Christopher Zabka & I have launched a new blog titled Real Estate Politics and we’d love to get feedback from the Geek Estate audience. The purpose of the blog is to encourage balanced discussion of industry topics, with the goal of allowing both sides to…

With all of the digital media being used in real estate today, there is one relatively new medium that could invigorate your marketing: the digital picture frame. You know, the things you connect a flash drive filled with family pics into that sits on the…

Blogging is one of the primary activities associate with real estate web 2.0 and a vital means of creating community, according to Brian Boero of 1000Watt Consulting in his post-NAR interview on Inman TV interview with Joel Burselm. While Blogging can be a powerful tool,…

Coulda Been a Contender Audio I’ve been engaged in several blog discussions in the past couple weeks that have come down to the fundamental question: “Is technology innovation within the scope of a brokerage’s core competency?” It has taken me back to a post I…

Congratulations to the Zillow Team, your stock option net worth just had a significant emotional experience today. 🙂 $87 million is spectacular and Zillow must have some pretty amazing plans since some very intelligent investors have partnered with them. However, this news struck a sour…

I read a post today by Michael Wurzer titled “Is Data Free? Is There No Free Lunch?” at the FBS Blog. By the way, this is phenomenal blog if you have an interest in MLS-related topics. I am not completely sure what FlexMLS does, but…

My job in Baghdad was a civil affairs team chief with the mission to “improve the governance, economics, and essential services” for my district of Baghdad. As unqualified as I felt to accomplish this mission, I found myself and other captains in this position who,…

In 2005, I was a Colorado Springs real estate broker who had just sold a Keller Williams franchise five months before and opened a new private brokerage with the first 18 agents. I was having the best year of my career brokering real estate –…