Move Inc sells to News Corp. What is does NOT mean.
Move Inc (Also affectionately known as REALTOR.com), was just sold to News Corp. Here are the particulars. While many will debate what this means, I would rather focus on what it does NOT mean. It is...
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Move Inc sale to News Corp = What it MIGHT mean (Hint: Correction)
Zillow’s had a love fest with Wall Street that made it an unprofitable $5.8 Billion over-valued Wall Street wonderturd for months and months. (You can quote my opinion on that. I neither own Zillow nor...
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Mortgage Market Irony: Ben Bernanke has trouble getting a mortgage. Seriously.
Ok. This is not going to be a rant. It is going to be an observation. Yes. They are different. The mortgage market swings from too loose to too tight in some almost too easy to predict cycles. As long...
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Just because Long and Foster does it in Manassas VA, Should I do it here?
Ok. This post needs a preface. I have been getting a lot of questions lately about brokerages doing Property Management. There are a number of people wanting to try it out for a variety of reasons. My...
View ArticleReal Estate Lead Generation Questions
Next Thursday I am going to be interviewed by Real Estate Coach Don Cunnigham of Fidelity Coaching. (there is no cost or obligation for the webinar, so feel free to sign up. He was kind enough to...
View ArticleRedfin + Walkscore = Good Move by Glenn and Redfin
Glenn Kelman announced that Redfin has acquired Walkscore. Here is his blog post that announces the acquisition. While Glenn did a really good job of explaining his reasoning for the deal in his blog...
View ArticleZillow and Trulia now that they have Grown Ups as competitors
Rupert Murdock is a grown up. My opinion is that he may be the FIRST grown up that Zillow and Trulia have had to contend with. Effective April 2015, Move, Inc. has announced that Listhub will no longer...
View ArticleRupert Murdoch at Inman Connect NY and Zillow stock price drops 7.5%
Ok. These two news events both just happened. Rupert Murdoch was just announced that he will be at Inman Connect NY. Yes, THE Rupert Murdoch that just bought Move Inc. / Realtor.com. And yes the same...
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How to explain Zestimates® to potential clients
Most REALTORS in the business get often asked about a Zestimate on a potential clients house. The complaints from REALTORS are long and loud about this. It happens quite often because Zestimates are...
View ArticleNote to Wall Street: Why Zillow / Dot Loop will NOT boost earnings OR online...
What follows is my opinion. I have no stake in Zillow and I am not a member of NAR. I just help others who are in the industry succeed online. (so technically I am a competitor, but in a works from my...
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