Mortgage Litigation on the Rise
March 24, 2011
I’ve been writing about the mess that is Foreclosuregate on this blog, on Notorious, and on AOL Real Estate. And something I worried about (yet
Articles filed under In the News
BREAKING: NAR Launches a Political Party, Risks Its Future
March 20, 2011
At the 2011 Association Executives Institute meeting in Dallas, NAR has put forth a bold if risky plan it is actually calling the “Political Survival
Agent Ratings Must Be Done by Other Agents
March 15, 2011
Agent Ratings is in the news again. MLSListings, based on Sunnyvale, California, has announced that it will launch a pilot REALTOR ratings program with the
Keller Williams’ New E-Edge Program and Strategic Fit
March 8, 2011
As some of you know, I’ve long been an admirer of Keller Williams as a brokerage model, because of its consistency. I may not be
Keller Williams' New E-Edge Program and Strategic Fit
March 8, 2011
As some of you know, I’ve long been an admirer of Keller Williams as a brokerage model, because of its consistency. I may not be
Mind, Blown: 1 in 10 REALTORS Has a Blog
March 3, 2011
This is simply mindblowing: The use of blogs has steadily increased as a marketing tool for real estate agents. One in ten members reported having
Cash Buyers, Inflation, and Real Estate
March 2, 2011
The recent news out of California, that cash buyers have set a record in home purchases, is the kind of news that makes me go
Wait Just One Minute… Did NAR Just Concede Its Data Sucks?
February 16, 2011
So CoreLogic releases a report in which it claims that NAR’s widely used Existing Home Sales stats are total garbage: CoreLogic reported sales totaled only
Updating the Renter Nation Prediction
February 16, 2011
The Wall Street Journal carried a story today on its front page entitled, “Banks Push Home Buyers to Put Down More Cash“. The key paragraph:
