The Airbnb Angel?
Inman published a post I wrote last month, and it got good views – but they disabled comments… so I thought it was time to share it here, to get your feedback. What do...
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Signal Based Database Marketing: How to Turn Your Real Estate Database Into More Listings
Stop Looking for More Leads. Start Finding More Listings in Your Database. For the better part of two decades, the real estate industry has been obsessed with lead generation. Every conference, coach, technology, and...
Revaluate Improves AVM Marketing to Reduce Spam and Protect Real Estate CRM Databases
After over six months of real-world use, Revaluate reports average unsubscribes and spam below 1% while helping real estate agents generate seller leads and listing conversations from their existing databases. GOLDEN, Colo. Revaluate today...
Downsizing Is Dead
Congress finally passed the housing bill aimed at increasing America’s housing supply. That’s good news. We need more homes, and builders need every tool they can get. But I think it’s focused on only...
The History of Real Estate in American Land Ownership: From the Louisiana Purchase to Today’s Largest Landowners
This piece was originally written and published for inman news for the American Semiquincentennial. Part I and Part II. Here, I’ve included bonus content, that would not fit with in their publishing guidelines, and...
250 Years of Real Estate, and a Rest
I wrote a post celebrating Americas 250th birthday that will be published over at Inman this week. It was long – like, longer than 250 years. In Part One (yes, there are multiple parts)...
Christmas in June: This Time NAR Got What It Wanted
Update (June 26): Shortly after this article was published, President Trump postponed signing the bill, tying it to passage of the unrelated SAVE America Act. If the bill is formally presented to the White...
The Market Just Lost 70% Of Its Expected Growth. Now What?
For many agents, it’s been difficult the last few years. Transactions are slower, there are fewer of them and commissions seem to be squeezed more and more. So I was very excited, when, earlier...
Drew’s Database Had Contacts. What It Lacked Was Inventory.
A Real Estate Database Audit Case Study: How Revaluate Repaired 2,320 Missing Addresses and Increased Actionable Records by 246% In America’s heartland, relationships still drive a large percentage of residential real estate business. Past...
Warren Buffett Just Bought an $8.5B Property
At over eight billion dollars, the acquisition of this property is expensive, but it’s loaded with more features than you’d think. Berkshire Hathaway just announced it is acquiring homebuilder Taylor Morrison for approximately $8.5...
We’re Hiring: Real Estate CRM, Database & Sales Specialist
At Revaluate, I’m not looking for a generic SaaS account executive. I’m looking for someone who understands how real estate businesses actually operate. Someone who understands CRMs, databases, follow-up, and the reality that most...