I’ve been busy packing my house, putting everything into a moving truck, and then driving for a couple of days across this beautiful country of ours to pay much attention to the RE.net. Hence, I didn’t quite realize that somehow, I may have played a tiny part in triggering some kind of a panic in … Read more
I’m on an airplane back from Inman, feeling vaguely ill due to a combination of karaoke, tequila and vodka. Let’s just say it was epic, and I will pay homage to it somehow. Nonetheless, it was a wonderful Inman for me, as I’ve met some new friends, bonded all over again with old friends, and … Read more
I don’t know about you, but I love having Sam Debord as a regular guest on Notorious. Because we often disagree, but unlike our national politics, people can disagree while still being friends. The latest example of such disagreement comes from Sam’s recent post, Triumph and the Molehill of Non-Realtor MLS Choice. Read the whole … Read more
I’m not wrong often (although Sunny might disagree) but when I am, I freely and eagerly admit it. The MLS of Choice change may be one of the times when I was wrong. I thought it wasn’t that big a deal: don’t charge people when they’re not using your MLS? Isn’t that a no-brainer? It … Read more
I’ve been extraordinarily busy due to a bunch of deadlines for a couple of projects. That isn’t an excuse, or an apology, but a setup since it was research for one of those projects that leads to this post. Let’s not bury the lede: On current trends, Redfin will overtake Realtor.com as the second most … Read more
So as most of my readers know, the Coronation of Bob Goldberg just happened. Sure, he’s been in the job officially since August 1, but his “coming out party” (Bob’s own words) was Tuesday at the 2017 NAR Leadership Summit. That was followed in short order with a 1-on-1 interview with Andrew Flachner, CEO of … Read more
Okay, it turns out that Part 2 was the difficult one to write, because of how complicated organized real estate is. Part 1, the impact on brokerage, is here in case you missed it. The final question is the impact on technology vendors in real estate. They are actually a pretty important part of the … Read more
I have to be honest here. I thought this post would be easy to write after Part 1, where I talked about impact on brokerages. Turns out not to be the case. There are several reasons why, but the biggest is that there are a lot of “if-then” branching scenarios that made me get into … Read more
I know, I know… another post about Redfin… that isn’t Part 2 which deals with the impact on parts of the industry that aren’t brokerages. But I’ve been busy, and still thinking through the impact on MLS, Associations, tech vendors, etc. In the meantime, my good friend and regular guest contributor to this blog, the … Read more