Is the Real Estate Industry Serious About Race?
June 6, 2020
Every American of good conscience is hurting now, both from the evil of police brutality and the evil of looting and rioting. I have been
Articles filed under Brokers & Agents
Thinking Through Platforms in Real Estate, Part 2: Contenders
June 1, 2020
In Part 1, we looked at what a Platform in real estate might look like, having been inspired by Ben Thompson at Stratechery who talked
Thinking Through Platforms in Real Estate, Part 1: Definitions
May 28, 2020
Ben Thompson at Stratechery is a great read, and he really does get my gears turning. Today’s email/post is particularly interesting as it raises some
Requiem for a Dream: Redfin
May 20, 2020
I hold it true, whate’er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; ‘Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved
Must the Agent Be Local?
May 14, 2020
I’ve been busy with earnings season, which provides a unique peek under the hood of the five public companies (well, four, since EXPI doesn’t do
[VIP] Zillow, Q1/2020: Not Going Back
May 11, 2020
One of my favorite moments in recent earnings calls came when Glenn Kelman, CEO of Redfin, used the phrase “delayed blast fireball” in an actual
[VIP] Realogy, Q1/2020: Excitement! And COVID!
May 8, 2020
Realogy was one of the first public companies in residential real estate to report Q1 earnings… and it was more or less what was expected:
Opendoor Converges to Brokerages
May 6, 2020
It’s been a minute or two since I posted; blame the mundane annoyances of moving. Yes, I’m one of those people who bought a house
The W2 Model Post COVID: A Reader Request
April 20, 2020
I don’t often check the “message request” function on Facebook, but did so earlier today and found a request from a reader, Shelley Scanlin, from
