Comments on: Another great Redfin idea…about to collide with the reality of the real estate business http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/another-great-redfin-ideaabout-to-collide-with-the-reality-of-the-real-estate-business.html Commentary on the real estate market of the San Francisco Bay Area Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:45:15 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bad memory? Use technology to compensate… : Domus Test Test Test http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/another-great-redfin-ideaabout-to-collide-with-the-reality-of-the-real-estate-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-142768 Bad memory? Use technology to compensate… : Domus Test Test Test Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:04:07 +0000 http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/another-great-redfin-ideaabout-to-collide-with-the-reality-of-the-real-estate-business.html#comment-142768 [...] Hmmm…maybe I should contact Redfin and offer to sell them these property reviews as a way to jump start their property-blogging efforts? [...] [...] Hmmm…maybe I should contact Redfin and offer to sell them these property reviews as a way to jump start their property-blogging efforts? [...]

]]> By: The Empire Strikes Back | 3 Oceans -- The San Francisco Bay Area Real Estate Blog http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/another-great-redfin-ideaabout-to-collide-with-the-reality-of-the-real-estate-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-50979 The Empire Strikes Back | 3 Oceans -- The San Francisco Bay Area Real Estate Blog Fri, 18 May 2007 04:26:55 +0000 http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/another-great-redfin-ideaabout-to-collide-with-the-reality-of-the-real-estate-business.html#comment-50979 [...] It was inevitable.  First this, and now word from the Seattle Post Intelligencer is that the NWMLS is fining Redfin $50,000 because its “Sweet Digs” property review blog apparently breaks “rule 190″ — you know, the one that says you can’t “advertise” another agent’s listing without their express permission. [...] [...] It was inevitable.  First this, and now word from the Seattle Post Intelligencer is that the NWMLS is fining Redfin $50,000 because its “Sweet Digs” property review blog apparently breaks “rule 190″ — you know, the one that says you can’t “advertise” another agent’s listing without their express permission. [...]

]]> By: “Wisdom of Crowds” Meets Real Estate: Introducing My-Currency.com http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/another-great-redfin-ideaabout-to-collide-with-the-reality-of-the-real-estate-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-19487 “Wisdom of Crowds” Meets Real Estate: Introducing My-Currency.com Fri, 02 Feb 2007 04:03:06 +0000 http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/another-great-redfin-ideaabout-to-collide-with-the-reality-of-the-real-estate-business.html#comment-19487 [...] My-Currency will get sued within 3 months. Part of the financing for any savvy real-estate oriented service is a legal contingency fund, and I hope Karim doesn’t have to dig too far in to defend his otherwise brilliant idea. For what could he possibly be sued? Hey, come on, this is the real estate biz — it doesn’t have to be something substantive or real. Though temporarily pretending to play nice — due to the ever-entertaining DOJ vs. NAR carnival — the real estate industry will borrow from the RIAA playbook, and write a nasty legal letter, probably centering around the idea that My-Currency is “advertising listings without permission.” Karim, meet Glenn, another real estate entrepreneur whose great ideas often butt heads with the reality of the real estate business. [...] [...] My-Currency will get sued within 3 months. Part of the financing for any savvy real-estate oriented service is a legal contingency fund, and I hope Karim doesn’t have to dig too far in to defend his otherwise brilliant idea. For what could he possibly be sued? Hey, come on, this is the real estate biz — it doesn’t have to be something substantive or real. Though temporarily pretending to play nice — due to the ever-entertaining DOJ vs. NAR carnival — the real estate industry will borrow from the RIAA playbook, and write a nasty legal letter, probably centering around the idea that My-Currency is “advertising listings without permission.” Karim, meet Glenn, another real estate entrepreneur whose great ideas often butt heads with the reality of the real estate business. [...]

