There is no other way to say it: Real Estate as an industry did not have it easy in 2020. Big plans had to be put on hold, and business growth shrunk. The sub-segment of coliving within the Real Estate industry was especially susceptible to…

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with William Sankey from Northspyre. Without further ado… Who are you and what do you do? My name is William Sankey and I am the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Northspyre, a cloud-based intelligence…

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Ben McDougal from OpenOpen. Without further ado… Who are you and what do you do? My name is Ben McDougal. I’m a tech founder, multimedia marketer, aspiring author and entrepreneurial ecosystem builder in our…

[Editor’s note: Originally published at Not Boring.] A couple of weeks ago, Fed Novikov, the co-founder of another Not Boring portfolio company that’s using software to streamline the traditionally heavy real estate industry, Apt, told me about a company a friend of his was starting and asked…

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we spoke with Monty Ngan and Hannah Le from Ascend Build. Without further ado… Who are you and what do you do? Monty – I’m the co-founder of Ascend Build – we help real estate developers and…

The property management software for DIY landlords sector that we’ve covered in such depth got a jolt of excitement today: Realtor.com acquired Avail. The deal will help Realtor.com “expand into the rental space, extend its support for landlords, augment current rental listing content, grow its audience and build…

REACH operates a variety of accelerator programs around the globe, created and operated by Second Century Ventures and backed by NAR. The program offers education, mentorship and exposure for technology companies working to scale their businesses across the U.S. residential and commercial real estate markets…

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Ryan Barone from RentRedi. Without further ado… Who are you and what do you do? I’m Ryan Barone, CEO and co-founder of RentRedi, a mobile-first property management software. I started RentRedi out of the…

The core of the GEM is serving founders. Beyond being in the know about industry developments, a big part of founders’ lives is fundraising. We help on that front in three primary ways: Practice Pitches: Usually a 5-7 minute pitch and 20-30 minutes of Q&A/feedback with…

[Editor’s note: Originally published on Vertical.] In 2017, I had a quick day trip to San Francisco. I was visiting family just south of the Bay Area in Carmel-by-the-Sea and needed a place to stay for the night after some meetings. I plugged into AirBnB…