Robert Hahn

real estate strategist, blogger, entrepreneur, #roofkorean, anarchist, fashion consultant, lawyer, tinker, tailor, spy

[Robert Hahn @robhahn]

New on Notorious; Monday Musings: On Walking In Shoes
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Brian Boero's latest Friday Flash inspired this Monday Musings...

https://t.co/hkqcAnktxW

[Robert Hahn @robhahn]

I don' t know who needs to hear this, but... here in Nevada, we have millions of acres of non-farmland. Most of it federally owned.

Build some nuclear power plants, build data centers, pipe in water (nuclear power, remember?), lay some fiber lines and have at it!

[Secretary Brooke Rollins @SecRollins]

Another day, another ridiculous battle to destroy our farmers and their farmland.

New York’s decision to craft their own lax standards for ‘prime farmland’ to fast-track solar developments is a direct attack on American agriculture. In 2020, the exact year they stood up their Office of Renewable Energy Siting, they worked with @Cornell to downgrade soils that were long considered prime. This wasn’t an accident. It was engineered to fast-track solar projects on our best farmland.

For our farmers and ranchers, land is far more than acreage on a map. It is the ground that holds a family’s history. It is a generational heritage and legacy.

Our great ranchers and farmers feed this nation — we cannot allow prime soils to be paved over for unreliable energy that displaces our producers. Farm security is national security. @USDA stands with American agriculture, not green new deal mandates that sacrifice our farmland.

Thanks @johnrich for bringing this to our attention! We are on it.

[David Rosenberg @EconguyRosie]

After today’s news that new home sales collapsed by -6.2% in April to a three-month low of 622k annualized units, I must observe that it really says something about the state of the U.S. residential real estate market that they are lower now than they were in late 2007, when the unexpected housing-led recession began to take hold.

[Robert Hahn @robhahn]

@mwurzer @gregrobertson well, i wrote it all up. But you're not a VIP so... :)

And you can keep asking a false-choice question to preserve IDX, but I can keep denying the premise.

Perhaps you can publish something justifying the continuation of IDX in 2026.

[Robert Hahn @robhahn]

Shameless promo warning.

So I’ve spent the last few months playing with AI, going pretty deep down some rabbit holes, learning a ton and thinking about where it might actually help in real estate.

The low hanging fruit kept coming back to brokerage compliance review. This is something every broker has to do by law and is quite painful. I thought AI could really prove its worth here.

So I got together with two other real estate veterans and built ComplianceClaw.

It reviews every document in every file, applies federal, state, local and even in-house brokerage rules consistently, each and every time. The goal is to help compliance teams and brokers clear more volume, be more accurate, and save tons of time.

If you're interested, please check it out. I think you'll find it... intriguing.

https://t.co/kIvPLeTqWW

[Robert Hahn @robhahn]

[VIP] It's Time to Move Past IDX
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It is time to move past a system that time and progress have left behind.

https://t.co/D0iBLvCCWG

[The Fabulous Greg Robertson @gregrobertson]

Should MLSs even control listing distribution anymore?
That question sparked one of the most interesting Industry Relations conversations yet.

Join @robhahn and I on the latest episode of the Industry Relations podcast: https://t.co/Ov2Ad7wIM2

[Robert Hahn @robhahn]

@mwurzer @gregrobertson "literally a click or two" also applies to opt-in, yes?

If the vast majority of brokers want, then change IDX to opt-in at least.

[Robert Hahn @robhahn]

@mwurzer @gregrobertson These are serious and worthy points. Longer response coming.

Short version for X: Forcing people to opt out of a broken system that is no longer fit for purpose is bad. It's somewhat similar to forcing people to have landline phones, but allowing "opt out".

[Robert Hahn @robhahn]

Sorry no. “IDX or some other name” obscures what IDX is and how it works. “Opt-out data feeds” might be a hint.

How about replacing IDX with “efficient syndication” instead?

Putting the onus on the broker is no longer legitimate. Not in 2026.

That there doesn’t appear to be an answer as to why the default must be top down seems illuminating.

[Robert Hahn @robhahn]

I have questions

[Robert Hahn @robhahn]

What is the deal with pre-recorded speeches by students at graduations? Is this unique to Katy ISD or is it now common across the country? What the hell is this madness?

[The Fabulous Greg Robertson @gregrobertson]

You can't run CMAs. You can't do showings. But what if everyone listed on BLX anyway? Definitely worth a listen!
Join @robhahn and I on the latest episode of the Industry Relations podcast: https://t.co/h3K5QqwdXj

[Robert Hahn @robhahn]

[VIP] NWMLS Rushes Towards Noncompliance (or Lawsuit)
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The latest revision to the NWMLS listing form... raises questions at the least, and possibly represents a real danger.

https://t.co/LrlLc89QQG

[Robert Hahn @robhahn]

@mwurzer There is such an easy solution to this problem… 😀

[Robert Hahn @robhahn]

[VIP] On AI and Mental Models
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Your decisions about AI likely depend a lot on your mental model of what AI is...

https://t.co/ncHkqZWtah

[Robert Hahn @robhahn]

[VIP] Cotality Attempts to Explain BLX
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Cotality's webinar for MLS execs sheds more light on what, how and why of its new BLX system. The response is not likely to be positive.

https://t.co/ijiHGrredo

[Robert Hahn @robhahn]

[VIP] Parsing Zillow's Complaint in Zillow v. MRED
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The battle between Zillow and MRED was inevitable. Well, here we go.

https://t.co/0UNot9u3o5

[The Fabulous Greg Robertson @gregrobertson]

Join @robhahn and me on the latest episode of the Industry Relations podcast

We react to Cotality’s launch of BLX, a new broker-focused listing input platform that immediately sparks debate over whether it’s a defensive move against portals or “Project Upstream” all over again: https://t.co/AewYiVcaWS