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Mathew Speer

Mathew Speer is on a mission to change how people transact residential real estate for the greater good of the average consumer.

Every Sold Comp You See Is Inflated

Nov 5, 2025

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5 min read

Every Sold Comp You See Is Inflated

Mathew Speer
Mathew Speer
Why Lenders and Title Companies Answer to Real Estate Brokerages–Not You

Oct 29, 2025

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6 min read

Why Lenders and Title Companies Answer to Real Estate Brokerages–Not You

Mathew Speer
Mathew Speer
The Hidden Commission Windfall: When Your Agent Collects Double

Oct 22, 2025

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5 min read

The Hidden Commission Windfall: When Your Agent Collects Double

How one overlooked clause lets agents double their commission when buyers come direct—while you pay for work you already hired them to do

Mathew Speer
Mathew Speer
The Offer System That Proves Residential Real Estate Is Deliberately Overcomplicated

Oct 15, 2025

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7 min read

The Offer System That Proves Residential Real Estate Is Deliberately Overcomplicated

How commercial real estate's simple LOI process exposes the agent-dependent complexity scam

Mathew Speer
Mathew Speer
The Private Listing Trap That's Costing Sellers Tens of Thousands

Oct 8, 2025

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6 min read

The Private Listing Trap That's Costing Sellers Tens of Thousands

How Compass turned "exclusive access" into a commission double-dipping scheme

Mathew Speer
Mathew Speer
The Wall Street Revolution Real Estate Brokerages Fear Most

Oct 1, 2025

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9 min read

The Wall Street Revolution Real Estate Brokerages Fear Most

How Schwab and Vanguard proved consumers don't need expensive middlemen—and why your real estate transaction is next

Mathew Speer
Mathew Speer
The "Innovation" Companies That Keep Your Commissions High

Sep 24, 2025

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5 min read

The "Innovation" Companies That Keep Your Commissions High

How Compass and Redfin burn massive investor cash to preserve the expensive status quo

Mathew Speer
Mathew Speer
The Real Estate Pyramid Scheme Hiding in Plain Sight

Sep 17, 2025

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5 min read

The Real Estate Pyramid Scheme Hiding in Plain Sight

How major brokerages turned agent recruitment into multi-level marketing—and you're funding it

Mathew Speer
Mathew Speer
The $7,000 Introduction Fee That Proves Agent Commissions Are Inflated

Sep 10, 2025

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5 min read

The $7,000 Introduction Fee That Proves Agent Commissions Are Inflated

How referral fees expose the 25-40% markup hidden in "standard" rates

Mathew Speer
Mathew Speer
You Pay to Give Your Data Away (Then Pay Again When It's Used Against You)

Sep 3, 2025

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6 min read

You Pay to Give Your Data Away (Then Pay Again When It's Used Against You)

How the MLS monopoly creates a twisted cycle that costs buyers and sellers thousands

Mathew Speer
Mathew Speer
The "Realtor®" Scam That's Still Fooling You

Aug 27, 2025

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6 min read

The "Realtor®" Scam That's Still Fooling You

How the nation's largest trade group convinced you all agents are "Realtors®"—then made you overpay for identical services

Mathew Speer
Mathew Speer

PropertyInspections

Why Are Offers Made Before Inspections Are Done?

Aug 20, 2025

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5 min read

Why Are Offers Made Before Inspections Are Done?

The backwards inspection system that's costing everyone time and money

Mathew Speer
Mathew Speer

HomeBuyingAdvice

The 'Free' Buyer Agent Lie (And What It's Really Costing You)

Aug 13, 2025

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6 min read

The 'Free' Buyer Agent Lie (And What It's Really Costing You)

The hidden math behind 'free' services that cost buyers thousands

Mathew Speer
Mathew Speer

HomeSellingAdvice

Hired to Sell, Nowhere to Be Found

Aug 6, 2025

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5 min read

Hired to Sell, Nowhere to Be Found

The shocking reason your listing agent skips your showings

Mathew Speer
Mathew Speer
The Commission Scam That's Still Happening (Even After the Lawsuit)

Jul 30, 2025

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5 min read

The Commission Scam That's Still Happening (Even After the Lawsuit)

Despite legal settlements, sellers are still getting conned into offering inflated buyer agent fees

Mathew Speer
Mathew Speer
Introducing Real Estate Insider News

Jul 23, 2025

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4 min read

Introducing Real Estate Insider News

A new voice dedicated to empowering consumers to take control of their real estate journey.

Mathew Speer
Mathew Speer

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