]]> By: Marie Hagman http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/another-great-redfin-ideaabout-to-collide-with-the-reality-of-the-real-estate-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-905 Marie Hagman Thu, 07 Dec 2006 21:53:23 +0000 http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/another-great-redfin-ideaabout-to-collide-with-the-reality-of-the-real-estate-business.html#comment-905 You can subscribe to our blogs via RSS by scrolling down a bit on the blog. On the right side under "Subscribe to Redfin" the last item is RSS 2.0. You can subscribe to our blogs via RSS by scrolling down a bit on the blog. On the right side under “Subscribe to Redfin” the last item is RSS 2.0.

]]> By: Kevin Boer, Three Oceans Real Estate http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/another-great-redfin-ideaabout-to-collide-with-the-reality-of-the-real-estate-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-753 Kevin Boer, Three Oceans Real Estate Thu, 07 Dec 2006 06:33:27 +0000 http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/another-great-redfin-ideaabout-to-collide-with-the-reality-of-the-real-estate-business.html#comment-753 Hi Marie, Thanks for dropping by! I've subscribed to both the Seattle and San Francisco feeds and am eagerly awaiting the first installment in my inbox. I assume you're planning to syndicate these reviews via RSS as well? I've been brewing over a similar idea for a few months, but you guys beat me to the punch. I think the idea has great potential, and I certainly wish you the best of luck, but I suspect Redfin will get a lot of flack from the agent community: "How dare you, a competitor, comment on my listing?" Then again, Glenn has pretty thick skin, so I'm sure he only hired bloggers with a similar constitution. Hi Marie,

Thanks for dropping by! I’ve subscribed to both the Seattle and San Francisco feeds and am eagerly awaiting the first installment in my inbox. I assume you’re planning to syndicate these reviews via RSS as well?

I’ve been brewing over a similar idea for a few months, but you guys beat me to the punch. I think the idea has great potential, and I certainly wish you the best of luck, but I suspect Redfin will get a lot of flack from the agent community: “How dare you, a competitor, comment on my listing?” Then again, Glenn has pretty thick skin, so I’m sure he only hired bloggers with a similar constitution.

]]> By: Marie Hagman http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/another-great-redfin-ideaabout-to-collide-with-the-reality-of-the-real-estate-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-751 Marie Hagman Thu, 07 Dec 2006 06:09:22 +0000 http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/another-great-redfin-ideaabout-to-collide-with-the-reality-of-the-real-estate-business.html#comment-751 Well we did it... the Redfin Seattle Sweet Diggs blog now has a few new writers as a result of the Craigslist ad. I'd love to hear what everyone thinks of the reviews. http://blog.redfin.com/blog/redfin/2006/12/redfin_strikes_again_sweet_dig.html Well we did it… the Redfin Seattle Sweet Diggs blog now has a few new writers as a result of the Craigslist ad. I’d love to hear what everyone thinks of the reviews. http://blog.redfin.com/blog/redfin/2006/12/redfin_strikes_again_sweet_dig.html

]]> By: Bad memory? Use technology to compensate… at Three Oceans Real Estate http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/another-great-redfin-ideaabout-to-collide-with-the-reality-of-the-real-estate-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-690 Bad memory? Use technology to compensate… at Three Oceans Real Estate Sun, 03 Dec 2006 20:01:33 +0000 http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/another-great-redfin-ideaabout-to-collide-with-the-reality-of-the-real-estate-business.html#comment-690 [...] Hmmm…maybe I should contact Redfin and offer to sell them these property reviews as a way to jump start their property-blogging efforts? [...] [...] Hmmm…maybe I should contact Redfin and offer to sell them these property reviews as a way to jump start their property-blogging efforts? [...]

]]> By: Athol Kay http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/another-great-redfin-ideaabout-to-collide-with-the-reality-of-the-real-estate-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-673 Athol Kay Sun, 03 Dec 2006 03:28:35 +0000 http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/another-great-redfin-ideaabout-to-collide-with-the-reality-of-the-real-estate-business.html#comment-673 How tiresome is writing about open houses going to get though. Also for $200 a week you're meant to montior the entire blog continuously deleting spam and nasty comments and replying to comments. Sounds like no one at Redfin itself could be suckered into doing this. I mean if it only takes "a few hours a week".... Good luck getting people to link to the "Paid Redfin Shill Blog" too. How tiresome is writing about open houses going to get though. Also for $200 a week you’re meant to montior the entire blog continuously deleting spam and nasty comments and replying to comments.

