The Battle of the MLS September 16, 2006
What a strange and wonderful industry you have here…
I was reading Trulia Blogs’s Is the MLS Totally Clueless? and Greg Swann’s Cute little Trulia pleads, “Can’t we share the hate?!?” blog postings, I have one thing to say… “You’re both right!”
I see myself as being an arms dealer or mercenary for brokers & agents. I’m [...]
Painting the Industry with a Broad Brush August 22, 2006
Before I take the full rap for painting the industry red with a broad brush, let’s look at this line from an interview in Inman News today. “To bring buyers and sellers together requires lying, cheating and manipulating.”
Defending bad behavior does not invoke change. Let’s hear from some agents regarding how they were [...]
How did the industry get broken and how do we fix it? August 19, 2006
I’m actually writing this from the dentist chair. First time I’ve actually put my laptop on my lap. Kinda cool.
There is a very, very simple explanation as to how the real estate industry got broken. How we fix it is another story that will take more heads than mine to figure out. [...]
Future of the Real Estate Industry? July 24, 2006
Hint: It is being discussed and decided this week, but not in San Francisco.
John Cook picks up this quote from Glenn Kelman of Redfin on what he will testify about when placed in front of U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity:
“I am going to say how much friction there is [...]
MOVE.com - a strategic shift April 13, 2006
We, here in the Seattle area, are in the unique position of seeing first hand, the coming of change. There is no place in this country on a parallel path with technology and the future, like the Seattle area. The hiring of Dustin Luther by Move.com is as significant as Realtor.com BECOMING Move.com It is [...]
What do real estate industry people talk about? March 14, 2006
My 10-12 weeks of “blogging” have been quite interesting for me, in that for 15 years I mostly have talked about the real estate industry with other industry people, and talked about local real estate with my own clients and local agents. Blogging opens up talking to consumers generally about the industry, which is [...]
What makes Commercial Real Estate Different from Residential Real Estate? February 28, 2006
(Editor’s Note: I recently came across an interesting blog put together by Stephen Cugier and Nick Papa from Grubb & Ellis that focuses on Seattle’s commercial real estate market. In talking with them, I thought it would be interesting to have them post an occasional article on aspects of commercial real estate that [...]
