Doorsteps is now open to the world! Michele Serro and Doorsteps was introduced to me by Greg Fischer, someone I didn’t even know a year ago but now one of the people I trust most in this industry. Ultimately, the people my trusted friends recommend I talk…

I just got back to Seattle for Thanksgiving, Startup Weekend (at Zillow HQ), and to see the Red Hot Chili Peppers on Thursday at Key Arena. I’ve been heads down on Oh Hey World lately (if you want super early access to the beta, shoot…

Given Geek Estate is all about real estate technology, anyone reading should probably know about REach, a brand new technology incubator specific to the real estate industry just announced by NAR. I’ve long thought an incubator for real estate would be useful, with all the main…

It looks like the next real estate technology vendor in line to be purchased — was actually a vendor in the mortgage space. Mortech. My old employer, Zillow, which just purchased Buyfolio, announced the $17 million dollar acquisition of Mortech today. I’m hopeful this deal will help increase…

Want to succeed in business? In life? Want to Change the World? The equation is pretty damn simple. Give a Shit. But seriously give a shit. You can’t fake it. People see through bullshit. Take a queue from Krisstina Wise at Good Life Team —…

My former employer, Zillow, just picked up Buyfolio in an acquisition. Congrats to both teams! I have to imagine real estate technology vendors are scrambling like mad to attract clients and gain traction in the hopes of being the next company to be acquired by either…

There’s been tons of debate on the NAREP announcement a few weeks ago, with the latest being Rob’s opinion piece on Inman. Let me just say a few things… On the NAREP site, it states… We’ll launch a new national listings site free of all…

I posted this video from Gary Vaynerchuck on my personal blog over the weekend, but I think it’s worth posting here as well…

One question I’ve been asked a few times is where to find public property records in bulk — beds, baths, square footage, recent sale prices & dates. If you are an entrepreneur out there looking to build a killer real estate portal, you’ll likely need to…

High quality guest blogging is certainly a proven strategy for link building. I’ve long thought guest blogging is one of the best link building strategies you can engage in, and to be totally honest, I’m shocked more real estate agents don’t do it regularly. Where…