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Take Two and Call Me in 2012
We simply do not want to understand the Evolution of the Real Estate Industry nor do we seem to have the resolve to reinvent our out-moded models that are incapable of producing the necessary economic results for Broker-Owners. Franchisors are powerless without Broker-Owners and the old line franchise arrangements are no longer applicable in the The New Real Estate Economy. Reality is always a very... [Read more]
Economic Escapism and the Peril of Tight Corners
Escape is actually a business principle or, at least a skill based upon a set of economic fundamentals. The ability of an organization to slip out of economic handcuffs in the nick-of-time is not too far removed from the notion of agility; the latter having to do with fluidity of operation. Escapism (I don’t even know if that is a word but if it isn’t it should be) ought to be a subset... [Read more]
The Great American Real Estate Alchemy
Syndicated from e-Partner For centuries the notion of turning lead into gold has captured the imagination of countless Alchemists, all of whom were doomed to failure. The real estate industry’s economic model has been for decades akin to conjuring concoctions that claim to convert the weight of our tarnished enterprise models into shining bars of profitability. We have not always understood... [Read more]
Our Collective Schizophrenic Desperation
The real estate industry is not too unlike an organization living in a state of collective schizophrenia. Figuratively speaking, we are hearing voices that are not real. Our hallucinations are mostly self-induced; the voices we hear are actually our own mumblings and business babblings disguised as forces we do not control. I’m now convinced the real estate industry is delusional but not in the... [Read more]
NAR’s Tail Wagging the Dog National Control Model
On Tuesday, December 02, 2009, Inman News carried a new piece by Matt Carter, entitled “NAR Backing Realcomp Appeal.” REALonomics believes the article is another demonstration of NAR’s attempt as the tail of the industry, to wag us, the dog. Here is our response to NAR’s reported actions. Here we go again! NAR should be seen here in its true light, a purveyor of control,... [Read more]