I came across SideDoor this weekend, with the following value proposition: Sell your home directly to buyers. No agents or their fees. More context in their video: Given the context here, I’d be curious to hear what’s unique about SideDoor’s approach? Where are they going to…

I wrote about the possibility of putting “Zillow Advice into a mobile app” in 2013. That was before I ever started consulting for StreetAdvisor, whose business model is to white label their local reviews + question & answer offering to brokerages/franchises (or corporations). Especially for the…

Realogy announced the contests for the 2016 FWD competition (press release): ASK DOSS – An artificial intelligence-powered real estate advisor designed for real estate professionals with a voice-controlled natural language interface. (Houston, TX) CallAction – A mobile web application to automate the tracking and engagement…

This may be a bit too geeky, but is anyone thinking about the commitment curve? Carrie Jones, one of the best community builders I know, has some thoughts worth reading here. How are you thinking about long term engagement, relationship building, and community building?

"What's the most important non-obvious skill for success?""The ability to keep believing in your own ideas when others say they're dumb" — Sam Altman (@sama) May 1, 2016 To re-iterate what I mentioned last year — don’t let me derail your startup by telling you…

In our latest real estate tech interview, I’m talking to Ameeta Jain, founder of HomeSelfe. The home is the most valuable investment/asset that most people have, and I always like learning more about startups working to help home owners save money while simultaneously decreasing the environmental impact they’re having….

Who are the best website providers in 2016? Who do you use? What do you like? Not like? Do you go full custom, semi-custom, or template? Do you pay for IDX separately? What do you spend monthly? What are you looking for in your next…

You may have read the recent post on Inman (subscription wall) about bot vs broker when sourcing homes for a buyer to tour. It says, in an unscientific test, the bot can more accurately recommend the properties buyers will like viewing in person. I wrote a…

First they told everyone to remove all branding from photos, which I agree with, but then they said they will put their branding on every photo. So now every new property photo on my website and thousands of other websites promotes their website. This is…

It’s been quite awhile since the topic of conversion rates on real estate websites was talked about. What conversion rates is your website seeing? (Keep in mind, without context, conversion numbers mean nothing.)