The annual Innovation, Opportunity & Investment (iOi) Summit brings together over 500+ of the industry’s top tech companies, investors and REALTOR® members to collaborate, network, and drive the industry forward. The summit also includes a startup pitch battle to highlight top industry innovators. For 2019,…

Second Century Ventures, the National Association of REALTORS® strategic investment arm, is accepting applications for the second annual Innovation, Opportunity and Investment Summit Pitch Battle. For those selected, live presentations will take place at the iOi Summit on Wednesday, August 21 in Seattle. Chris Smith,…

NAR launched (locked) a Commitment to Excellence (C2EX). The goal? a program that empowers REALTORS® to demonstrate their professionalism and commitment to conducting business at the highest standards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYYv_8IXm6Y I’m a huge proponent for fewer agents. More transactions per agent. Better service. Higher degree of ethics….

NAR spent $250,000 on a logo refresh. That’s a boatload of money, for a logo that looks virtually identical to the old version (see Inman for further reaction)… Read Rob’s post, or just don’t and push #Logogate to the back of your mind. No matter what…

It’s pretty easy to figure out why NAR put out the ad above. Follow the money. Realtors don’t get paid when people rent. They only earn a commission when buyers buy homes. It’s not optimal, but I’m a renter. Always have been. Am I annoyed I’m not…

There’s a proposal for NAR to change IDX policy to include a link back to a listing brokerage’s website within every IDX listing display. This has been suggested and supported by Redfin’s Glenn Kelman and WAV Group’s Victor Lund. References: Geekestate by Drew Meyers Notorious by…

I’m extremely impressed with what I’ve seen from RealScout. Some of you may have watched the interview with Bob Goldberg, conducted by RealScout’s CEO, Andrew Flachner (see his founder interview from 2014 here). If not, head over to Facebook and watch it here. The fact Andrew…

New NAR CEO Bob Goldberg’s first video [via 1000watt’s email]: Honestly, I have no real opinion of Bob. Never met him, and haven’t spoken about him with anyone who knows/works with him. “Smart changes”? “Improve the lines of communication”? “Concentrated effort to stay in touch regularly”?…

NAR has a few new commercials focused on home ownership (see here to watch the videos and here for Inman coverage) . After watching the commercials, I still wonder… What exactly does being a Realtor mean? Why do I need a Realtor to own a…

I wrote about Placester in 2014. At the time, they were charging Realtors $5 a month to compete with Zillow’s $10 a month websites. Now, if you’re a Realtor, you can get a FREE website from Placester. The news came out a week ago, so it’s…