About Drew Meyers

Founder of GEM Diamond. Zillow Alum. Real estate tech geek. Travel addict & former co-founder of Horizon. Social entrepreneurship advocate. Fan of Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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My Thoughts on NAREP

My Thoughts on NAREP

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…

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Take a Swing

Take a Swing

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

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Public Record Data in Bulk for Real Estate Websites

Public Record Data in Bulk for Real Estate Websites

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…

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Google's Stance on Guest Blogging for Links

Google's Stance on Guest Blogging for Links

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…

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WalkScore Puts out a iPhone App and Site Overhaul

WalkScore Puts out a iPhone App and Site Overhaul

Congrats to the team at Walk Score for releasing a new iPhone app and did a major update to their site. Features in the iPhone app include: Share neighborhood gems including the local businesses, public art, architecture and green spaces you love, and comment on others’ pictures…

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A Glimpse Into the Future

A Glimpse Into the Future

Watch this video… Essentially the same way that you can navigate a touch screen — but without actually touching the screen. That means you can use it with any computer. It does to a computer screen what a Wii did to the TV. More info…

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BlockAvenue Launches – Discover Neighborhoods Like Never Before

BlockAvenue Launches – Discover Neighborhoods Like Never Before

BlockAvenue launched to the world today. Their goal is build a comprehensive database of reviews for every city block in the country (and maybe world?). A pretty ambitious goal — but nothing worth doing is easy. At launch, most of their data is focused around…

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Zillow is Going Mainstream

Zillow is Going Mainstream

Not sure who saw today’s news that Zillow launched their first television commercial — titled “Find Your Way Home.” What do you think of the messaging?

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Moving WordPress Sites via Shell (from WiredTree to Dreamhost)

Moving WordPress Sites via Shell (from WiredTree to Dreamhost)

Those who have done it know moving WordPress sites from one host to another is a huge pain in the butt. I’m currently going through a migration of sites from WiredTree to Dreamhost. My good friend, Andrew Mattie (who works at Zillow), completed the migration…

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Brokerage Branded Market Videos

Brokerage Branded Market Videos

At Inman Next, there is an article by Chris titled “The Real Estate Market Data revolution will be televised“. Give it a read and watch the video embedded below: I’m a skeptic of the effectiveness of videos such as this one produced by Terradatum. Will some…

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