Housing Data History: Sundown Towns
As a true data nerd in real estate, I love measuring and reviewing housing data. The National Association of Realtors conference is just around the corner, Starting November 8th in Boston where much housing...
Category: Fair Housing
NYT: “Do I Really Need a Real Estate Agent?”
The NAR settlement may have been decided, but in the mind of millions in the US, the fate of the real estate agent is still very much up for consideration. The New York Times...
NAR Settlement: Ten More Days
The final countdown is on, and the metaphorical time square ball is dropping for the NAR Settlement. However, the mood is tense, not celebratory. This is the largest shift in the Real Estate Industry...
The tell-it-like-it-is Real Estate Guide from a top Engel and Völkers Advisor
Martha exemplifies what makes the role of the real estate agent a job that commands respect and honor. It’s simple really. She does the job for the right reasons and with out the BS....
NAR: Departed Dirtbag Claims Innocence
Has NAR Peaked? The President of NAR was allegedly a huge dirt bag who managed the office with fear, harassment, intimidation, retaliated by firing people and had sexual relations with employees … has resigned. ...
Appraisal Bias in Housing: How To Reduce Risk
I’ve given NAR a hard time recently for lacking much action when it comes to discriminatory housing practices. This is intentional and I do so because I believe that we need to shine a...
Has NAR done Too Little Too Late?
(This article was featured on Inman News)Discrimination in real estate and mortgage is wide spread despite the fair housing act of 1968. Recently, very little has changed for the better at NAR. As one...
Data: That was NOT a hot housing market
This is an awesome post my friend Rob Hahn wrote, and stuck behind a paywall on his Notorious VIP website, that I highly recommend. With his permission, I’m sharing it with you because he...
Record Breaking Highs, New Lows in Real Estate
This week sees duel record breaking highs in Real Estate and depending on your perspective, this might be very concerning. We knew it was trending this way, yet it’s pretty amazing to note these...
Ask Me Anything: Revaluate’s Mission
At Revaluate, we have a weekly AMA (Ask Me Anything) in the Revaluate Success Group on Facebook. This week’s episode centered around our new mission statement: “Revaluate is automating efficiency in move-oriented data segmentation...