NBER Study: Conflicts of Interest and the REALTOR Commission Puzzle
September 2, 2015
Yesterday, I gave a presentation at the Pacific West Association of REALTORS Broker Summit which I named “Bring the Pain”. To be fair, I ask
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NLRB’s Browning Ferris Decision: Bad, Bad News for Franchising
August 28, 2015
Earlier today, the National Labor Relations Board handed down its ruling in the Brown Ferris case. If you are a brokerage who belongs to a
NLRB's Browning Ferris Decision: Bad, Bad News for Franchising
August 28, 2015
Earlier today, the National Labor Relations Board handed down its ruling in the Brown Ferris case. If you are a brokerage who belongs to a
Short Friday Post: What If the Industry Yanked All Their Listings?
August 21, 2015
I recently found this post on GeekEstate, which was from a while ago, that asked a provocative question: There are some proponents for the entire industry ceasing syndication
On Project Upstream (Part 2): The Path Forward
August 18, 2015
In Part 1, we discussed why Project Upstream as currently setup is problematic, despite the goals of Upstream being absolutely worth pursuing. In this part, I
The Future of Real Estate, According to Zillow
August 17, 2015
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post about Zillow’s acquisition of Dotloop, and offered the following under “The Long Game”: Over the long haul
On Project Upstream (Part 1): Great Concept, Problematic Execution
August 10, 2015
At the Inman Connect conference that just wrapped up, there was a “town hall” on a variety of topics featuring industry thought leaders like Marilyn
The Broker in the Internet Age
July 27, 2015
On the comments to my post about Zillow-Dotloop last week, this happened: My readers — the smartest, best informed readers in the real estate industry!
Zillow Acquires Dotloop – I Chat With Errol and Austin, and Have Initial Thoughts
July 22, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGbScr_4G0Y Earlier today, Zillow announced it was acquiring dotLoop, the popular real estate transaction management platform company. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The
