Keller Williams launched a mobile search app this week, essentially creating 88,000 branded agent apps (each agent has a unique download code). Props to them for tackling mobile — but I’m not sure if this is enough. Distribution is the problem when it comes to apps,…

Patch is struggling and laying off 400 people. The neighborhood opportunity is still up for grabs. The real estate industry should band together, and go after this local news opportunity. Create a destination for hyper local news all across the country. Why more brokerages aren’t…

I get a lot of email marketing messages. And I instantly delete or SPAM most of them. The one email list I actually enjoy getting in my inbox? Jason Calacanis (inside.com and Launch.co are the projects he is working on). Why? They come from a…

In our latest Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Aaron Sperling of vFlyer. Here’s a bit more about him, from his own mouth… What do you do? I talk to customers and prospect of vFlyer about their real estate marketing challenges….

As a REALTOR®, the reality is that you likely spend a lot of time and money getting new real estate leads. But once you acquire these leads, do you have a plan in place to convert them into clients? As you know, not all leads…

This video is totally unrelated to real estate — but I don’t care. I think everyone reading this blog should watch it. [via Taryn Jensen]

There has been a long discussion taking place all day on FB as a result of Zillow announcing they are facilitating a live Q&A with President Obama on Wednesday to discuss housing. The fact that NAR is not the facilitator of this was brought up,…

Greg Fischer brought my attention to this 5 minute video, produced by an ad agency for British Airways. It kept me watching for 5 minutes, and tells an emotional story. Well done. Who in real estate is going to follow their lead? A brokerage that…

In our latest Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Austin Allison of dotloop. Here’s a bit more about him, from his own mouth… What do you do? I am the founder and CEO of dotloop, the fastest-growing software company in real…

In our latest Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Jim Marks at Virtual Results. He’s certainly no stranger — without a doubt, I can say I know Jim better than any other entrepreneur I’ve profiled over the past couple months. Of…