I re-read the NAR/DOJ settlement document over the weekend following a detailed discussion with a client. The language below didn’t jump out at me before, but made me smile the second time around. “An MLS may not refuse to deal…
Archive for June, 2008
Web 2.0′s knockin’ but can’t come in
Web 2.0’s seeming failure to birth bankable revenue streams or sustainable business models in real estate reflects glaringly off its windshield. Many are bracing for a crash. The conventional cash register isn’t ringing, but convention is overrated these days. A…
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Cause for celebration
At 19, my oldest son packed his T100 and drove to Portland. A home-schooled child, Ryan was my partner in crime. He was there when I bought my first sports car. Landscaped the entire back yard with me. We rode…
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Bedrock
Abracadabra. Your Web site has vanished. Your blog: MIA. HomeGain, Trulia, Zillow, ActiveRain … all gone. As if they never existed. You reach for your phone but there’s no dial tone. Your computer — no Internet activity. No e-mail. No…
Online real estate’s final frontier: The neighborhood
We’ve got a few things pretty much nailed in online real estate. IDX, mapping, and data integration — they’re all reaching a point where innovation comes in small increments. I can see the path forward on mobile applications in real…
Striking while the iron is cold: An interview
A couple weeks ago, Equitable Sotheby’s International of Phoenix merged with Russ Lyon Realty Company to form the largest Sotheby’s franchise in the world. The deal took months to work through the legal channels. I received an invitation to attend…
Crazy mail
I got this in the mail today: I’ve become inured to crazy mail like this. 5 years of nut job mortgage offers pretty much took care of that. But this grabbed me. It’s not that the approach is especially obnoxious…
Some gems amid a rough week
Davison and I were in Orange County Monday, San Francisco Tuesday and head to Dallas later this morning. I’ve been hit with food poisoning and Marc is still without ID or credit cards since losing his wallet in Chicago last…
Been Memed
Someone I admire memed me. I was reluctant. But she urged me to participate. I figure if someone of her caliber can do it, then I can too. 1. Who is your favorite musical artist? So many have influenced my…
By the time I left Lisle, I had a pocket full of cash
This is about people. 60 or so AE’s from Illinois to be exact. They came to my rescue as I paced across the lobby floor at the Marriott in Lisle on Thursday. My wallet was missing; something I discovered not…
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