Where Real Estate Gets Its Dirt

Come as you are…

So I tweeted this earlier today…

mjnvx72me7xlxxnjymomsa-full-logo-small-transparents-01Just a few minutes ago we pushed it live to production. This means that Cloud CMA can integrate with Zillow’s RETSLY API.

The MLS requested this, and since we didn’t have the MLS already as a Cloud CMA partner it was a no-brainer.

Last month we presented at meeting for RPR showing Cloud CMA working with their AMP API, which is still in beta. And of course Cloud CMA has been working with FBS’ Spark API for many years now.

One thing is for certain, vendors are going to need to be more flexible in the ways they interface with MLS data. It’s going to be awhile till this all shakes out.

Real Estate Leaders’ Outlook for Housing Study Released

Renwick Congdon, Chief Executive Officer of Imprev
Study Shows Real Estate Leaders’ Outlook for Housing, Economy Softens for 2017

“When we compare past studies, an interesting trend emerges: Executives and broker-owners are less confident in the global economy and far more confident in their local economies at the end of each year than they were at the beginning. In fact, their confidence grows stronger the closer the economy is to home,” Congdon explains. “This year, while only 4% of leaders say their confidence in the world economy has grown this year, 35% say their confidence in their own local economy has grown; while 13% have gained confidence in the U.S. economy, 26% have more confidence in their own state’s economy.”

I love these kind of insights, but I really love this.

But I wonder if this means anything…

The study was conducted from October 18 to November 1, 2016.

More on Opendoor

Ben Thompson of Stratechery has an altruistic view of what the Opendoor can provide the changing job market.

OPENDOOR: A STARTUP WORTH EMULATING

“OPENDOOR’S POTENTIAL IMPACT
There is a deeper reason why I am excited about Opendoor, and it too is related to how the company’s approach differs from Zillow and Redfin. While Zillow makes it easier to look for new houses, and Redfin promises to save sellers a few bucks, making it trivial to sell a house has the potential to fundamentally impact our economy at a time we desperately need exactly that. Many, including myself, have written about how globalization and technology are upending the job market; one particular challenge is that often new jobs are created in different geographic areas than where job seekers are located.”

The Notorious R.O.B. think he’s figured out how they will pay for it…

Forest for the Trees: Opendoor Edition

“The final observation here is that while buying and selling houses is painful — and Opendoor does want to make that process easier with all of its innovations — the real pain as of today is the financing process. Honestly, compared to trying to get and close a mortgage, the house-hunting process is a joyful jaunt through a shady park on a clear fall day.

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