{"id":8916,"date":"2009-06-18T08:53:14","date_gmt":"2009-06-18T15:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=8916"},"modified":"2009-06-18T08:53:14","modified_gmt":"2009-06-18T15:53:14","slug":"to-catch-a-theme-the-nar-cant-evolve-but-that-shouldnt-stop-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/8916\/to-catch-a-theme-the-nar-cant-evolve-but-that-shouldnt-stop-you\/","title":{"rendered":"To Catch a Theme: The NAR can’t evolve, but that shouldn’t stop you"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve had reason to be contemplative for the past few weeks and it’s given some small inklings an opportunity to germinate and link together into bigger ideas. Given the nature of BloodhoundBlog, I’m hoping a couple of bigger brains who read and write here, will help me get a better grasp on what is still a bit foggy in my mind- help me fill in the gaps.<\/p>\n

My brain has made a leap of sorts, into the future of the business, and I think we are getting it wrong. That is, what we think about, if we think about the future of the real estate business at all, may not be quite right.<\/p>\n

First, the real estate industry is a bit behind, no offense, but I’m thinking that we bluster and bellow about stuff that really isn’t relevant, or, by the time we grasp the idea, another idea has pushed that idea into the past. What am I talking about? I’m talking about information and how it’s driving us to change the way we do business. Here’s what I’m thinking: We are not in control of information, I believe information is in control of us. That is, we are becoming conduits for information- I don’t know how else to describe what I see happening, but maybe a few examples.<\/p>\n

Remember transparency? Transparency has nothing to do with pulling down your boxers<\/a>. It’s simply about information. But not information about you. See, it’s not about you. And it’s not personal, so don’t panic, and it doesn’t matter if you like it, don’t like it, wanna share, don’t wanna share. Nope, none of that matters, because what is happening is that with or without you, information about how we do business, everything about how we do business, is about to be shared. Again- it’s not about you, it’s just information, but it’s all about<\/em> information, and we are not in control of information. We are conduits, pathways, carriers of informational memes. That’s all, and it’s not about you personally.<\/p>\n

Except. It is<\/em> about how valuable you are at sharing information. How expert you are at giving away Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve had reason to be contemplative for the past few weeks and it’s given some small inklings an opportunity to germinate and link together into bigger ideas. 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