS. As John has long been one of the biggest proponents of this technology … Read more

The Notorious POD Ep 22: Natalia Karanayeva and Joe Budelli of Propy on Blockchain and Real Estate

The Blockchain and Real Estate series continues with a conversation with the CEO and Founder of Propy, Natalia Karanayeva, and the Chief Revenue Officer of Propy, Joe Budelli. Fair Warning: This conversation is filled with rather technical topics about blockchain technology, smart contracts, Ethereum blockchain, layer-2 scaling, transaction fees, stablecoins, DeFi and its impact, etc. … Read more

The Notorious POD Ep 21: Thomas Park of Reitium on Blockchain and Real Estate

This is the first of my Blockchain and Real Estate investigation series. I hope to conduct a number of these as this new technology seems to be much talked about in the world of finance and computing. I’ve written on the topic in the past, but I didn’t see the impact a couple of years … Read more

Blockchain and Real Estate: Starting to Think About It

For a variety of reasons, I’ve gotten interested (again) in blockchain technology. The last time I really addressed this was back in August of 2019, when I wrote ShelterZoom, Blockchain and Real Estate. In that post, I think I was rather skeptical, writing: TL;DR: Blockchain might be the future, but it isn’t the present or … Read more

Brief: Inflation and Brokerage Profits

I’m super busy with a couple of important projects, and I’ve been up in the mountains celebrating the Sunny Freedom Tour ’21, so time is a bit short. But I did want to share something that I thought was interesting. As you know, I’m of the opinion that real inflation is way higher than the … Read more