I have often mentioned, especially in my Musings videos, that a discussion of money is actually far more complicated than I have time for. And that there are others who are far better at really digging into What Is Money including Robert Breedlove, whose YouTube channel is literally called What Is Money. But this long … Read more
I log into LinkedIn and see this in my direct messages: As I’ve pointed out in longer posts, and in presentations, pocket listings and off-market (i.e., off-MLS) activity is going through the roof. Increasingly, the only thing clear about NAR’s Clear Cooperation Policy is that it will be impossible to enforce with any kind of … Read more
If you’ve been reading Notorious ROB for a while, then you know that I’ve been sounding the alarm for a few years now on the plight of Millennials. You also know that the plight of the Millennials are directly tied to housing, to real estate. Well, here’s a key segment from a popular podcast/YouTube channel … Read more
So the interwebz is abuzz with what is possibly the most interesting commercial of 2022, if not of all time: Jeremy’s Razors: The Greatest Commercial Ever A year ago, Harry’s Razors advertised on our shows. But then, they pulled their ads due to “values misalignment.” Harry’s apparently decided that conservatives don’t deserve great razors. We … Read more
CBS MarketWatch has a story quoting a “prominent economist” predicting a 25% drop in homes sales by the end of the summer: Ian Shepherdson, chief economist and founder of research consulting firm Pantheon Macroeconomics, is predicting a dramatic fall in the pace of home sales this year. In a research note, he projected that existing-home … Read more
From The Real Deal: In 2020, the Zillow-owned platform had told agents to post their sales listings on its site within 24 hours of advertising them elsewhere or they could lose professional access to the site. The new policy bans the offending listings, not the agents, meaning they can still post other properties on StreetEasy. … Read more
From Businesswire, we get “Bright MLS Strengthens Leadership Team with Award-Winning Marketing Executive Amit Kulkarni as its New Chief Marketing Officer“: Bright MLS, one of the nation’s leading multiple listing services announced today that real estate industry brand innovator Amit Kulkarni has joined the company’s executive leadership team as Chief Marketing Officer to lead the … Read more
I think the buzz right now is about Knock laying off 45% of its staff, pulling its plans to go public, etc. Look at the comments on Inman, and you can see the general sentiment out there. I think I’ll try to address this in more detail and in more depth in a future post, … Read more
Just saw this on The Real Deal and I thought it was very cool, especially in light of my Musings on construction costs. Diamond Age, a startup that claims to be able to build a home in 30 days, has raised $50 million in a Series A round: Diamond Age, which says its automated manufacturing … Read more