The new website is finally here. If you’re reading this on the website, you already know that. If you’re reading it via email, then consider taking some time to click through and check out the new site design. You should have already received an email from me on your VIP Subscription, as you’ll need to … Read more
So… I just learned today that my Mailchimp was on the fritz again, so you might not have received any Quick Takes for a while. I apologize about that, but you can find all past Quick Takes along with all VIP articles in the Notorious VIP Section of the website. (Make sure you’re logged in.) … Read more
It’s a new year and a new decade, so welcome to the first Quick Take of 2020! I realize both the writing and the Quick Takes have been very sparse because… well… the holidays. Let’s leave it at that. Now, let’s move on into the brave new world. Notorious TL;DR Since we last did a … Read more
Welcome to another issue of Quick Takes. Notorious TL;DR Since we last did a Quick Take, here are the new posts up on Notorious. Because ’tis the season, to be jolly of course, but also the season for a number of annual traditions here with enormous end-of-the-year posts, writing has been and will be a … Read more
So apparently, a bug in my Mailchimp meant that the last two Quick Takes did not go out. I have the dev fixing it right now, but that still means I have to write it. I apologize for all the technical difficulties; I hope to have all of that addressed soon with a new website. … Read more
Happy Friday, everybody. Has it really been almost a month since I did one of these? It sure does look that way, since my last real Quick Takes was on 11/1. Mea culpa! Mea maxima culpa! My only excuse is that I made poor choices as a young man, which led to becoming a consultant … Read more
Back in Q2, I titled my analysis of Zillow’s earnings, “Going All In” and wrote: When Rich Barton took (back) over as CEO of Zillow earlier this year, I wrote a Red Dot and titled it, “The Return of the King.” I didn’t realize then that the king was not just a fighter, but a … Read more
Redfin’s Q3 results showed a solid rebound from a rather disappointing Q2. It looks great all around, with revenues, profit, market share, etc. all up and up very healthy. Agent productivity is up, traffic is up, and Redfin Now is a $80 million business in Q3. So all in all, a very nice rebound. There … Read more
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