Richard Werner, Truth About Banks, and Real Estate
housing affordability

Richard Werner, Truth About Banks, and Real Estate

I have to rethink everything I think I know about real estate

· 15 min read
Compass Responds to NWMLS
Clear Cooperation Policy

Compass Responds to NWMLS

In which PLS returns to haunt the MLS...

· 16 min read
The Court Kills Homie
MLS & Associations

The Court Kills Homie

Flawless victory for the defendants. What can we learn from it?

· 15 min read
Notorious POD: Private vs. Public Markets with Jonathan Miller
Clear Cooperation Policy

Notorious POD: Private vs. Public Markets with Jonathan Miller

A great conversation made better by debate

· 1 min read
NWMLS Motion to Dismiss is Powerful
Clear Cooperation Policy

NWMLS Motion to Dismiss is Powerful

This is how a legal brief is supposed to be written

· 13 min read
The Case for Making Some Data Private
Zillow

The Case for Making Some Data Private

In which a magazine article changes my mind

· 12 min read
Incentives and the Near Future of the Real Estate Industry
Clear Cooperation Policy

Incentives and the Near Future of the Real Estate Industry

Predicting the near future of the industry, by examining the incentives at play

· 15 min read
10-5 is Repealed; Now What?
Strategery and Stuff

10-5 is Repealed; Now What?

Justice and reconciliation requires more

· 8 min read
Compass Ain't Going Out Like That
Clear Cooperation Policy

Compass Ain't Going Out Like That

Reffkin throws down the gauntlet at the 2025 Compass RETREAT

· 10 min read
Article 16 and ZLAS Enforcement
Zillow

Article 16 and ZLAS Enforcement

Is Zillow violating Article 16 of the Code with its compliance efforts?

· 12 min read
A Modest Proposal: Bring Back Subagency
Brokerage Issues

A Modest Proposal: Bring Back Subagency

May be shocking, but think about it...

· 11 min read
It Ain't Over Till It's Over: Analysis of Monestier's 8th Circuit Brief
MLS & Associations

It Ain't Over Till It's Over: Analysis of Monestier's 8th Circuit Brief

This is one of two nuclear bomb level lawsuits out there right now...

· 14 min read