Will COVID Finally End Local School Districts?
July 30, 2020
THE hot topic in my small cul-de-sac over Wednesday night happy hour is whether schools will ever come back. Here in Las Vegas, the Clark
Articles filed under Politics & Regulation
A Brief History Lesson on REALTORS and Race
July 22, 2020
I didn’t really want to write this, because I assumed it was relatively common knowledge within the U.S. real estate industry that we have a
The Hard Stuff: Systemic Racism and Real Estate
June 9, 2020
This is the followup to the first post, in which I asked whether the real estate industry was serious about race and racial issues. I
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
Industry Relations Ep. 46: What’s Next for Real Estate
May 12, 2020
As threatened, Greg and I recorded a special live version of Industry Relations, inviting everyone to join in on a free-flowing conversation about what’s next
Industry Relations Ep. 45: Best-Case Predictions for Real Estate Post-COVID
April 15, 2020
In normal times, today would have been Uncle Sam’s favorite day of the year: Tax Day. But of course, we’re all on lockdown, including the
Industry Relations Ep. 44: What Forbearance Means for Mortgage Markets – with Rob Chrisman
April 10, 2020
Happy Friday, everybody! Hope everyone is keeping safe and healthy, and in as high a spirit as possible given our current situation. Just a quick
Real Estate in the Time of Cholera: The Aftermath, Part 1 – Brokerages
March 16, 2020
So here we are in the Brave New World of quarantines, lockdowns and barely contained (?) panic. May it be short, as it is simply
NAR’s New Fair Housing Action Plan: Add One Key Missing Element
January 10, 2020
NAR is in the news, but for a positive reason for a change. Hoooray! It appears that the leadership team at NAR met in Washington
