We’re always on the lookout for intriguing innovations in home design, and the OGarden is exactly the sort of idea which gets our gears turning. The promise? A “compact and fully automated” garden which “allows you to grow up to 90 vegetables at the same time throughout the year.” Imagine living in a tiny urban [...]
An ongoing feature in Tuesday Tactics is our “Great Read Roundup” in which we highlight some of the best pieces we’ve read recently and why they might expand your mind or help with your real estate career. ‘Lego building’: Can Modular Housing Disrupt the US Housing Market? (8 minute read) Why it matters: How much do [...]
Redfin has just released an extensive analysis of the percent of listings with price drops. According to their research: “In October 31.3 percent of homes for sale had at least one price drop of more than 1 percent. This is the highest share of price drops on record since Redfin began tracking this metric in 2010, and [...]
An ongoing feature in Tuesday Tactics is our “Great Read Roundup” in which we highlight some of the best pieces we’ve read recently and why they might expand your mind or help with your real estate career. Behind Every Move Is a Story (10 minute read) Why it matters: You may think you have the reasons [...]
What do cities look like when driverless cars are widespread? What are the implications for real estate? This extensive report by the Urban Land Institute forecasts some of the changes we might see when car ownership and human-driven vehicles are on the decline. Here are a few interesting factoids from the report: The need for parking–which accounts [...]
With real estate prices sky-rocketing in hot urban markets, there’s an increased call to provide affordable housing for those who might be otherwise squeezed out. One company believes they have an innovative solution to not only provide additional housing, but also provide homeowners with a passive income via rentals. They’re called Dweller. According to Dweller: “Dweller [...]
An ongoing feature in Tuesday Tactics is our “Great Read Roundup” in which we highlight some of the best pieces we’ve read recently and why they might expand your mind or help with your real estate career. ‘White-Boxing’ Is the Hot New Real Estate Strategy That Lets Buyers Visualize Their Dream Home (7 minute read) [...]
Mary Meeker’s much-anticipated annual Internet Trends Report dropped last week, and we highly recommend you check it out. It is a comprehensive, data-driven, incredibly insightful look at the present state of the internet and the platforms which are rapidly remaking our world. You can view the slides online, or download a PDF of the report [...]
“Learning and innovation go hand in hand. The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow.” -William G. Pollard, American physicist and Episcopal priest If you’re a Top Producer, you may be fond of saying “results speak for themselves.” But how can you be sure they’ll keep the conversation [...]
The housing market is one of the most profound indicators of economic health. Real estate agents often get a sense of conditions on the ground long before the financial news hits the headlines. A myriad of complex societal and governmental factors influence housing, and housing, in turn, influences the great economic engines. Redfin recently commissioned [...]
