Brokers & Agents

Will A Few Teams Dominate All Markets?

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I realize writing has been light because of travel, and because of Inman Connect that just finished last week. My apologies, but I hope to put some thoughts down before my next roadtrip. Now, I didn’t attend any sessions because, well, #lobbycon for one and meeting after meeting for another. But what I’ve heard from … Read more

Pretty Lies: The Real Estate Agent Edition

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In a previous post, I talked about pretty lies that brokerages tell themselves to feel better about things, even though they know deep in their hearts that none of those will actually solve their problems. If you read that post, you know that I’ve been telling myself pretty lies about my weight and physical condition … Read more

[VIP] What Shutting Down Climb Says About Realogy, Part 2: My Take on Things

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If you managed to make it all the way through the massive post that was Part 1, let me thank you first of all and congratulate you on your powers of focus and concentration. I must warn you that this Part 2 is quite likely to be very, very long as well. We might start … Read more

[VIP] What Shutting Down Climb Says About Realogy, Part 1: The Story and Questions

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[Warning: this is a very long post, even by my standards. I encourage you to take frequent breaks, brew a fresh pot of coffee, and maybe re-read sections if they interest you.] Last week, I broke the news that Realogy was going to shut down Climb, the San Francisco-based “youth culture” brokerage, and consolidate it … Read more

The Decade That Was in Real Estate

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I gather that with 2020 just around the corner, navel gazing and thinking big thoughts about the ’10’s have become a relatively popular activity. Hell, I did it myself on the Industry Relations podcast with Greg Robertson. But I’m going to do it again, in writing, because it helps me think things through. What’s sort … Read more

The Seven Most Interesting People in Real Estate, 2019 Edition

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Welcome back to another edition of The Seven Most Interesting People in Real Estate. As in earlier years, let me reiterate that Inman does the Influencers list, Swanepoel does the Power 200 list (I help out on that list), and both are far more respected and important than this short list of mine for a bunch … Read more