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...
Category: Big Data
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...
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...
Mass Hysteria: Why eXp Bought NextHome (who’s next)
Cloud brokerages, franchise brands, and tech platforms once competed to replace each other. Now they’re combining into larger real estate ecosystems. This week, eXp acquired NextHome. How crazy is it? Peter Venkman said it...
How To Ignore your Real Estate Data Money Tree
Money doesn’t grow on trees. Right? But in a way, your database is your own, personal money tree. Perhaps, like many agents, you’ve considered the quality of your database. Or perhaps not. Actually, most...
Gas Station Sushi and Your Database Have Something in Common
They say there’s gold in your database. They’re right. The problem is, based on our review of thousands of databases, you’ve got to dig through a lot of dirt to find that nugget. And...
How to Clean a Real Estate Database (And Actually Get Results)
Most agents think cleaning a real estate database means deleting contacts. Remove duplicates. Clear out bad emails. Maybe archive a few old leads. That’s not wrong, but it’s not what actually moves the needle....
Agents Aren’t Being Replaced. They’re Giving It Away.
What is happening to real estate agents? How technology, platforms like Zillow, and AI are reshaping commissions and agent economics. A tweet circulating recently claims that a buyer can move from entering the process...
Best Fello Alternative for Real Estate Agents (2026)
Tools like Fello have gotten popular for a reason. Agents know their database holds future listings. The challenge isn’t access to data. It’s knowing who actually matters right now. Most CRMs are full of...