More Syndication Debates and Logic Traps
The “sindication” debates continue with recent announcements from Sandicor, Northeast Florida MLS, and Metrolist in Colorado. Following these announcements, Rob Hahn wrote another post arguing...
Zillow Acquires IDX Vendor Diverse Solutions, What Does It Mean?
Zillow announced today that it acquired IDX vendor Diverse Solutions for $7.8 million in cash and stock. I’m interested in learning what others think about...
Zillow and Yahoo! Partner on Listing Ads
Inman News published a news flash about a partnership between Yahoo! and Zillow on listing ads. In the article, Steve Schultz, head of Yahoo! Real...
Visionary Bill Chee
I’m excited that Bill Chee will be one of the presenters during the MLS Track at Inman Connect on August 6. The topic will be...
The “Web-Centric Model of Real Estate”
The Notorious R.O.B. has a great post today after hearing Mariana Wagner speak at RE BlogWorld today, and the facts stood out: Mariana presented some...
No Time to Shower and Internet Leads for Real Estate
You know you’re busy when you don’t have time to shower in the morning. That’s how it’s been for me lately, which explains why I...
Is FBS’s flexmls trademark a violation of NAR’s rules?
Inman has yet another article today on NAR’s recent rules trying to control use of the term MLS by their members in promoting their web...
The question is . . .
who makes the rules.
More Than A PR Problem
Following some conspiracy theory discussions I had this week with a colleague about the NFL (yes, he’s a Patriots fan), I found the comments to...
The Nail In The Coffin?
For years, decades even, some in the real estate sales business have believed that a significant part of their value proposition lies in their access...
The Misty Gates
Once again, Gary Thomas made his “Gateway” speech at another NAR convention and unleashed more speculation (behind Inman’s paywall) about what it really means. I’ve...
The Killer Listing Tour?
Is this the next killer listing tour? These images are produced by a regular digital camera attached to a robotic arm called Gigapan that automatically...