The global COVID-19 pandemic is changing life as we know it, and nearly every industry has been forced to adapt in one way or another. The rental industry is no exception – the industry as a whole has discovered new ways to meet safety guidelines…

[Editor’s note: Originally published on Leasera.] IT’S TIME WE START OVER… with the rental model. It is quite apparent now that both the viral and economic pandemics caused by COVID-19 have globally dismantled industries and changed the way we live life forever. The scale of…

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: WeatherCheck.] WhetherCheck monitors severe weather conditions (mostly hail) so that insurance carriers, mortgage companies, and property owners can take action–for 20 homes or 2,000. Monitoring assets from $45,000 to…

[Originally published on Medium] Tech savvy Real Estate agents have leveraged existing technologies that have been around for years, sometimes for decades, to elevate their clients showing success even before our COVID-19 era. The COVID-19 pandemic has urged agents to pivot and adjust. Finding the…

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Thomvest.] Thomvest Ventures has Invested more than $500M across 53 companies since its founding in 1996. The firm is fully capitalized by Peter Thomson; Peter and his family own…

REACH operates a variety of accelerator programs around the globe, created and operated by Second Century Ventures and backed by NAR. Its Great Britain version, REACH UK, will leverage a community of real estate industry executives, investors, mentors, and entrepreneurs across Europe and throughout the global…

[Note from the editor: We publish a Weekly Transmission for the GEM membership that consists of long-form articles covering the spectrum from shipping container co-living spaces to the battle for listing acquisition in the first iBuyer world war. Below is a sample Transmission about the Opendoor IPO announcement.  —Drew Meyers]…

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Buyside.] Buyside is a Philadelphia based data analytics and marketing company that brings transparency to the demand side of real estate transactions through the centralization of anonymous buyers in…

In lieu of the ability to network face-to-face, we’ve been facilitating virtual speed networking amongst the GEM membership: a series of five-minute one-on-ones using Icebreaker. In thirty minutes, participants will meet six individuals. ????Make valuable connections ????Learn what others in the community are up to The…

By now, many of us have settled into the continuous shifts of 2020. Hopefully you’ve learned to take it in stride and adjust your business model when necessary in order to continue hitting your goals each month. As we rapidly cruise towards Q4, I wanted…