The Shape of Housing Politics to Come
March 6, 2020
I got my laptop back, finally, after spending three days in intensive care and undergoing surgery. So to celebrate, I thought I’d put up a
Articles filed under The Fun World of MLS Associations and Organized Real Estate
African-American Homeownership Lowest Since 1968: What If It’s Not All Race?
February 10, 2020
Happy Monday, everybody! So if you haven’t seen it yet, Inman ran a big article last Friday talking about a statement by Bryan Greene, NAR’s
The Notorious Interview: Jennifer Branchini & Sanjay Wagle, California Assoc. of REALTORS
January 21, 2020
In this rare public episode of the Notorious Interview, I speak with Jennifer Branchini, Treasurer, and Sanjay Wagle, SVP of Public Policy, for the California
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
The Decade That Was in Real Estate
December 27, 2019
I gather that with 2020 just around the corner, navel gazing and thinking big thoughts about the ’10’s have become a relatively popular activity. Hell,
Musings on Defining Fundamental Problems
December 5, 2019
I was on a conference call earlier with a client discussing an upcoming strategy planning session, and one of the people raised a very interesting
Time for a Housecleaning: Racism in Long Island Real Estate
November 19, 2019
I am alternatively furious and despondent that this post has to be written in 2019. But it has to be. In case you missed it,
Pass Clear Cooperation Policy, But Address the Gaping Loophole
November 10, 2019
On Saturday, the MLS Policy Committee of NAR approved the proposed Clear Cooperation Policy (also known as MLS Policy 8.0) as written and forwarded it
Compass and Coming Soon: Not About the Client
November 6, 2019
[EDIT: This post has been updated with responses from Compass, and my further responses to those responses.] [EDIT: I have updated the post once again,
