Rob Hahn

Managing Partner of 7DS Associates, and the grand poobah of this here blog. Once called "a revolutionary in a really nice suit", people often wonder what I do for a living because I have the temerity to not talk about my clients and my work for clients. Suffice to say that I do strategy work for some of the largest organizations and companies in real estate, as well as some of the smallest startups and agent teams, but usually only on projects that interest me with big implications for reforming this wonderful, crazy, lovable yet frustrating real estate industry of ours.

Actual Suggestions for Movesmart.org

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After my… ahem… tirade against Movesmart.org, I felt kinda bad.  I mean, they seem like such sweet, nice people with such good intentions.  Granted, I still stand by everything I wrote in that post, but… in the spirit of wishing them well, I offer the following suggestions.  I base them on this page on Netsquared.org … Read more

CoStar's Strong Pimp Hand; Eagerly Awaiting Response

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Looks like the latest CoStar blog post takes the rivalry between CoStar and Loopnet to a new level.  It’s exciting — almost as if we’re in a Presidential Election season.  Oh yeah….  Anyhow, CoStar basically pimpslapped Loopnet’s membership claims and alleges false advertising: If the impressive-sounding number LoopNet claims as its “registered users” is really … Read more

CoStar’s Strong Pimp Hand; Eagerly Awaiting Response

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Looks like the latest CoStar blog post takes the rivalry between CoStar and Loopnet to a new level.  It’s exciting — almost as if we’re in a Presidential Election season.  Oh yeah….  Anyhow, CoStar basically pimpslapped Loopnet’s membership claims and alleges false advertising: If the impressive-sounding number LoopNet claims as its “registered users” is really … Read more