December Red Dot: Darkness Comes – Excerpts and Special Offer
December 4, 2018
The December Red Dot, Darkness Comes: Q3 and the Rise of Redfin, is now published and live. I’m pretty proud of it, but I thought
Articles filed under Brokers & Agents
Zillow, Redfin and the Tinderization of Real Estate
November 20, 2018
I’m deep into writing the December Red Dot, which will be on the Q3 earnings calls and what they portend for the industry, but there’s
The Case for iBuyer Becoming the Default
November 13, 2018
Recently, I saw a thread on Facebook that referenced this post from TheStreet.com, in which Jim Cramer and Marc Chaikin just trash Zillow: Marc Chaikin,
Trying to Make Sense of RE/MAX
November 8, 2018
Q3 earnings are starting to come out, with Realogy, Zillow and RE/MAX reporting and Redfin and EXPI coming soon. I’m likely going to do a
iBuyers and Competition: In Which I Welcome Jay Thompson Back to the Blogosphere
October 10, 2018
Over at Inman News, Jay Thompson, one of the original RE.net bloggerati, has returned to blogging in triumph with his post “Are iBuyers Going to
An Open Invitation to the NYC Buyer Graph: A Response to Rob Hahn
September 20, 2018
I wanted to write a response to Rob’s article to shed some more light on the details of the Buyer Graph, and to address some
Seven NYC Brokerages and RealScout Do A Dangerous Thing
September 20, 2018
I’m deep into writing the October Red Dot, but Andrew Flachner of RealScout sent me a personal email this morning with his Open Letter to
When the Clouds Part
September 17, 2018
Rob and I were supposed to be in Wilmington, NC today to present some new sessions at the State REALTOR Conference, Xchange. We watched as
What Should Zillow and Realtor.com Charge for Leads?
September 14, 2018
So a couple of weeks ago, we got news that Move (the parent of Realtor.com) agreed to acquire Opcity for $210 million. Since that means
