In our latest real estate tech interview, I’m talking to Susannah Vila, Founder of Flip. A few months ago, I came across Flip and took note given the growing trend for mobile lifestyles and living arrangements (& our own focus on that trend). This means people increasingly don’t…

This is an old video I’ve watched before, but it’s worth watching again. For those that understand my commitment and investment into community, it’s no surprise why I love Jeff Turner so much. He gets community in a way virtually no one else does. Happy Saturday.

From Brian’s most recent post at 1000Watt: This week I sat in a conference room with a bunch of really smart people who showed me a future without online real estate leads. It was a transcendent experience. The “online lead” has been dangled over the…

For the founders of real estate startups reading, would love a bit of feedback on what the largest obstacles are to growing your business. I’ll review the responses, and see if there is anything I can do to help further (either resources, advice or introductions)….

We recently released a big update to Horizon’s iOS offering that allows hosts (aka owners) to post sublet opportunities. For those looking to find a tenant for a sublet, here’s the current workflow: Post on Facebook….wait. Post on Twitter…wait. Post in private/secret Facebook groups you belong…

There are a lot of people who think the future of real estate is high performing agents, and teams. Zillow is in the camp. I’m in that camp as well. I don’t happen to think most people should be independent agents. Being an entrepreneur is…

This morning I noticed the following search term in our analytics: best times to post real estate ads on craigslist Since I’m not an agent/broker using Craigslist, I obviously don’t have a good answer. Anyone reading have any tips to share based on your own…

Those of you interested in Virtual Reality & 3D, should listen to the podcast from Wellcomemat… [via WellcomeMat]

I post a lot about bad technology – I’m looking at you Zillow and Redfin – so I felt like it was time for a look at some really good software that we’ve started using at Virgent.  We’re big believers in Facebook advertising, and we’ve always struggled…

Are you an angel or venture capitalist interested in investing in promising startups in the real estate vertical? I get asked quite frequently by founders which angels and VC firms they should contact for their funding needs (see this article). I don’t often have a…