This is the first part of what I think will be a three-part examination of some rather curious things I’ve been seeing. First of all, I’m sure other sites will be announcing the news that MOVE has acquired the startup SocialBios. From the press release: Move, Inc. (Nasdaq: MOVE), the leader in online real estate, … Read more
In the aftermath of the vote on REALTOR Party Political Survival Initiative (RPPI), NAR has released a document showing where the funds will be going (PDF). I’m not entirely sure what some of the terms mean. For example, what does “Campaign Services” cover? What is the difference between “Issue Mobilization Program” and “Issue Coordinated Campaigns”? … Read more
I think this mostly analytical, mostly opinion post nows goes beyond the ambit of my NAR Midyear coverage. So, many many thanks to Zillow for sponsoring the Midyear series (I may have more of them in the future) but this post is sponsor-free. Predictably, the news from Midyear about Franchise IDX has resulted in mass … Read more
This post, and this series of reports and opinions from NAR Mid-Year 2011, brought to you by: Now that the RPPI (formerly known as RPPSI) has been approved by the NAR Board of Directors… what is the actual impact? Passing the thing was just the first step. The absolutely critical work of implementing whatever programs … Read more
This post, and this series of reports and opinions from NAR Mid-Year 2011, brought to you by: Thanks again to Zillow for sponsoring the series. I walked around one full day at Midyear with a Zillow shirt, as promised in my Ebay sponsorship listing. Got more than a couple of comments as a result, ranging … Read more
This post, and this series of reports and opinions from NAR Mid-Year 2011, brought to you by: The historic meeting of NAR’s Board of Directors is now over. I had the privilege of being able to listen in as a member of the “press” — which the blogosphere and RE.net can actually be. I hope … Read more
This post, and this series of reports and opinions from NAR Mid-Year 2011, brought to you by: [UPDATED Friday 5/13; see end of post] Yesterday, I reported on the decision of the MLS Policy Committee to suspend the Franchise IDX rule and refer it to a new working group for revision by the Annual Convention … Read more
This post, and this series of reports and opinions from NAR Mid-Year 2011, brought to you by: I can report on three major developments at the MLS Policy Committee meeting at NAR Midyear. Civix Patent Litigation Global Settlement First, NAR has reached a tentative agreement with Civix, the greenmailer patent owner who has been … Read more
This post, and this series of reports and opinions from NAR Mid-Year 2011, brought to you by: [kml_flashembed publishmethod=”static” fversion=”8.0.0″ movie=”http://7dsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/zillow_yahoo_ad.swf” width=”600″ height=”300″ targetclass=”flashmovie”][/kml_flashembed] First, as you noticed with the sponsorship banner above, Zillow won the Ebay auction for sponsoring this series. So thank you Zillow. Make them look good for sponsoring this series by … Read more