Read Part I, “The complaint,” here. The idea I lay out below is not entirely original. Parts of it – or sometimes extensions of it – have been put forth by others. It is also undoubtedly flawed. I believe it is a good idea, but I need your feedback. I am not an MLS [...]
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Improving the MLS system, part I of II: The complaint
I’m thinking about MLS these days, A.) Because I am speaking at the CMLS conference next week, and B.) To my mind, there is little that is more important to the future of real estate than the improvement of the MLS system. Below, I lay out a complaint. If you’ve read this blog for a [...]
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The “Level playing field” is a wasteland
There was a lot to be excited about coming out of the fabulous Inman show last week. A crop of new apps from hard-pitching innovators. Interest in our category from investors. A prevailing sense, in the face of almost uniformly dark economic news, that those with brains and guts can still thrive in real estate. [...]
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Thoughts before a big week
Two weeks ago, I got back from my first real vacation in 5 years. And I’m just now catching up – right in time to spend the week in San Francisco for the Inman show. I’ve been light on posting during this time, so I thought I’d share a few things I’m thinking about headed [...]
Friday Flash: A home is not an egg roll, iPad goodness and the cost of paranoia
It was a quiet week. Or maybe I just had my head down. In any case, I do know there are some big deals about to break, so we have that to look forward to! … I have thought for a long-time (a “long time” being, these days, something like six months) that group buying, [...]
As Estately grows, so does consumer choice
DC residents now have a virtual panoply of real estate search sites to choose from. Estately, the IDX-powered online brokerage, just moved into DC, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia today, adding 60,000 new homes and condos to their database. In addition to Estately, lucky Mid-Atlantic residents can thaw themselves with dreams of warmer springtime home [...]
Looking back at Real Estate Connect New York
I looked down into the touch-screen display at JFK: “Upgrade to first class for $250.” There was no way I could justify this. I can’t afford it, frankly. But my body cried to be horizontal; my mind begged for stillness. Done deal.
Stop yelling at me
Why do so many agents use all caps for property descriptions? Just now I was looking at some design comps our designer created against a live implementation of her work. The live property detail page was marred by a massive block of all-caps nonsense. Someone please tell me there’s a crazy but nonetheless adhered to [...]
Now this is news: A local association jumps on the market data opportunity
10k Research officially launched today. The company is a for-profit entity set up by the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors that slices, dices and visualizes MLS data into local market metrics suitable for consumer consumption. Their service is available to brokers, MLSs and associations across the country. I wrote about their hometown market effort a [...]
Zillow’s new iPhone app: Taking it to the streets
When David Gibbons gave me an early peek of the new Zillow iPhone app on Monday, my first thought was how this would take the frustration I feel online at home to the streets. Great. Now trying to figure out what’s real when it comes to home values can be frustrating everywhere! But then I [...]
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