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Industry Relations Podcast: The Industry Needs To Stop Fronting

October 17th, 2024

It seems everyone in the industry is still obsessed with CCP. Rob and Greg are no different. The show starts off with Rob giving Greg some advice on his upcoming client meetings, but quickly shifts to the recent back and forth about CCP. Greg thinks that industry players like Compass CEO Robert Reffkin to stop spreading misinformation about MLS. Rob says there is blame on both sides. Things get interesting from there.

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Industry Relations Podcast: Whadup with dat PDAP?

October 9th, 2024

Many people don’t know or understand NAR’s PDAP. PDAP stands for Participant Data Access Policy. And PDAP is at the heart of today’s episode.

Rob and Greg dive deep into the topic of who actually owns MLS data. The answer, as it turns out, really depends on who you ask. But we’re living in a new world where private MLS ownership is becoming a reality, and also what are those second order consquences? Greg also catches up with Rob about Rob’s meetings with brokers and their opinions on MLS data ownership—spoiler alert: they think they do. It’s a thought-provoking discussion that may raise more questions than answers.

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Section 18. Right of Participant to MLS Data Feed of Listing Content (Policy Statement

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Rob’s latest Substack : Why the Data Ownership Thing Worries Me

South Park Human Centipede Episode

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The Economist interviews Rob Hahn on Money Talks podcast

October 8th, 2024

Will America’s realtors change their ways?

“Agent commissions are a key part of how the US housing market operates. Realtors representing the seller and the buyer have typically taken a large cut of the sale price – usually 5% or 6%. Now the National Association of Realtors has lost a class action lawsuit brought by homesellers, claiming these high commissions are the result of anti-competitive practices. So will new rules, agreed in the settlement of this suit, bring down the cost of buying and selling a home?”

The Notorious ROB hits the big time! The podcast also includes Michael Ketchmark as a panelist. Super interesting to hear from the host’s non-American perspective of our real estate system.

Industry Relations Podcast: Tales from the Road

October 2nd, 2024

After missing a recording last week (due to travel schedules) the boys are back with another jammed pack episode of Industry Relations. In this week’s episode Rob and Greg discuss recent Blueprint conference in Las Vegas, CMLS 2024 in Seattle and REColorado new subscriber agreement. And they sprinkle a little CCP talking points just for good measure.

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Pictures of Greg’s sister, Pilar, winning her own award

Pictures of Greg presenting at CMLS 2024

HousingWire post on REColorado acquisition

Greg’s take on Rob Reffkin’s CMLS 2024 interview

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A working agent’s perspective on the current state of organized real estate- Maggie Etheridge, REALTOR.

September 26th, 2024

I sat down with a long-time friend and former business partner, Maggie Etheridge. Maggie was one of my co-founders at IRIS, a real estate software company we started back in 1992. She is a second-generation real estate agent. Maggie’s mom, Martie, was the inspiration for starting a software company focused on real estate and is likely the reason I have a career today.

This episode began from a series of texts between Maggie and me about her thoughts on NAR, the lawsuits, exclusive listings, and what the pundits are getting wrong. It was a great conversation and a huge reality check for me, making me rethink some of my previous assumptions. It was a discussion that could have gone on for hours; somehow, I think we’ll have to have her on as a guest again.

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Industry Relations Podcast: CCP Musings

September 20th, 2024

On this episode of Industry Relations Rob and Greg discuss, for what seems to be the 17th time, the current rumors about the Clear Cooperation Policy. Rob recently posted a few thoughts on the subject and a few solutions to what seems to have the entire industry tied up in knots. What they soon realize, there are no easy answers.

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Listing Bits Episode 93: Real estate data, myths and cowboy boots with Kevin Shtofman of Cherre

September 20th, 2024

Listing Bits is back with a great guest, Kevin Shtofman, Global Head of Innovation at Cherre. Cherre is a global real estate data management platform. Kevin is from Texas and comes from a very entrepreneurial family that owned retail stores selling western wear, including honest-to-goodness cowboy boots! Yee-haw! Kevin talks about his journey from Wall Street back to Dallas and Cherre. It’s a great conversation where we dive into the breadth of real estate data available now, housing affordability, real estate myths, and the changing vendor landscape. Kevin is a super smart guy, and I found this conversation very insightful—I know you will too.

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Industry Relations Podcast: iOi, NAR’s new CEO, the CCP and other letters of the alphabet

September 4th, 2024

Greg joins Rob from Chicago where he was attending NAR’s iOi Summit. Greg gives his experience of being at the iOi Summit and discusses the pitch battle and his favorite new app, Tuesday, and its founder Cole Boyer who won “Crowd Favorite”.

They go on to discuss NAR’s decision to appoint Nykia Wright as their new CEO and if experience in organized real estate or connections in Washington D.C. really matter. As you can imgaine Greg and Rob have different opinions.

They finish with discussing the ongoing rumors of the fate of Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP), a.k.a. “The Ocho”. It’s a fun one!

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Industry Relations Podcast: Ethics and Transparency in Communication

August 23rd, 2024

Are you up to date on the recent changes in MLS rules and buyer agency agreements? In this episode, Rob and Greg dive into the controversy surrounding these updates and discuss the ethical implications for agents. From forgery to enforcement, confusion to challenges, this conversation covers a lot of ground. They shed light on the need for a substantive approach to reform in the real estate industry, while addressing the loss of trust between practitioners and those making the rules. With potential compression of commissions and uncertainty about the future of the industry, transparency and strong leadership are more important than ever. Don’t miss this insightful discussion on ethics and transparency in communication within the real estate world.

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Industry Relations Podcast Live Stream Tomorrow (8/14/24) at 2PM PT

August 13th, 2024

Heads up: On Wed the 14th, at 2PM PT, The Notorious ROB and I will do a livestream of Industry Relations instead of a pre-recorded release. Join us on YouTube if you want in. We will take your questions and comments on the livestream as well.

https://www.youtube.com/@IndustryRelationsPodcast