DocuSign Acquires Cartavi

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Drew Meyers

The real estate technology consolidation continued today, as DocuSign acquired Cartavi. Here’s the press release: DocuSign Acquires Cartavi to Create End-to-End Digital Real Estate Transaction Collaboration Cartavi, a DocuSign Company, and zipLogix ® To Deliver Best-in-Class Solution with Forms, Collaboration and eSignature SAN FRANCISCO, CA; DETROIT, MI and WASHINGTON, DC – NAR MID YEAR MEETING – May 15, 2013 – DocuSign, The Global Standard for eSignature®, and the official and exclusive eSignature provider of the National Association of REALTORS®, announced it has acquired Cartavi, a leading … Read More »

The Combo of Real Estate and Tech – a Tech House (in Vegas)

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Drew Meyers

Being the fact that this is a technology blog focused on real estate, it seems fitting that we should cover an actual physical piece of (proposed) real estate focused on technology. The Vegas Tech House in Las Vegas. Who is behind it? None other than my friend Jon Sterling, who is certainly no stranger to the real estate industry. A Keller Williams broker for many years, worked at Altos Research for awhile, and has now moved on to co-found AgentFindr.com. Beyond that, he decided to undertake building … Read More »

100 Smartphone Real Estate Videos in 100 Days: A Challenge

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Sam DeBord

Online buyers want more video content, and video technology has become much simpler to use.  I’m challenging myself, and anyone who’d like to join me, to create 100 neighborhood videos in 100 days.  To make that happen, I’m going to shoot video only on my smartphone. Where did this idea come from?  R.E. agent discussions focus a lot on what the big data aggregators are doing to beat them online.  However, no amount of server capacity or programming staff can drive through a neighborhood, take video, … Read More »

DoorSteps Acquired by Move

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Drew Meyers

+ = Congratulations!! I’m a big fan of Michele and team — both because they are great people but also because they’ve executed to build a real brand that means something. Great strategic acquisition by Move. Press Release

Step 11 – “Yelp(ing) Yourself Out”: 12 Steps Crucial to an RE Professional’s Internet Presence

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Eric "TheRECoach" Bryant

According to Wikipedia … Yelp began in late 2004, but …  “The initial site was hard to use, and attracted few readers or reviewers. In an “a-ha moment”, Stoppelman and Simmons noticed that an increasing number of users were using a feature that allowed them to write reviews without being prompted. They relaunched the site in February 2005 based on unsolicited review writing.” It has since grown to over 100, 000,000 Million Users! It’s not just for Restaurants anymore … It’s for any Business Service or Product! It’s … Read More »

RealTech SF 2013

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Drew Meyers

Given I write a fair amount about real estate technology and am currently in San Francisco, attending the RealTech SF 2013 at the Fairmont Hotel yesterday was a no brainer. There were 300 people in attendance (my best guess), a great speaker lineup, and a constant, lively discussion at the Startup Alley every time I walked by. I had a chance to speak with Mark and Uyen (two of the four co-founders of Reesio) and learn a little bit more about their product, speak with Steve Pacinelli, meet Drew … Read More »

Tech is a tool. Like a hammer. You can use it to build a birdhouse. Or you can use it to build a castle. The choice belongs to the user.
- Greg Fischer - Fort Worth Real Estate

Give your buyers and sellers the best damn user experience as possible.
- Dominic Morrocco - Washington DC Real Estate