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Homesnap + Broker Public Portal

Homesnap + Broker Public Portal

I saw the news that Homesnap and Broker Public Portal formed an equally owned joint venture. (click here for prior writing on Broker Public Portal) A few things… First, I’m still unclear EXACTLY what the goal of Broker Public Portal is? Second, is the new joint venture…

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HouseCanary – A Big Attempt in the AVM (Data) Space

HouseCanary – A Big Attempt in the AVM (Data) Space

I saw this morning that HouseCanary raised a $33 million Series A. There have been a number of AVM attempts over the past decade. When I look at HouseCanary’s home page, they are much more CoreLogic, Onboard Informatics, or Home Junction than they are Zillow. Which surprised…

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Seattle in Progress — and an Agent/Broker/Franchise Opportunity

Seattle in Progress — and an Agent/Broker/Franchise Opportunity

I found Seattle in Progress (a web app by Ethan Phelps-Goodman) this morning in the Evergrey newsletter…it helps you figure out what’s being built in the city of Seattle. Guess what I did when I found it? I immediately sent it to my friend who lives a few…

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Bright MLS, and a new Era of MLS

Bright MLS, and a new Era of MLS

Bright MLS launched their new website… Greg’s right, it’s audacious. I like it. There’s no sense batting for a single when a home run is possible. There’s one section I question in their Our Story section: We want to empower everyone to get more out…

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The Pitch, and an Example of Great Writing

The Pitch, and an Example of Great Writing

Every entrepreneur has to pitch their business from time to time. Every real estate agent/broker has to pitch themselves from time to time (their business is themselves). Since you’re likely an entrepreneur or agent/broker reading this blog — there’s zero doubt you should read Marc…

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Introducing Geek Estate Labs

Introducing Geek Estate Labs

I’ve never really run Geek Estate as a business, and never had any legal entity behind it. That changed a few months ago when I finally setup Geek Estate Labs LLC for my consulting work & to handle sponsors (contact Mike if you’re interested). Some of you…

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Real Estate Brokerages/Franchises…and Innovation?

Real Estate Brokerages/Franchises…and Innovation?

I read Patrick Sisson’s piece on Curbed, Can cities create innovation hubs that work for the entire economy? The future of cities is a topic that intrigues me, and believe innovation hubs are part of that (for some cities). Durham seems to be proving that….

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What Do You Need Help with in 2017?

What Do You Need Help with in 2017?

We can’t guarantee we can help everyone, but we wanted to make an attempt at matching needs and haves within the Geek Estate community in 2017. If you would please fill out the following form with the one thing you need the most help with,…

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Meet the Founder: Kristyn Roth from KoaWare

Meet the Founder: Kristyn Roth from KoaWare

In our latest real estate tech interview, I’m talking to Kristyn Roth from KoaWare, a property website builder for agents/brokers based in Orange County. We first spoke early last year and met her in San Francisco at Inman. What do you do? I’m Co-Founder and CMO at…

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Alexa: I Bit the Bullet

Alexa: I Bit the Bullet

After having thought on it for awhile — I finally ordered an Echo Dot this week, and it arrived on my doorstep yesterday. Why’d I bite the bullet, even though my gut is the only thing I’ll actually use Alexa for is to play music?…

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