How Will CMLS’s White Paper Argue Against RINRA?
October 11, 2022
I had heard that CMLS had retained two former DOJ and FTC attorneys to help them draft a white paper laying out all of the
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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.
Somebody Call 911: Thoughts on the Opendoor + Zillow Partnership
August 7, 2022
I was at Inman doing the #lobbycon thing when Opendoor and Zillow both released their 2Q/2022 earnings. So I saw the news about the multi-year
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
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
On Opendoor Exclusives
July 5, 2022
Tyler Okland, Stanford-educated surgeon and Opendoor bull, who I interviewed in a Notorious POD a few weeks ago, has published an eye-opening article on Datadoor.io,
Four Horsemen of the Housing Apocalypse, Part 6: New Jerusalem
June 28, 2022
I had originally planned on the Four Horsemen series to be five parts: the four Horsemen, plus a wrap-up laying out the consequences for the
Four Horsemen of the Housing Apocalypse, Part 5: What It All Might Mean
June 23, 2022
At last, we come to the end of this dismal series. While it has been dismal, some of your emails and private messages have been
Four Horsemen of the Housing Apocalypse, Part 4: On a Pale Horse – Political Turmoil
June 15, 2022
And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I looked, and behold
