Comments on: Bob Hale is sticking his neck out – who’s got his back?

By: Friday Flash: “I Can’t believe it’s Not Brokerage!” and better drinking through technolgy « 1000Watt Consulting

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:13:45 +0000

[...] promising, if flawed, data-driven attempts to solve this problem have been smothered in the cradle, launching and disappearing within [...]

By: Honest Mistakes, 20/20 Hindsight, No Surprises, Real Innovation and Double Dip 'Psycho-Semantics' | Jeff Corbett

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:11:41 +0000

[...] track records or ‘report card‘. The Houston Association of Realtors (HAR) launched an Agent match product that was by most accounts very benign in regards to the information being displayed for [...]

By: My g-g-g generation | 1000Watt Consulting

My g-g-g generation | 1000Watt Consulting — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:58:50 +0000

[...] Scouting Report wasn’t accurate. The HAR app had plenty of kinks to work out too. They were no different than the garage band rock and roll that [...]

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:55:46 +0000

I like it and Iam not even in real estate, go Bob go

By: Redfin takes down Scouting Report for good (or for now?) | 1000Watt Consulting

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:23:43 +0000

[...] It’d be less controversial if this were delivered by a somewhat more neutral third party. Bob tried it, bravely, and he too had to pull back. Who’s gonna step up next? Here, then, is some of what [...]

By: Initial Thoughts on the Redfin Scouting Report - The Phoenix Real Estate Guy

Initial Thoughts on the Redfin Scouting Report - The Phoenix Real Estate Guy — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:44:39 +0000

[...] it out at an Inman Conference in 2009 as part of a “code-a-thon” within the conference. The Houston Association of Realtors led by the always progressive Bob Hale did it within their membership — for a week or so until the backlash from agents forced the [...]

By: Redfin releases Scouting Report, the most disruptive online real estate play in years | 1000Watt Consulting

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:30:48 +0000

[...] never saw the light of day. Houston Association of Realtors CEO Bob Hale, inspired in part by this, released an association-controlled attmempt a year later. It lasted all of a week before backlash brought it [...]

By: Jay Thompson

Jay Thompson — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 21:54:47 +0000

Yo “Short Sale Agent in California” – whatever you are paying your “SEO guy” is way too much. They aren’t “doing SEO” for you, they are spamming for you. You should ask for a refund.

By: Quick thoughts on the new Realtor.com | 1000Watt Consulting

Quick thoughts on the new Realtor.com | 1000Watt Consulting — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:18:43 +0000

[...] are really working – and discount those who aren’t. The Houston Association of Realtors did something similar a few weeks ago, and I think we’ll continue to see more of [...]

By: Teri Henkelman

Teri Henkelman — Wed, 26 May 2010 15:19:05 +0000

As a final note – I prefer to be Nordstrom, not Wal Mart.