Jay Thompson

Back in the summer of 1994 (I think it was in June. Maybe July. I'm not sure, though I

Wow, it’s been a LONG time since I posted here. Time to dust off this blog and get back to some writing. In ten days, I’ll be hopping on a plane, all by my lonesome self, and heading to Newcastle upon Tyne, England. From there, I’ll take a train to…

You can download the proposed Settlement Agreement between the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and class action antitrust lawsuit plaintiffs here: Click here to download PDF Note: this settlement agreement is “proposed” because it still needs…

Jay Thompson is a former real estate agent and brokerage owner who in the Spring of 2012 embarked on a epic journey by joining Zillow (now Zillow Group) as their Director of Industry Outreach. Six years later in July 2018, he retired and now enjoys…

Jay Thompson here, and for whatever reason, you would appear to be looking for info about me… Well, you asked, so here are some things about me: I’m an Army Brat And a preacher’s kid I own and operate a real estate brokerage in Phoenix, Arizona I…

Apologies to Jimmy Buffett for co-opting his wonderful lyric as the title of this piece. In three days, I will begin an epic adventure that checks off the longest held item on my bucket list. When I was twelve-years-old, I read Dove, a book by Robin…

I recently stumbled across Authory, and have swiftly come to realize that it’s an amazing tool for gathering my writing that has been scattered to the four corners of the internet. Years of contributing to various media and blog sites has made it…

This article was originally published on July 6, 2021 as part of my regular column on Inman News under, “Why the ongoing DOJ vs. NAR battle matters” Links may send you to articles behind Inman’s paywall. For the budding copyright attorney, relax. My…

This article was originally published on February 24, 2019 as part of my regular column on Inman News under, “From critic to fanboy: How this NAR detractor turned” Links may send you to articles behind Inman’s paywall. For the budding copyright…

What an experience! Yesterday, I set out in my fishing kayak for fun, exercise, and to slay fish. Fun was had, exercise was good, the fishing not-so-much. (Oh, there were victims, just not of the size and frequency I prefer. All were released in…

This article was originally published on December 30, 2020 as part of my regular column on Inman News under, “It’s been an insane year — but we can still be thankful” Links may send you to articles behind Inman’s paywall. For the budding copyright…

No, this woefully neglected corner of the internet is not becoming the latest food blog. There are enough of those out there to last a lifetime. But this batch of chili turned out so good, that I had to share. “Over the top,” (OTT) is a reference to…

This article was originally published on September 25, 2020 as part of my regular column on Inman News under, “Agents, you’re missing the point with the Zillow news” Links may send you to articles behind Inman’s paywall. For the budding copyright…

This article was originally published on August 14, 2019 as part of my regular column on Inman News under, “Stop crying ‘clickbait’! Why you have to get past the headlines” Links may send you to articles behind Inman’s paywall. For the budding…

This article was originally published on June 24, 2020 as part of my regular column on Inman News under, “Stop letting strangers into your listings! A call to end open houses” Links may send you to articles behind Inman’s paywall. For the budding…

This article was originally published on June 17, 2020 as part of my regular column on Inman News under, “Take your bigoted beliefs, and get the hell out of the industry” Links may send you to articles behind Inman’s paywall. For the budding…

I’ve seen this meme posted several times on Facebook over the last couple of days: Not surprisingly, every single person I saw posting this is white. Every single person commenting positively is white. Your white privilege is shining brightly. I’m a…

This article was originally published on May 6, 2020 as part of my regular column on Inman News under, “What buyers are up against in today’s world”. Links may send you to articles behind Inman’s paywall. For the budding copyright attorney, relax. My…

This article was originally published on April 21, 2020 as part of my regular column on Inman News under, “Finding the positive aspects of a pandemic” Links may send you to articles behind Inman’s paywall. For the budding copyright attorney, relax.…

This article was originally published on April 15, 2020 as part of my regular column on Inman News under, “Shut up! Just focus on selling houses” Links may send you to articles behind Inman’s paywall. For the budding copyright attorney, relax. My…