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…

Honestly, most of the website designs I see in this industry…are not very good. And that’s probably an understatement. Will Moyer, the designer for Oh Hey World, and I are looking to help one or two agents or brokers desiring a GREAT website design, that…

You all know the name of the game to build a real estate business is to grow your sphere. One of the best strategies to strengthen your sphere, is to know what they are up to, reach out to them every now and then for…

Since Geek Estate is all about real estate technology, it’s only fitting to showcase Inman’s “New Kids on the Block” session… David Eisenberg, co-founder and CEO, Floored Karl Falk, co-founder, chairman and CEO, ShortSave Inc. Matt Ehrlichman, CEO, Porch.com Kristin Walker, Realtor and adviser, Relocality…

I’ve now taken 20 calls on Clarity.fm (my profile here). There are two distinct types of people that schedule calls: Entrepreneurs in various stages of bringing an idea to light, desiring either technical help & direction or general advice around how to navigate the industry (&…

In our latest real estate tech interview, I’m talking to Lief Larson of Workface, another of the companies in the REach incubator. Without wasting anymore time, here’s a bit more from Lief… What do you do? Have you ever walked into a business and been wowed by a…

There’s not shortage of events and subscription offerings aiming to educate real estate agents and brokers. They’ll help you use Pinterest, Facebook, FourSquare, Google+, Twitter. They’ll help you understand CRMs, what apps you should be using, how to blog, how to grow your sphere. But…

Every week or two, on Facebook, Twitter or a blog comment, I see someone in the industry say something to the tune of… The portals take our data, then sell leads back to us with the traffic they generate from it. The portals were built…