If you don’t have community, you really have nothing defensible when it comes to lead and client acquisition. If you have great SEO, Google can yank it away. If you get tons of referrals from person X, they can suddenly send them to someone else….

Search is a lost cause (IMHO), at least for the industry. Just like it took outsiders like Zillow & Trulia to overtake Realtor.com, it’ll likely take another outsider to make a serious run at Zillow & Trulia sometime down the line. So, what’s the next…

OK, it’s taken a lot longer than I expected, but it’s finally time for the “big reveal” of the new, mobile-responsive makeover of my company’s website, IntownElite.com. But first, some background on the project. If you have a fairly simple site, consisting primarily of text…

This is the second in a series of articles about Broker/Agent Real Estate Websites.  (first article here). Budget will drive this selection . Considerations include: Power -Ram Size and number of cores Reliability -Uptime, Security Support -Managed? Backup Is a dedicated server required?  You could…

In our latest real estate tech interview, I’m talking to Stefan Negritoiu of MileLogr.com. As the name suggests, they log your miles for you. And as you know, real estate agents drive more than most. Without wasting anymore time, here’s a bit more from Stefan… What do…

Connecticut MLS bailed on CoreLogic. Cameron Paine, the CEO, said: When it became clear that Fusion would never be able to operate flawlessly on tablets (iPad, Kindle Fire, etc.), and after a series of meetings with the board and MLS committee early this month, the…

Everyone planning to do video in 2014, you have something to aspire to… We Put You There I love it. The video is from Red Oak Realty, in the East Bay. I know absolutely nothing about their brokerage, but the video leaves an amazing, lasting…

1000watt has been working on a new app, and just announced they are releasing it this spring. It’s called Props. Note: I did product management consulting on this app early on, and Eric Roland (co-founder at Oh Hey World), is still doing development on it….

In our latest real estate tech interview, I’m talking to Adam Selig of Lumentus Social, another company in REach. Without wasting anymore time, here’s a bit more from Adam… What do you do? Lumentus Social makes social media easier and more effective for brokers and agents. Why do…

Some things never change…I’m helping organize the next REBarCamp Seattle (though Rhonda is the real ring-leader), taking place mid-March. I haven’t kept count, but I would guess this will be about my 30th REBarCamp (most of them attended while I worked at Zillow)…and it’s always…