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Listing Assets: 60 Minutes, Redfin and the DOJ
The “60 minutes” story; the DOJ and FTC; Redfin and Co-Mingling”. Wow. What does it all mean? It seems to me that the issues are being conflated and the waters are being muddied to the point where nobody can understand what is going on. From my point of view;...
Do you sell houses or homes?
In real estate we often talk about property as a “house”. In my opinion real estate professionals that sell the “house” are not doing their sellers any favors. Why? Because simply put; buyers don’t buy houses – they buy homes (something one can find from dual...
Point2 NLS’s Conspiracy to Keep First Class Full – A response to Blanche Evans
Conspiracy is in the air! What am I talking about you ask? I am talking about a presentation given by Blanche Evans of the Realty Times to the NAR Realtor Association Executives Institute held in San Diego this February 19th, 2007. Here is a link to the intro and...
Reliberation
We released a new site today called “Reliberation” and the posts are flowing in. The site is in beta and there will be many more features to come. Any and all feedback is welcome and...
Point2 NLS Released at Inman New York
So we did it, the Point2 NLS was released. If you didn’t happen to see the release you can, here’s one of the links: http://news.point2.com/inman_010407.asp . We announced it a couple of days before Inman and it made for some interesting conversations. All in all, the...
NATIONAL MLS PART DEUX
In April 06 I wrote a blog about the idea of a “National MLS” Much has happened since that time. Zillow, for instance, has been held up a potential threat as a “new national MLS”. It seems funny to me that people, real estate professionals in particular, would...