Haus.com and the Future of Transparency
July 30, 2016
Recently, a bit of a brouhaha broke out in real estate social media around a new startup called Haus.com from a cofounder of Uber. Rismedia has
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The Seven Most Interesting People in Real Estate, 2015
December 14, 2015
‘Tis the season for year-end lists, best-of lists, lists for Santa, lists for New Year Resolutions, lists of lists, yay! I recently spent a weekend
MarketWatch Posts Nonsense; I Have A Suggestion
February 8, 2015
Real estate journalism in the mainstream media is not exactly the stuff of Pulitzers. But even by that low standard, this “news story” from MarketWatch
On Rupert Murdoch Buying Realtor.com (Part 2): Wherefore Hope?
October 16, 2014
I meant to get this up days ago, but between travel, client engagements, other writings, and an upcoming vacation, I just couldn’t. But if you’ve
BREAKING: Zillow Hires Shaun Donovan as Chief Association Persuasion Officer
March 19, 2014
SEATTLE, March 5, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zillow, Inc. (Nasdaq:Z), the leading real estate and home-related marketplace, today announced Shaun Donovan will join the company
Zillow Plays the Race Card in Advance of Hosting HUD Secretary Donovan
January 21, 2014
Last Thursday, Zillow released a report on minority access to mortgages in partnership with the National Urban League. In case you were wondering what the
Why You Should Know About Aereo
January 13, 2014
I’m reasonably certain that 90%+ of my audience — that would be you — have no idea what Aereo is. And until recently, there was
A Few Thoughts On The Zillow Housing Forum
November 4, 2013
Two weeks ago, Zillow organized a small event in Washington DC with the title “Getting Our House In Order: Solving the Lingering Issues of the
Is This What Passes for Bipartisan at REALTOR Magazine?
March 26, 2013
This is gonna get political, y’all, by necessity. You’ll see. I went over to the REALTOR Magazine website the other day to check out a
