Daily insights for city builders, delivered every morning at 6 AM ET. I’m Brandon Donnelly — a Toronto-based real estate developer and founder of Globizen. I’ve been writing here since 2013.

What’s a “market?”

According to Fred Wilson, a pure market requires:

  • Massive liquidity
  • True price transparency
  • Open exchanges where anyone can trade

When you have these in place, people feel comfortable trading, a lot.

By this definition, real estate isn’t a true market.

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