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We love real estate & tech. Geek Estate's "business" is helping members of "the GEM" succeed, and this publication is not run by journalists. Established 2007.

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Giving Realtors Extra Arms to Help Manage Listings

Giving Realtors Extra Arms to Help Manage Listings

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: OktoHub.] OktoHub allows agents to hire other agents to assist with showings, attending inspections, staffing open houses, and other customizable tasks. The on-demand platform enables agents to pay only…

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A Start-to-Finish Manufacturer of Factory-to-Site Infill Homes

A Start-to-Finish Manufacturer of Factory-to-Site Infill Homes

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Module.] Module offers a range of factory-built modular houses that are optimized for infill development and offsite manufacturing. Factory-construction allows Module to offer more precise construction and a 25-40%…

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur: Mogens Smed from Falkbuilt

Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur: Mogens Smed from Falkbuilt

After a temporary pause in the Founder Interview Series, we’re back with another interview! This week, we interviewed Mogens Smed from Falkbuilt. Let’s go! Who are you and what do you do? I am Mogens Smed, CEO and co-founder of Falkbuilt, a technology company that…

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A White-Label Selling Suite Connecting Brokerages to New Buyers

A White-Label Selling Suite Connecting Brokerages to New Buyers

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: zavvie.] Zavvie offers a software suite that connects agents and their clients with instant sale, bridge, and other selling solution providers. Its products help agents present estimates for all…

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Bringing HOAs Into the Digital Era

Bringing HOAs Into the Digital Era

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Neighborhoody.] Neighborhoody is bringing transparency to HOA and Condo communities by collecting, maintaining, and publishing basic information in a central database. HOA and Community leaders can claim their community…

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A Stock Market for Investment Properties

A Stock Market for Investment Properties

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Roofstock.] A real estate investment marketplace, Roofstock enables first-time investors to global asset managers evaluate, purchase and own residential investment properties.. The Roofstock Marketplace provides search tools to browse…

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One-Stop for Real Estate Investment Management

One-Stop for Real Estate Investment Management

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Groundbreaker.] A real estate investment management platform, Groundbreaker gives teams access to CRM, portfolio management, fundraising automation, distribution tracking, and real-time reporting. Its software also handles compliance and security…

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Proptech Networking Roulette w/ London & Partners

Proptech Networking Roulette w/ London & Partners

Our “Proptech networking roulette” networking series continues tomorrow (July 14th) at 9 am PST…with a twist. Hosted in collaboration with London & Partners’ Mayor’s International Business Programme, the aim for this round of (virtual) 1-on-1 conversations is for London & Partners’ 16 scale-up proptech companies to…

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Ready-to-go Facebook Ads for Realtors

Ready-to-go Facebook Ads for Realtors

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: StreetText.] StreetText’s flagship product Lead Magnet gives agents access to ready-to-use Facebook ads that come with lead capture pages, text messaging A.I., integrated social information, and drip emails. The…

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Software Engineer for Climate Change Tools

Software Engineer for Climate Change Tools

For the engineers out there interested in sustainability and real estate, the perfect job opportunity comes to you from C Change Labs: Software Enginner, Climate Change Tools. More details about the opportunity: C-Change is building a next-generation tool to help architects design climate-friendly buildings. We…

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