After my last post on triage, which was a bit dark, I have decided to spend some time doing something that will shock many of you: optimism and positivity. Fact is, I’m actually a pretty optimistic and positive guy — it’s just that I form opinions based on facts, and the facts are often rather … Read more
I just spent an hour glued to the TV, absolutely fascinated by what I was seeing and hearing. And no, it wasn’t the latest episode of Game of Thrones (which was rather disappointing in many ways… but I digress). IÂ watched something normal human beings likely would not, since there are only 162 views on YouTube … Read more
Reader Ben Thompson asked me in a recent comment if I would opine on the topic of the impact of (and to, I would think) various companies in a buyer’s market: Sorry to trend off topic, but Rob kindly please consider writing a blog post on the impact of companies like Redfin in a buyers … Read more
This will be a very brief post, as I’ve got a ton of work to do. But I had to put this up somewhere just to get some thoughts. As you can see from the image above, we are now roughly at the same point ABOVE the height of the real estate bubble in Q1 … Read more
Blogging has been very light (well, non-existent) because I’m putting the finishing touches on the July Red Dot on MLS of Choice, and… as I’m sure you’ve noticed, a site redesign! So due apologies to everyone. Then again, there hasn’t been a whole lot of news worth discussing either… until now. According to a new … Read more
I’ve been extraordinarily busy with the final edits on the inaugural issue of The Red Dot, my new premium newsletter offering. It should ship tomorrow to all subscribers, so they can be ahead of the curve and avoid the $225 million lawsuit landing on their doorsteps. /salespitch So blogging has been a bit light. Future … Read more
My April Fool’s experiment has taught me that most people simply do not click on links. 🙂 Accordingly, I’ll minimize the links on future posts, including this one, unless I feel it’s absolutely necessary. Heh. In any event, back to semi-serious topics… and there’s a great one on LinkedIn by the one and only Glenn Kelman, … Read more
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 have finally woken up to the issue. Chris Matthews writing in Fortune thinks that the housing crisis never ended – it just morphed into something else: “America is experiencing a … Read more
Back in the dark, dark days of the Bubble (2008-2011), I remember thinking a lot about, and talking about, strategic default. Here’s a sample from the tail-end of 2010: What got me wondering is whether that commercial and others like it, which constantly denigrate banks, call mortgages illegal and immoral, and talk about how you … Read more