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World Housing, and a Podcast with Graham Brewster

World Housing, and a Podcast with Graham Brewster

Did you know more than a billion people in the world live in slums like this… I don’t know about you, but I believe that’s a problem worth addressing. Along with Giveback Homes and New Story, there’s another organization focused on the intersection of housing…

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Interview with New Story Co-Founder Alexandria Lafci on the Social Entrepreneur Podcast

Interview with New Story Co-Founder Alexandria Lafci on the Social Entrepreneur Podcast

I’ve written about New Story before, and had the chance to meet Alexandria and Brett in New York in January. Alexandria was recently interviewed on the Social Entrepreneur podcast (which I’ve been listening to religiously since I was on it). Listen away…

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The Invention of Online Real Estate and How it Changed the Industry…

The Invention of Online Real Estate and How it Changed the Industry…

…is an article that’ll be written by someone in 10 years. Based on what Dennis Schaal at Skift just did to detail the history of online travel & the impacts on the broader industry, the bar is high. He just put out a 40,000 word piece on…

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Know Someone Who Needs a Roommate, or Seeking to Sublet their Place for the Summer?

Know Someone Who Needs a Roommate, or Seeking to Sublet their Place for the Summer?

I mentioned in March Horizon now supports sublet opportunities. This morning, we shipped an incredibly important update to Horizon’s iOS — the ability to actually find those sublets. You can now sort your city results by accommodation type (which includes a sublet filter). Efficiently finding hosts with the right type…

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Seattle…Come On. Giveback with Giveback Homes.

Seattle…Come On. Giveback with Giveback Homes.

There are only 4 real estate professionals who are members of Giveback Homes in Seattle. What’s up with that? For such a socially conscious city home to organizations such as Gates Foundation, Global Partnerships, and Fred Hutch — I’m disappointed. I wanted to give huge props…

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Slock.it – Rent, sell or share anything – without middlemen

Slock.it – Rent, sell or share anything – without middlemen

Something to think on this Tuesday morning…Slock.it. Is there a residential real estate sales angle to this technology?

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Disruption ≠ Strategy

Disruption ≠ Strategy

The real estate industry sees its fair share of startups looking to “disrupt” the real estate industry. That sounds great, but it’s not a strategy. Here’s a good read on the subject.

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How Realtors Can Improve Their Search Engine Rankings

How Realtors Can Improve Their Search Engine Rankings

Real estate is changing in many ways and the manner in which potential homebuyers and sellers are researching and addressing their real estate needs is being shaped by the web. Real estate agents need to be ever aware of these trends and how to setup…

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Agent Search & (Lack of?) Consumer Adoption

Agent Search & (Lack of?) Consumer Adoption

I touched on agent search last week, but wanted to write a short follow up post digging into the topic further. Zillow has an agent search (Trulia, too), as does Realtor.com. Homethinking is still around, as is AgentHarvest. Another is Agent Findr. Homelight recently raised a new…

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Real Estate Tech Interview with Max Nussenbaum from Castle

Real Estate Tech Interview with Max Nussenbaum from Castle

In our latest real estate tech interview, I’m talking to Max Nussenbaum from Castle, a flat-fee property management startup out of Detroit. What do you do? Castle manages rental property for landlords using automation and on-demand labor, providing a property management experience that’s more affordable, more efficient, and…

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