This article was originally published on Inman News:
Big money is influencing the real estate business the way it does politics. It pushes ideals to their extremes to see how much they can withstand and still carry a critical … Read more...
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Who’s lobbying NAR? Zillow, dues dollars and the DOJ
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The National Association of Realtors is perennially involved in lobbying legislators to effect healthy real estate policy. The shoe has been on the other foot lately. A local
This week in RE: the NAR logo, Zillow’s iBuyer status and DocuSign’s IPO
Decoding the broker/MLS cold war on consolidation
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Market momentum has created two paths forward for MLSs, and understanding them will determine the winners
- When small groups of contiguous MLSs can’t find a way
Triumph and the Molehill of Non-Realtor MLS Choice
This article was originally published on Notorious R.O.B:
Rob had a fascinating “what if” yesterday. In a nutshell, after NAR MLS policy changes this year, Realtor MLSs divest some of their Realtor ownership so they can avoid NAR policy… Read more...
Hear the broker cries from behind the gray curtain
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You can’t hear James Dwiggins’s screams. We all need to hear them.
Dwiggins is the head of NextHome, a company that works in over 100 MLS marketplaces. Like so … Read more...
Forced MLS membership no more? The time for ‘choice’ is now
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- Under “MLS of Choice,” brokers and agents would only pay for the MLSs they choose to access and use. But the question is not “if they choose an MLS;” it’s
We Need Much More Honesty on Upstream
This post was originally published on the Notorious R.O.B.:
Well, this should be fun. After Rob’s critique of my last piece about Upstream, I thought it would be appropriate to step into the Notorious octagon. Considering I’m not … Read more...
Provoking, flipping and dropping bombs (Inman Connect Speed Wrap)
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by Sam DeBord
Last week was Inman Connect in San Francisco, one of the best events of the year (and no, not only for the parties).
I’m writing to you from a campground … Read more...
The broker-driven future of the MLS
- Brokers need to understand the new initiatives changing the way we work with MLSs.
- New tools can create efficiency and improved data storage and analytics for