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)...
Category: real estate 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...
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...
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...
REMAX: REAL Hope in the Cloud?
The Real Brokerage is acquiring RE/MAX Holdings. A lot of people will make this about transaction volume, interest rates, or the housing market slowing. I don’t think that’s the story. This isn’t about housing...
A Letter To My Real Estate Marketing SOI
Dear Homeowner, I owe you an apology. I’ve been sending you stuff that doesn’t matter. Brownie recipes. Mother’s Day brunch ideas. “Don’t forget to spring forward.” I know your phone, computer, tablet and car...