News + Blogs
“Neighborhood Discussions”
An article in Inman has just reported that Zillow has now announced that they have added neighbourhood pages and according to a Zillow spokes person “The pages are seeded with rich local demographic...
Listing Assets: 60 Minutes, Redfin and the DOJ
The “60 minutes” story; the DOJ and FTC; Redfin and Co-Mingling”. Wow. What does it all mean? It seems to me that the issues are being conflated and the waters are being muddied to the point...
Do you sell houses or homes?
In real estate we often talk about property as a “house”. In my opinion real estate professionals that sell the “house” are not doing their sellers any favors. Why? Because simply put; buyers...
Point2 NLS’s Conspiracy to Keep First Class Full – A response to Blanche Evans
Conspiracy is in the air! What am I talking about you ask? I am talking about a presentation given by Blanche Evans of the Realty Times to the NAR Realtor Association Executives Institute held in...
Reliberation
We released a new site today called “Reliberation” and the posts are flowing in. The site is in beta and there will be many more features to come. Any and all feedback is welcome and...
Point2 NLS Released at Inman New York
So we did it, the Point2 NLS was released. If you didn’t happen to see the release you can, here’s one of the links: http://news.point2.com/inman_010407.asp . We announced it a couple of days before...
NATIONAL MLS PART DEUX
In April 06 I wrote a blog about the idea of a “National MLS” Much has happened since that time. Zillow, for instance, has been held up a potential threat as a “new national MLS”. It seems funny to...
Speaking at Inman
Hey, I will be in New York Speaking at Inman January 8-10th. If anyone reading this is going to be there feel free to email me so we can connect at connect. Here is a link to the speakers...
Is Spamming Worth it?
On November 30th or, or thereabouts our member base was spammed by a competing website company. The email had this subject line: Does Point2 Agent Provide What You Thought You Paid For? We had...