It’s reported that NFC (near field communication) will be included in the iPhone 5S, which could change the game for advertising in the physical world. Read this article, and watch the video embedded below… I don’t know about you, but I see an extremely compelling potential…

Today marks the launch of CO Everywhere. This is not a totally new company, but a pivot for a company – BlockAvenue – that I’ve covered before here on Geek Estate. What is CO Everywhere? a new mobile platform that leverages social media to create…

I was talking to a friend about real estate recently, and the topic of selecting an agent came up. We have several mutual friends who are agents — and I told my friend that it is impossible to be a GREAT real estate agent for…

I’d like to take a quick poll of Geek Estate readers: Do You Blog? If the answer is yes, feel free to leave a link to your blog in the comments here. Inspired by AVC [Update: If you leave a comment with a link, it’ll…

A month or so ago, I wrote about the travel-relocation dynamic. And, it’s no secret, leaving breadcrumbs all over the internet that lead back to your website is a viable, and proven strategy. It’s extremely hard to get links within from local bloggers particularly if they…

The other day, I worked at a coffee shop right near where I used to live in Queen Anne. The old coffee shop closed down since I was there (probably a year ago), and now its under a new name and new ownership. The new…

Mоѕt buyers today prefer pulling up their favorite search engine and running a quick search online to find out аbоut the latest properties аvаilаblе on their local market, but the visitor to lead ratio with online traffic can be unusually low…if you don’t know how…

In our latest Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Rayhan Rafiq Omar of Wigwamm — all the way from London. Here’s a bit more about him, from his own mouth… What do you do? Design apps to make life easier for estate and lettings…

+ Zillow has announced they are paying $50M in cash for StreetEasy. StreetEasy is the #1 site in New York, the US real estate market pretty much everyone has known has been Zillow’s major weakness since it launched in 2006. Back in late 2006 while…

In our latest Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Justin Alanis of Rentlytics. He and I spoke recently, and they are well on their way toward coming out of Beta with their offering. Here’s a bit more about him, from his…