Yes, it’s that time of year again. As always, in advance of my 2023 predictions, I like to grade my 2022 predictions and see just how wrong I was with them. I think it’s gonna be bad news for me, and good news for everyone featured in my 2022 predictions. Here’s where we stand after … Read more
Many years ago, I had a project called HearItDirect. It was a live on-stage focus group, where we asked a panel of actual buyers and sellers about their real estate experiences. With all that has happened in the past two years, with the COVID pandemic first making buying or selling a home difficult, then the … Read more
Yes, it’s that time of year again. As always, in advance of my 2022 predictions, I like to grade my 2021 predictions and see just how wrong I was with them. I have a feeling it’ll be bad. But still, one must soldier on, consoled by the fact that all of my predictions are sure … Read more
I began writing Notorious ROB on January 16, 2008, with Hello World: I like blogging, from time to time. Since I am now working at a company that doesn’t have enormous legal departments and such wanting to look over my shoulders about what I do in my personal time, on my personal blog, I can … Read more
Happy Sunday night. It’s been a long weekend preparing a cabin for short term rental, but I have a very quick question for everyone. As you know, I went on a fairly deep dive earlier this year into blockchain and its impact on real estate. I rather enjoyed it, and I think the people I … Read more
Longtime readers know that I have an annual tradition around here that I’ve kept going for ten years. I repost this 2010 post about my personal experiences on that September day, and what I took away from it. This year, I thought long and hard about continuing that tradition, despite it being the 20th anniversary … Read more
[Editor’s Note: The image above is not Pedro, but it is how I imagine he is writing posts like this one and beyond.] To all the wonderful readers of Notorious ROB: My name is Pedro Robinson and I just joined 7DS Associates to help Rob with content. I’ll be writing, both in my own blog … Read more
Happy New Year, everybody! And a good riddance to the annus horribilis that was 2020. I am quite hopeful that 2021 will be far less horrible, but then again, reality does have a way of intruding. Nonetheless, I know I’ve been away for a bit. I decided to completely take off the week between Christmas … Read more
Okay, so… let’s be honest here for a moment. 2020 was the Year of Black Swans. I mean, when I made my Seven Predictions for 2020, I didn’t have a global pandemic, government lockdowns, and the nastiest election in history on my list of things to consider. So I’m pretty sure I already know the … Read more