Like you, on a given day I receive a lot of email. Some of that email is marketing related and from companies whose products and services I use. Now, while I read many of these emails, I delete a lot of them without really giving…

Given Geek Estate is all about real estate technology, anyone reading should probably know about REach, a brand new technology incubator specific to the real estate industry just announced by NAR. I’ve long thought an incubator for real estate would be useful, with all the main…

It looks like the next real estate technology vendor in line to be purchased — was actually a vendor in the mortgage space. Mortech. My old employer, Zillow, which just purchased Buyfolio, announced the $17 million dollar acquisition of Mortech today. I’m hopeful this deal will help increase…

Want to succeed in business? In life? Want to Change the World? The equation is pretty damn simple. Give a Shit. But seriously give a shit. You can’t fake it. People see through bullshit. Take a queue from Krisstina Wise at Good Life Team —…

If you are like me, you believe that creating video content for your real estate website is important. Videos help build your brand and distinguish your content from the 100’s of other local real estate competitors and videos can help to distinguish your listed properties…

My former employer, Zillow, just picked up Buyfolio in an acquisition. Congrats to both teams! I have to imagine real estate technology vendors are scrambling like mad to attract clients and gain traction in the hopes of being the next company to be acquired by either…

There’s been tons of debate on the NAREP announcement a few weeks ago, with the latest being Rob’s opinion piece on Inman. Let me just say a few things… On the NAREP site, it states… We’ll launch a new national listings site free of all…

    **Note: Post below was written on 10/10/2012, before the IPO. According to reports, the public offering was a success, with stock soaring as high as $34.90 on its opening day** Those watching the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday morning will see a…

Given the importance and increasing growth of online channels in the real estate industry, I’m surprised that a lot of real estate brokers (and large firms) are still not tracking the performance of their website today. By performance, I’m not simply referring to basic website…

I posted this video from Gary Vaynerchuck on my personal blog over the weekend, but I think it’s worth posting here as well…