Burnett v. NAR Summary Judgment Opinion: Per Se Liability!
December 21, 2022
About a week ago, the judge in the Burnett v. NAR case (formerly Sitzer v. NAR) handed down his ruling in the motion for summary
Articles filed under The Fun World of MLS Associations and Organized Real Estate
Seven Predictions for 2023: The Grime Edition
December 19, 2022
Welcome to yet another edition of the Seven Predictions, sure to be wrong or your money back. (Does not apply to VIP Subscriptions.) This is
Exploring the Worst Case Scenario: Copycat Litigation & Peculiar Hell for the Local MLS
December 12, 2022
In my last post exploring the worst case scenario from the commission lawsuits (Sitzer, Moehrl), I mentioned that MLSs will be going through their own
Exploring the Worst Case Scenario: On Bankruptcy
December 7, 2022
Had a conversation recently with the CEO of a large MLS who desires anonymity. But who he is is unimportant since the topic is the
[VIP] Opendoor 3Q/22: I Can See Clearly Now
November 10, 2022
As most of you know, I am a big giant iBuyer bull, which means I am a big giant Opendoor bull. I am long OPEN
[VIP] 3Q22 CoStar Group: The House of the Rising Sun
October 30, 2022
Last year I published a special Red Dot on CoStar after its entry into residential real estate. I subtitled it, “The Rising Sun” for a
BPP 2.0: Seven Questions
October 26, 2022
From RISMedia, we get some high-level concepts on what BPP 2.0 (Broker Public Portal) will look like. Or at least try to look like. According
How Will CMLS’s White Paper Argue Against RINRA?
October 11, 2022
I had heard that CMLS had retained two former DOJ and FTC attorneys to help them draft a white paper laying out all of the
No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy: Thoughts on CoStar and BPP’s Breakup
September 27, 2022
Writing has been thin as I’ve been on the road constantly, and very busy with projects. But news came across today that fairly requires some
