Tim Hedberg from Motivo produced a short documentary about the exodus of families from urban centers like Seattle and the role zoning plays in that trend. While zoning is intended to create more affordable housing in large cities in response to growing demand, many families are being priced out…

[Editor’s note: Originally published on Union Street Media.] This week feels like we are living through history. Last week at this time, I was in Las Vegas for the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World Conference.  Today, I’m writing to you from my attic.  So…

Is Red really the new Black? It’s a catchy phrase and it reflects the apparent sentiment of some of the bigger players and their backers. Along with the other term used in the same discussion, “sustained unprofitability”, it posits that Success in the real estate…

It isn’t the same as turning lead into gold but the latest talk about red and black in the real estate industry is still nice fodder for the pundits even if it doesn’t really reflect reality. Second quarter earnings announcements and SEC filings were released…

Crystal Ball Time These are not hard and fast forecasts for the industry, just possible future scenarios with a percent probability (assigned by yours truly) based on the previously noted factors in Part 1. Two huge disclaimers: The pending legal actions could magnify, distort, or…

[Note from editor: We publish a Weekly Transmission for Geek Estate Mastermind members that consists of long form articles covering the spectrum from shipping container co-living spaces to the battle for listing acquisition in the first iBuyer world war. Below is a preview of this month’s sample Transmission,…

[Editor’s note: Originally published on Medium] Some Questions Industry Leaders Might Consider In August, 2011, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen coined the phrase “software is eating the world” in an iconic article published in the Wall Street Journal. In it, he put out a theory that we…

Have you ever walked a home the second time with a client and it just all clicks? Perhaps on the first showing day you all liked the home, it struck a chord but your client hadn’t really let themselves fall just yet. Tense, nervous energy…

Disclaimer: I have worked with many Redfin agents, many of whom are great at what they do, and who are a joy to work with. This is not a commentary on Redfin’s agents’ performance. This is an observation of the overall consumer experience that Redfin…

Zillow’s CEO, Spencer Rascoff, recently did an interview at the Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit in New York. The video is below, for those curious folk.