The coders reading, would be wise to take note that Trulia released some open source code today — the Trulia Java RETS Client. It is an open source RETS data feed importer — meaning it should vastly speed up the time it takes to start working…

Virtually every individual who reaches greatness has an arch nemesis. Of course you likely think of super heroes when you hear the term “arch nemesis” (or maybe that’s just me?). Superman has Lex Luthor. Batman has the Joker. Spider-man has the green goblin. Etc. As a…

The first step in building any technology product is to wireframe the product, and validate the concept with real people. There are a wide range of software options to handle the wireframe stage. Personally, I’m a huge fan of Proto.io, one of the crucial web…

This is the 5th article in a series about Real Estate Websites for Brokers/Agents. What is the extra value that you can bring to the table?  This is a difficult challenge -what can you add that hasn’t been done yet? I consider Zillow to be…

Realtor.com’s new ad is out… What say you? Bad? Okay? Good? Great?

The listing. Buyers won’t come without them. Sellers won’t come if you don’t have buyers. Buyers pay everyone’s bills. The elusive listing, the hook every consumer real estate startup must focus on. If you are focused on one market, just grab an IDX or RETS…

This is the fourth  in a series of articles about Broker/Agent Real Estate Websites. Now we dig into to the mobile design. First the Non Goals of my Mobile Site Not every page needs a counter mobile page. For the pages in need of a…

First, think through what your community members want. News Events Insider knowledge And they want to be connected to great… activities people professional service providers local establishments …all specific to their lifestyle. How do you deliver that? 1. Content / News. If you care deeply…

In our latest real estate tech interview, I’m talking to Parker Hills of Keyzio. Keyzio is a startup out of Kansas City I’ve been hearing about for awhile from various people in the industry, so it’s good to finally catch up with Parker for an…

Speaking of a community member directory/showcase, I came across an amazing one today. Inspire9, which is community in Melbourne a friend of mine (Indi Tansey at Outtrippin) is a part of. The picture doesn’t give it justice, as it’s much better when you look at it…