I received an email from Amazon yesterday… In order for the Alexa to deliver an amazing experience for many scenarios — certainly a real estate one — it needs a connected screen. Echo Show is that screen. The $229 price is a bit steep, but I’m sure…

It’s been awhile since I’ve mentioned Elon Musk. It’s no secret he thinks on a grander scale than just about everyone. There’s a recently released Ted interview with Elon worth watching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hshbF2fExHA Happy thinking…

Founders, entrepreneurs — as well as agents/brokers — should all read Fred Wilson’s post about seeing through the fog. The fog is a big part of the obsession with shiny objects (there’s more than enough of them in this industry). If you don’t know where…

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Tyler Gordon from Agent Inbox. I met Tyler at Inman in New York and had a chance to talk through his product/business — I’m bullish on the prospect of a communication platform for agents (and…

Following the conversation about listing videos a few days ago, thought I’d put together a few other examples… 1000 Flamingo Road, Laguna Beach: Laguna Beach: Point Place, Laguna Beach: Silicon Valley Estate, Los Altos Hills (via Jonathan Wilhelm with TOPTENnewhomes.com): (I couldn’t find an embed option,…

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Adam Doron from Unpakt. Without further ado… What do you do? Serving as the CEO of Unpakt, my job is to keep our company MOVING forward. What problem does your product/service solve? Unpakt is a…

I wrote an article recently about helping buyers find the perfect home more efficiently. Though I still don’t think finding “the absolute perfect home” is something buyers are clamoring for in an online search experience, I do believe there to be immense value in helping buyers…

I recently helped put together a new website for Heidi Ward, seen at HeidiWardRealEstate.com, using a paid WordPress theme. We used the Qvrenti theme on ThemeForest ($59). It’s a single landing page meant to demonstrate Heidi’s experience. You’ll notice there is no IDX (read here for more on…

Here’s a slideshow video of a cool house I came across today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ygrib4ZKtBI It’s a cool house (which is on 360modern), but lacking a bit on the execution side. My question for you, is do you have examples of listing videos (both full video or images stitched…

As a skeptic that millennials need another portal, I said I’d withhold judgement until I saw the product. Yesterday, I had a few minutes to take a look at the new RealEstate.com. It seems the main differentiator is searching by cost. An “All-In Monthly Pricing”…