Matt Carter on the Inman News Blog and his take on the future of real estate. Some of the best analysis I’ve read recently.
Granted, I’m biased (full disclosure: I work for Inman News) – but seriously, go read.
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The US based realty search engines (Trulia, and to a lesser degree, Redfin) are quickly getting lapped by their European counterparts.
Seems like coming out of the gates, nearly all of the Brits aped Trulia’s ground breaking search interface – but have quickly pushed that aside as they race to add new features (see Extate Launches [...]
Great piece in today’s NY Times on the trend of the “property entertainment” on channels such as HGTV and A&E.
TV Land – New York Times
I’ll admit I’ve sat down and watch a few of these shows from time to time, but I don’t find them terribly entertaining. If I’m going to watch “reality” television [...]
The Seattle based brokerage has always claimed its business model was more in line with consumers’ interests.
Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman has insisted on numerous occasions, that by having non-commission buyers’ agents, it can negotiate more effectively for its clients. From yesterday’s Seattle Times:
“Traditional real-estate brokerage has a screwed-up compensation system. It pays its agents to [...]
The New York Times reports on the new real estate buyers – Young Buyers, Prepared and Fearless
Younger buyers have such different approaches to real estate that they are prompting developers to change the way they sell apartments. Some are hyping condominiums with the promise that buyers can eventually rent them out. Others are making sure [...]
