Musings on the Supply Crisis
March 30, 2016
The real estate industry has been talking about low supply for a couple of years now, but it seems that some in the mainstream media
Articles filed under Brokers & Agents
What If We Let the Consumer Decide on Syndication?
March 22, 2016
It’s funny. Although I’ve been writing about syndication issues on these pages for oh… five or six years now… looking at all the different angles
Agent Professionalism, Millennials, and Value
March 11, 2016
Russ Cofano, formerly of Move and the former CEO of Missouri Association of REALTORS, and an all around thoughtful man who knows a lot, has
How the Agent-Free Future of Real Estate Could Come About
February 25, 2016
There’s not much that excites the hoi polloi of the real estate industry more than the suggestion of disintermediation: that one day, buyers and sellers
A Quick Question on Upstream & the Local MLS
February 18, 2016
I am performing a miracle right now. Blogging while flying 30,000 feet in the air. Will wonders never cease! In any event, given the quality
Taking the Brokercentric MLS Seriously
February 3, 2016
It’s been a busy week and a few. First, there was Inman which usually knocks me out of any sort of blog-like activities for a
If I Ruled The World: Insane Strategery for the Real Estate Industry
January 19, 2016
Yesterday, either Inman News or I broke the news that the California independent contractor case, Bararsani v. Coldwell Banker was settled. (I kinda think I broke it, because the
Forecast Calls For Vultures – Bararsani Case Settled
January 17, 2016
Thanks to reader Aileen Kane (who is one of you — the best informed readers in real estate) I just got word (via a comment
The Myth of the Irreplaceable REALTOR
January 5, 2016
Over on the Texas Association of REALTORS website, there’s a reprint of an article from the December 2015 issue of REAL Trends entitled “Why technology will
