FRANKLIN CARROLL's (kukun) Blog

I wrote the following at the end of last year, but I think my analysis is still holding up. Please feel free to let me know what you think. Elon Musk and others have been presaging doom within commercial real estate, though oddly enough this pessimism is not shared by the majority of experts surv...

The real estate industry is abuzz with the reverberations of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) settlement, prompting a need for strategic reevaluation, particularly for online home listings giant, Zillow. Boasting an immense user base, Zillow has long been a dominant force in the online ...

What does house staging entail? Should you hire professionals? With a little bit of patience and some creativity, you can stage your home for a successful sale without having to hire professionals or making expensive purchases. We’ll show you how.Make an Emotional ConnectionEven if buyers have th...

Sadly, conference regulations forced us to deviate from this original concept. We had to go with something a little more conventional. Here are some images of our setting up: And closer to the finished product: Nearly done: Come see how the finished version looks, and more importantly how we can ...

With some minor legal reforms, title insurance could be made entirely obsolete: And the GSE title insurance requirement could be eliminated. After all, most industries do just fine without it. Few people buy title insurance for any other expensive commodity. Title insurance does not exist for boa...

AI will alter the real estate employment landscape in a number of ways. Let’s consider the major categories of real estate worker each in turn. Realtors: I don’t see online platforms pushing realtors out of the business. AI might make platforms like Redfin and Zillow a little more user-friendly, ...

Generating leads for real estate is crucial for agents and brokers. It can accelerate business growth by connecting them with motivated sellers or buyers. If you are a real estate professional looking for potential clients, this article is for you. We’ll list the best strategies for lead generati...

Our modern understanding of supply and demand owes a great deal to Alfred Marshall and his textbook “Principles of Economics.” In this seminal work, he describes many aspects of price theory that are still taught in an essentially unchanged form today; indeed, at the beginning of Milton Friedman’...

We are going to be at RE/MAX's R4 Conference in Las Vegas from March 25th-29th: If you happen to be attending, please stop by and let us walk you through our product. The Kukun Portal will help you retain clients and convert leads into sales during these difficult times for less than the cost of ...

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has agreed to settle commission lawsuits by paying $418 million in damages, as first reported by the New York Times.NAR’s legal team approved the settlement early Friday, though it’s yet to be filed in court, pending anticipated submission in the coming ...