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Reminiscing about the Carnival of Real Estate

Reminiscing about the Carnival of Real Estate

I was just editing my About.me bio randomly, and one thing mentioned there is the Carnival of Real Estate (I left it in). The following images may bring flashbacks to some of you… and and Originally launched summer of 2006 (see here by the one and…

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Houses + SnapChat = Snaphouse

Houses + SnapChat = Snaphouse

It seems Zillow’s commitment to Snapchat as a marketing platform is real…

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Top Real Estate Tech Startup Cities

Top Real Estate Tech Startup Cities

After reading Fred Wilson’s post about 2nd and 3rd tier cities, and then Seattle, I thought I’d list the top real estate startup cities (in a very unscientific way): Seattle: Zillow, Estately, Market Leader, HouseValues, Redfin, ActiveRain. Even without Zillow, it’s a thriving real estate startup…

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Mapping Your Cities’ Neighborhoods

Mapping Your Cities’ Neighborhoods

I came across myakronneighborhood.com via a retweet of this tweet from Gahlord. Having spent a fair amount of time thinking about neighborhoods while working at Zillow (see here, here, and here), this is an interesting approach. For the brokerages out there, perhaps you should consider…

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A Riff on “The Real Estate Moment”

A Riff on “The Real Estate Moment”

I read Brian’s “The Real Estate Moment” blog post this morning… Pepsi created meaning around sugar water. Imagine what we could do with Homeownership. What cultural moment could a real estate brand seize upon to create a new connection with people? Who might be bold…

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Marketing Your City/Neighborhood (aka Area of Expertise), and More on Local Experts

Marketing Your City/Neighborhood (aka Area of Expertise), and More on Local Experts

The other day I saw a Century 21 commercial on television. It was one of the “Smarter. Bolder. Faster.” iterations, though I can’t remember specifically which one (shows how memorable it was, right?). That got me thinking… What does “Smarter. Bolder. Faster.” mean — to…

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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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