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Private Club for Realtors
There is one solution that would solve everything - start a new club. It was probably no accident that Mauricio ran this again on his Instagram yesterday, and it is a fantastic idea: They are advertising it as a pocket-listing website, but it could go big and offer...
Zillow vs. Redfin?
Spencer took a crack at Redfin yesterday, and more: LINK An excerpt: Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff isn’t worried about the threat of newly-public Redfin — but he thinks the rest of the real estate industry should be. He made that clear during a conference call...
Big Brother Real Estate
Hat tip to reader MF who sent in a note about this latest 3.0 release. If it wasn't already obvious, our industry has more information on you than ever: With PropertyRadar 3.0, you can have unlimited, always up-to-date contact information with your subscription,...
Kayla’s Trendy Tuesday
VR is becoming a huge part in real estate where you don't even have to walk into an actual home! You can put on the headgear, and tour another home while being in your living room! Scary... but it's what our world is coming to. I bring it up today because the luxury...
Family Compound
This should happen more often: HOUSTON (FOX 26) - How often do you see your siblings and your extended family. One Houston man says most relatives don't spend enough time together so do you know what he did? The story behind this mansion is just about as stunning as...
Prop 13 Change?
Hat tip to W.C.Varones for sending in this article. I read it, and all of the supporting documentation, but didn't find any surveys or data to back up the president's claim below that well over 1 million additional properties will change hands - he just made that up....
Amazon Realtor Referrals
The easiest way for anybody to make money from real estate - refer a realtor. Costco, Lowe's and others have tried it, but you don't get the best realtor - you get the best realtor who is willing to pay to be on the list, and/or willing to discount their commission...
Boomer Parents-to-Children Transfers
Daytrip sent in this article (link below) on baby boomer sales, and how the transfer of homes from parents to children are likely to dampen the supply of homes for sale - and somewhat limit the property-tax receipts: LATimes.com But then I went to the actual report...
The Future of Realtors
Notorious Rob has a series of posts about the new CEO for the National Association of Realtors, and the future of the realtor industry. The interesting part is that the current president of the N.A.R. responded, which only brought up more questions. Rob's blog with...
