This is another non real estate tech post. For that, I apologize. Simon Sinek gave a presentation at Creative Mornings worth watching, titled “Understanding the Game We’re Playing”… He talks a bit about the entire next generation that as grown up with social media and…

Real estate industry insiders will likely enjoy the latest Acquired podcast, which is Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal speaking with Kathleen Philips about the Zillow-Trulia merger (which closed in 2015). It’s an hour long, and dives into the backstory, negotiations and takeaways from the deal. Listen now

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I know international entrepreneurs are reading (I’ve met/spoken to a few of you), some of whom are working on real estate portals in various countries. A real estate portal is a fairly defined technology product, which includes: A home page with search Search results & filters Property details…

I’ve written about AVM’s before, here. Another one looks to have recently entered the market. Buyerprice.com. Aside from their chrome extension (which seems cool, but not defensible), I’m not sure what’s different about what they’re doing. I assume the algorithm is based on MLS data? How…

This isn’t really related to real estate tech, so if that’s what you’re looking for today, you can head elsewhere. Seth Godin’s post yesterday was about Cable News. More specifically, fear and what’s causing it: What if the fear and malaise and anger isn’t merely being reported…

Real estate has traditionally been a lagging industry when it comes to technology. This is because real estate is a “hand shake” type of industry where a lot of the action comes from relationship building. Here are just a few examples: Real estate agents and…

Sotheby’s supports 3-D (Inman paywall article). That’s cool; some buyers will certainly get value from them. Zillow actually did this last year. Even if Sotheby’s did beat the big boys to the punch, the reality is it doesn’t really matter. If it gets great consumer pick up, Zillow / Realtor.com will…

Windermere announced the W Collection back in June (BizJournal & Windermere). Especially given Windermere is based here in Seattle (and has massive market share), I live here, and I consult for 360modern — I’ll be following this initiative closely. Note: the W Collection is being…

There’s a new technology vendor worth taking a look at if you’re a boutique brokerage/team, and searching for a new website/IDX provider. RealSavvy. They’re based in Austin, and look to have a fairly slick offering. It’s a full website, IDX, and CRM in one, teamed…