A drop dead simple way to ask real estate questions, and get responses from real estate experts. In an app. On Zillow’s iOS app — there is no way to ask questions in Zillow Advice. Maybe they should just package that experience into a separate…

I saw the following Century 21 commercial yesterday (yes, I know it’s from the Super Bowl last year) while watching the Seahawks game… What jumped out at me? Someone asks for a C21 agent in a parking lot, and the guy standing 20 feet away…

In our latest Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Justin Shreve of Rentmatic.com. Here’s a bit more about him, from his own mouth… What do you do? I run Rentmatic.com. Rentmatic makes paying rent effortless for tenants and makes rent collection reliable and…

I had coffee today with an agent – Greg Martin – who has been in the real estate business 5 months. He mentioned that he finds immense value in the content here, but has never searched through the archives (this blog has been live since…

In our latest Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Ryan Coon of  Rentalutions, a tool for landlords. Here’s a bit more about him, from his own mouth… What do you do? I am one of the founders of Rentalutions. We help do-it-yourself landlords easily manage…

If you follow this blog regularly, you undoubtedly have noticed I’ve written about relocation several times over the past few months. The reason behind that is because we’ve been exploring a “pivot” (a startup term for when you shift a company/product in a different direction)…

To succeed in business and life, you have to hustle. Since it’s often best to look outside your own industry for ideas (don’t get stuck in a silo), and figure out how they apply to your specific situation — I thought I’d share an example I…

It’s reported that NFC (near field communication) will be included in the iPhone 5S, which could change the game for advertising in the physical world. Read this article, and watch the video embedded below… I don’t know about you, but I see an extremely compelling potential…

Today marks the launch of CO Everywhere. This is not a totally new company, but a pivot for a company – BlockAvenue – that I’ve covered before here on Geek Estate. What is CO Everywhere? a new mobile platform that leverages social media to create…

I was talking to a friend about real estate recently, and the topic of selecting an agent came up. We have several mutual friends who are agents — and I told my friend that it is impossible to be a GREAT real estate agent for…