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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...

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Forced 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...

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Is 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...

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The 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...

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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...

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Land 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...

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Conquer 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...

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Decoding 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...

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#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...

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MLS 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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