Sounds like no one at Redfin itself could be suckered into doing this. I mean if it only takes “a few hours a week”….

Good luck getting people to link to the “Paid Redfin Shill Blog” too.

]]> By: Kevin Boer, Three Oceans Real Estate http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/another-great-redfin-ideaabout-to-collide-with-the-reality-of-the-real-estate-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-668 Kevin Boer, Three Oceans Real Estate Sat, 02 Dec 2006 18:11:15 +0000 http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/another-great-redfin-ideaabout-to-collide-with-the-reality-of-the-real-estate-business.html#comment-668 Erik, Absolutely -- Redfin is brimming with creative ideas, ones that would not likely come out of a company which had purely a real estate background. Left to its own devices, this industry would still be testing out fax machines as a novel concept. Erik,

Absolutely — Redfin is brimming with creative ideas, ones that would not likely come out of a company which had purely a real estate background. Left to its own devices, this industry would still be testing out fax machines as a novel concept.

]]> By: Joel http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/another-great-redfin-ideaabout-to-collide-with-the-reality-of-the-real-estate-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-667 Joel Sat, 02 Dec 2006 17:58:33 +0000 http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/another-great-redfin-ideaabout-to-collide-with-the-reality-of-the-real-estate-business.html#comment-667 Great summary Kevin. I was thinking along this very line of thought, though you put it into much clearer words. :) That's why I think that Redfin should act simply as the lead 'sponsor' of the blog and gives the bloggers autonomy. That way they can avoid any these issues. Great summary Kevin. I was thinking along this very line of thought, though you put it into much clearer words. :)

That’s why I think that Redfin should act simply as the lead ’sponsor’ of the blog and gives the bloggers autonomy. That way they can avoid any these issues.

]]> By: Erik http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/another-great-redfin-ideaabout-to-collide-with-the-reality-of-the-real-estate-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-664 Erik Sat, 02 Dec 2006 13:50:18 +0000 http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/another-great-redfin-ideaabout-to-collide-with-the-reality-of-the-real-estate-business.html#comment-664 Kevin, I read the same ads and the same coverage elsewhere, but never thought of the events at this level. This was a very eye-opening article. I have to say, I admire Redfin because they are constantly pushing the limits of what people are expecting and they truly are disruptors within the industry. Kevin, I read the same ads and the same coverage elsewhere, but never thought of the events at this level. This was a very eye-opening article.

I have to say, I admire Redfin because they are constantly pushing the limits of what people are expecting and they truly are disruptors within the industry.

]]> By: Jim Lee http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/another-great-redfin-ideaabout-to-collide-with-the-reality-of-the-real-estate-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-663 Jim Lee Sat, 02 Dec 2006 12:48:24 +0000 http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/another-great-redfin-ideaabout-to-collide-with-the-reality-of-the-real-estate-business.html#comment-663 Not how to win friends and influence people. Not how to win friends and influence people.

]]> By: Pat Kitano http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/another-great-redfin-ideaabout-to-collide-with-the-reality-of-the-real-estate-business.html/comment-page-1#comment-659 Pat Kitano Sat, 02 Dec 2006 07:46:58 +0000 http://3oceansrealestate.com/blog/another-great-redfin-ideaabout-to-collide-with-the-reality-of-the-real-estate-business.html#comment-659 Fine analysis of the disconnect between Redfin's strategy squad and its Realtors ... your simple explanation makes the problems all too obvious. I'm left with the same sentiment - Redfin's intent is admirable, they need a few devil's advocates on staff... Fine analysis of the disconnect between Redfin’s strategy squad and its Realtors … your simple explanation makes the problems all too obvious. I’m left with the same sentiment – Redfin’s intent is admirable, they need a few devil’s advocates on staff…

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