Some things never change…I’m helping organize the next REBarCamp Seattle (though Rhonda is the real ring-leader), taking place mid-March. I haven’t kept count, but I would guess this will be about my 30th REBarCamp (most of them attended while I worked at Zillow)…and it’s always…

Honestly, most of the website designs I see in this industry…are not very good. And that’s probably an understatement. Will Moyer, the designer for Oh Hey World, and I are looking to help one or two agents or brokers desiring a GREAT website design, that…

You all know the name of the game to build a real estate business is to grow your sphere. One of the best strategies to strengthen your sphere, is to know what they are up to, reach out to them every now and then for…

Since Geek Estate is all about real estate technology, it’s only fitting to showcase Inman’s “New Kids on the Block” session… David Eisenberg, co-founder and CEO, Floored Karl Falk, co-founder, chairman and CEO, ShortSave Inc. Matt Ehrlichman, CEO, Porch.com Kristin Walker, Realtor and adviser, Relocality…

I’ve now taken 20 calls on Clarity.fm (my profile here). There are two distinct types of people that schedule calls: Entrepreneurs in various stages of bringing an idea to light, desiring either technical help & direction or general advice around how to navigate the industry (&…

In our latest real estate tech interview, I’m talking to Lief Larson of Workface, another of the companies in the REach incubator. Without wasting anymore time, here’s a bit more from Lief… What do you do? Have you ever walked into a business and been wowed by a…

There’s not shortage of events and subscription offerings aiming to educate real estate agents and brokers. They’ll help you use Pinterest, Facebook, FourSquare, Google+, Twitter. They’ll help you understand CRMs, what apps you should be using, how to blog, how to grow your sphere. But…

Every week or two, on Facebook, Twitter or a blog comment, I see someone in the industry say something to the tune of… The portals take our data, then sell leads back to us with the traffic they generate from it. The portals were built…

There are dozens of app ideas floating around this industry (I wrote a few of mine here). Some of them terrible; others amazing. As you likely know, building apps is not cheap. Which begs the question, how do you know if an idea is worth…

Everyone seems to be wondering about Bitcoin. I’ve been asked about it several times over email and in person over the past few weeks. I suspect, that’s because a broker is now accepting Bitcoin — and no surprise, the media is eating it up. In my…