The industry has so many stories, blogs, press releases and announcements each month that we all struggle to digest the information and distinguish between truly meaningful developments and hype or advertisement. Here are this month’s articles.
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February 2023
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On Tuesday, T3 Sixty released its annual ranking of the nation’s MLSs, local Realtor associations and state Realtor associations by year-end 2022 member counts in the Organized Real Estate section of the 2023 Real Estate Almanac. This post presents a video conversation about the data in the report and some of the implications.
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February 2023
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New construction – or the lack of it – has been a key factor in the nation’s nearly decade-long housing inventory shortage. With too few homes being built each year demand for single-family homes has consistently outstripped supply – there is just not enough housing being built for the nation’s growing population.
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February 2023
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One of the most high-profile U.S. discount brokerage flameouts in recent years was Purplebricks, the U.K.-based startup that launched in 2014. The company raised $239 million to launch and expand in the US with a significant TV and digital ad spends but ended up exiting the country by September 2019. This article dives into the Purplebricks’ failure and includes a recorded video interview with Purplebricks’ former US CEO.