Thinking Through Platforms in Real Estate, Part 1: Definitions
May 28, 2020
Ben Thompson at Stratechery is a great read, and he really does get my gears turning. Today’s email/post is particularly interesting as it raises some
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Requiem for a Dream: Redfin
May 20, 2020
I hold it true, whate’er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; ‘Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved
Must the Agent Be Local?
May 14, 2020
I’ve been busy with earnings season, which provides a unique peek under the hood of the five public companies (well, four, since EXPI doesn’t do
[VIP] RE/MAX Q1, 2020: Nothing Has Really Changed
May 13, 2020
RE/MAX came into 2020 on a big upswing. Q4 was a good quarter; it was a very good quarter, in fact. And as we have
[VIP] Redfin, Q1/2020: Scared Money and The Big Squeeze
May 12, 2020
According to its own creation mythology, Redfin was born in the dark as it was founded just before the Bubble burst. If any company knows
[VIP] Realogy, Q1/2020: Excitement! And COVID!
May 8, 2020
Realogy was one of the first public companies in residential real estate to report Q1 earnings… and it was more or less what was expected:
Opendoor Converges to Brokerages
May 6, 2020
It’s been a minute or two since I posted; blame the mundane annoyances of moving. Yes, I’m one of those people who bought a house
The W2 Model Post COVID: A Reader Request
April 20, 2020
I don’t often check the “message request” function on Facebook, but did so earlier today and found a request from a reader, Shelley Scanlin, from
iBuyer Will Return With a Roar: Why Opendoor Might Have Laid Off People
April 20, 2020
Since my last quick take on this, I have had more time to investigate, research, and talk to a wide variety of people from the
