The future of NAR: Action will be the measure, not words
This post was originally published on Inman News: Key Takeaways: Fat cats don’t have time to write key takeaways. I just spent a few days in Chicago with the National Association of Realtors. During my...
View ArticleForced MLS membership no more? The time for ‘choice’ is now
This article was originally published on Inman News: Key Takeaways 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...
View ArticleIs it a real estate agent’s ethical duty to authenticate buyers?
This article was originally published on Inman News: Key Takeaways Authentication will improve the industry for consumers and pros, but it won’t reach critical adoption without an industry mandate. The...
View ArticleThe winners and losers of this year’s real estate recruiting season
This article was originally published on Inman News: Brace yourselves. Winter is coming. Tis the season for: “Can we sit down for a cup of coffee and talk about your business?” It’s head-hunting season...
View ArticleTriumph 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...
View ArticleLand Property Listings with Data & Digital Differentiation
This article was originally published in RE Magazine: Listings are gold in this inventory-starved market. While the majority of vendor pitches that REALTORS® receive involve marketing to unknown buyers...
View ArticleConquer the 7 deadly sins of real estate leadership
The real estate industry’s leaders are rich in accomplishment, having built a brokerage and agency structure that is the envy of the world. With much of real estate’s next chapter being written around...
View ArticleDecoding the Broker-MLS Cold War Part 2: Free the Data
Key Takeaways Real estate apps and data don’t function seamlessly across MLS, broker and vendor tools — there are concrete technical reasons. Brokers need to understand the issues that keep them from...
View Article#ICNY 2019: One MLS to rule them all, Zillow’s upstream movement, iBuyers and...
This article was originally published on Inman News, article image credit Inman News: Note: This discussion originated in the Geek Estate Mastermind — thanks to the Inman community for introducing me...
View ArticleMLS at 600: The Big Picture on Real Estate’s Multiple Listing Services in 2019
This article was originally published on TheMLSMap.com: The MLS segment of the real estate industry will achieve a major milestone in 2019. The number of multiple listing services in the United States...
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