The Machine and the Real Estate Agent
January 21, 2019
I’m taking a break from writing my February report, and thought I’d think through something with you all. It’s not directly relevant to my Red
Articles filed under Zillow
Seven Predictions for 2019: K-Pop Edition
January 1, 2019
[Posted earlier at Inman News; now that it’s actually 2019, figured it was safe to post to my site for posterity.] So it turns out
The Seven Most Interesting People in Real Estate, 2018 Edition
December 16, 2018
Welcome back to another edition of The Seven Most Interesting People in Real Estate. I know, I know, as a friend of mine said on Facebook,
December Red Dot: Darkness Comes – Excerpts and Special Offer
December 4, 2018
The December Red Dot, Darkness Comes: Q3 and the Rise of Redfin, is now published and live. I’m pretty proud of it, but I thought
Zillow, Redfin and the Tinderization of Real Estate
November 20, 2018
I’m deep into writing the December Red Dot, which will be on the Q3 earnings calls and what they portend for the industry, but there’s
The Case for iBuyer Becoming the Default
November 13, 2018
Recently, I saw a thread on Facebook that referenced this post from TheStreet.com, in which Jim Cramer and Marc Chaikin just trash Zillow: Marc Chaikin,
Things Become Clearer: NAR vs. Zillow; C2EX vs. Best of Zillow
November 6, 2018
I’ve been busy researching and writing the November Red Dot, which has now been published. But as often happens, when I’m deep in that project,
On the Opendoor Acquisition of Open Listings
September 11, 2018
Just thought I’d drop a brief (well, for me) note here about Opendoor’s acquisition of Open Listings, in between preparing for hurricane Florence…. Inman News has
iBuyers Are Not House Flippers: Spencer Rascoff Edition
August 22, 2018
In the August Red Dot, The Truth About iBuyers, I made the point that the real estate industry fundamentally misunderstands what the iBuyer movement is
