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...
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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)...
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 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....
March Data Madness: The Listing You Didn’t See Coming (Run a Free Database Audit)
March is the season for brackets, buzzer beaters, and surprise winners. The defending champion is often back in the mix, but when the tournament starts, it’s anybody’s game. In real estate, the stakes look...
Oil Wars and Housing: What the Data Suggests
Last week was good because housing was stabilizing. Mortgage rates had drifted back toward 6%. Inventory was rising year over year. Price growth had cooled to low single digits nationally. Not a boom nor...
The Case for the Millennial Dingbat
My wife and I just got back from Napa and Sonoma, where I learned they’ve yanked roughly 4,000 acres of vines out of the Sonoma Valley. That was sobering to learn. Millennials aren’t drinking...