NAR’s Victory in NAR v. United States of America: I Don’t Understand It
January 26, 2023
[This is a VIP post, but given its importance and the fact that I’d love to hear from antitrust experts outside of the industry, I
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CoStar + Realtor.com = ???
January 25, 2023
I apologize for the lengthy silence. I’ve been heads down on final prep for launching a new project I’ve been working on for over a
Housing Market 2023: Another Prediction Sure to Be Wrong
January 5, 2023
I left out any predictions about the housing market in 2023 in my Seven Predictions post for a bunch of reasons. The most important being
Burnett v. NAR Summary Judgment Opinion: Per Se Liability!
December 21, 2022
About a week ago, the judge in the Burnett v. NAR case (formerly Sitzer v. NAR) handed down his ruling in the motion for summary
Exploring the Worst Case Scenario: Copycat Litigation & Peculiar Hell for the Local MLS
December 12, 2022
In my last post exploring the worst case scenario from the commission lawsuits (Sitzer, Moehrl), I mentioned that MLSs will be going through their own
Exploring the Worst Case Scenario: On Bankruptcy
December 7, 2022
Had a conversation recently with the CEO of a large MLS who desires anonymity. But who he is is unimportant since the topic is the
[VIP] Redfin 3Q22: Back to the Future
November 21, 2022
I have had to think about Redfin after Q3 of 2022. Redfin has been my favorite brokerage for years now for a few reasons. I
[VIP] 3Q22, Compass: Unique Value Proposition?
November 17, 2022
This will be, I think, relatively brief. Compass reported its Q3/2022 numbers and… well, it’s not good. That was expected since every real estate company
[VIP] Opendoor 3Q/22: I Can See Clearly Now
November 10, 2022
As most of you know, I am a big giant iBuyer bull, which means I am a big giant Opendoor bull. I am long OPEN
