{"id":2384,"date":"2007-12-17T10:03:10","date_gmt":"2007-12-17T17:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=2384"},"modified":"2007-12-17T10:03:10","modified_gmt":"2007-12-17T17:03:10","slug":"science-versus-religion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/2384\/science-versus-religion\/","title":{"rendered":"Science versus Religion"},"content":{"rendered":"

My Big Bang Theory is about science colliding with religion, and a lot of noise.<\/p>\n

My strike <\/a>has been temporarily suspended. I got the same advance notice that so many others did of the BIG NEWS this week, but press releases are rarely conveniently timed around my real estate business schedule, so I will chime in late and with benefit of time to contemplate.<\/p>\n

Redfin’s latest BIG NEWS was of course about the Second Coming<\/a>, the first having occurred on 60 Minutes long, long ago. From their blog<\/a>:<\/p>\n

We only worry that the name we\u2019ve given this initiative, \u201cThe Real Estate Scientist,\u201d will open us to being mocked. And too, we hesitated to give consumers simple answers due to the complexity of the underlying data… We strove for conclusive answers because we have houses to sell every week, and customers who need straightforward guidance.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I am not in the business of mocking, as you have a pretty solid corner on that market. And that is precisely my objection, my only objection, to your business model – that it is predicated and dependent on\u00a0convincing a public\u00a0that your “different” approach is enlightened and studied\u00a0where mine is one of fly by the seat of my pants, tell the consumer what they want to hear, and hit the streets with nothing but an opinion and a smile.<\/p>\n

It is indeed\u00a0troubling to give simple answers when the data is so complex, but it is much more convenient I suppose. Delivering and interpreting data to support your ongoing argument that every other real estate agent since the beginning of time is too uninformed, addle minded, lazy, or greedy to achieve your level of enlightenment would be so exhausting. That darn science can be just so confusing. Better to just suggest as much, over and over again. Preach long and loud enough, and the congregation will\u00a0surely take it on faith.<\/p>\n

Consumers who have read early drafts of the report overwhelmingly found our recommendations useful and effective. The industry reaction will likely be different. Some will argue that the report substantiates already well-understood tactics, while others will take the exact opposite position, refuting our points Read more<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My Big Bang Theory is about science colliding with religion, and a lot of noise. My strike has been temporarily suspended. I got the same advance notice that so many others did of the BIG NEWS this week, but press releases are rarely conveniently timed around my real estate business schedule, so I will chime […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,5,27],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2384","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-marketing","7":"category-real-estate","8":"category-redfincom","10":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3112,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/3112\/marketing-is-religion\/","url_meta":{"origin":2384,"position":0},"title":"Marketing Is Religion","author":"Brian Brady","date":"May 13, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"\"He's Catholic but he's awfully nice\" was a comment you might have heard, in the 50's. 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