Real Estate Disruptors

Urban Land Institute Session Teaches How Small Ideas Can Change Neighborhoods

By Jon Anderson / November 2, 2016 /

Last week the Urban Land Institute (ULI) had their fall conference in Dallas. Columnist Amanda Popken already wrote about her experience. I generally feel the same way about conference sessions as I did seeing my first Jackson Pollock, “I could’ve done that.” The main difference being that in both examples, I didn’t. You see, conventions…

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Return This House: Opendoor Now Offering Buy Back (and Other!) Gutsy Guarantees

By Candy Evans / June 8, 2016 /

The Real Estate business is headed for extreme change in the way we buy, sell and market real estate, and in how we compensate agents. Last week, we talked about Alex Doubet of Door, a Highland Park and Harvard lad-grad who has started a technology-based flat fee discount brokerage. I applaud and wish him well,…

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Door — Another Stab at Shrinking the Real Estate Commission

By Candy Evans / June 2, 2016 /

I have to say, I think I am going to really like Alex Doubet, chief executive officer of the real estate company Door. First of all, soft spot for Ivy Leaguers, and Doubet went to Harvard. Secondly, he said this to the Dallas Morning News: “When you see all the nicely printed collateral from the…

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