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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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Finding the Needle in the Haystack of Brokers

Finding the Needle in the Haystack of Brokers

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Peer Reputation.] Peer Reputation uses anonymous post-settlement reviews between cooperating agents to qualify agent quality. Through a network for agents and brokers, their mission is to identify and promote…

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Clark Jacobs from FlexDesk

Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Clark Jacobs from FlexDesk

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Clark Jacobs from FlexDesk. Who are you and what do you do? My name is Clark Jacobs and I am the Co-Founder & CEO of FlexDesk, which is a marketplace platform to list and…

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Search Across Everything

Search Across Everything

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Zenlist.] Zenlist is a collaborative search experience for agents and their clients that supplements MLS inventory with pocket/coming soon listings. Their collaboration experience is tailored to include all members…

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The Savvy Way to be Seen

The Savvy Way to be Seen

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Savvy Syndication.] Savvy Syndication is a listing syndication service for residential, commercial, for-sale or for-rent (including apartment rental listings) listings, serving brokerages and agents since 2007. They work with…

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Tom Rossiter from RESAAS

Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Tom Rossiter from RESAAS

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Tom Rossiter from RESAAS. Who are you and what do you do? My name is Tom Rossiter and I am the CEO of RESAAS, the world’s largest real estate technology platform. Prior to that,…

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The Ultra-Local Miami Condo Resource

The Ultra-Local Miami Condo Resource

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: CondoBlackBook.] CondoBlackBook allows home buyers and renters to explore condos and neighborhoods in Miami. Their entire search experience is built on curated condo inventory, and each listing gives condo…

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Transforming Rentals to a Hotel-Like Experience

Transforming Rentals to a Hotel-Like Experience

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Zumper.] A free end to end online search marketplace for landlords and tenants that attracts more than 80 million people each year. They help landlords market to millions, receive…

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Proptech’s Q2 2020 Earnings Radar

Proptech’s Q2 2020 Earnings Radar

The (second quarter) results are in for proptech’s public companies in 2020. We’re trying something new: synthesizing the most relevant topline information from the sector’s financial reports and balance sheets. It’s safe to say the market remains robust during this time of uncertainty, but the…

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A Pac NW Prefab Timber Powerhouse

A Pac NW Prefab Timber Powerhouse

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Cut My Timber.] Cut My Timber aids the entire building industry by fabricating timber and steel components with the help of computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) and computer-numeric-controlled (CNC) machinery (Robots!)….

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Driving Data Standards

Driving Data Standards

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: RESO.] The Real Estate Standards Organization (RESO) is a non-profit trade organization that champions open standards in the real estate industry, specifically with respect to data. Originally created in 1999…

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