[Editor’s note: Originally published on Union Street Media.] This week feels like we are living through history. Last week at this time, I was in Las Vegas for the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World Conference.  Today, I’m writing to you from my attic.  So…

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Pieter Aarts from roOomy. Who are you and what do you do? I’m Pieter Aarts, CEO and co-founder of the leading virtual staging, CGI and 3D modeling platform, roOomy. In 2010, together with co-founder…

This morning (Europe time), I heard the sad news that my friend and former boss, Jim Marks, passed away. I was aware he was battling health issues the past few years, but had no idea it had gotten this bad. After meeting him during the…

I’ll be in Paris for the next two weeks (landing March 5th), so I thought it would be fun to put together a meet-up to bring together those in the area with an interest in the Proptech sector. If you’re in the area and interested…

Real Estate Profits are only earned from RENTS minus COSTS Without understanding and controlling costs, today’s property management applications are missing the biggest nugget of information that property managers and DIY real estate investors require to make and keep investments financially sound. A revamping of…

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Manuela Seve and Renata Thomé from Alpha’a. Who are you and what do you do? Manuela Seve (CEO): I have a background in finance, having worked as an equity analyst at Gávea Investments, one…

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Wendi Burkhardt from Silvernest. Who are you and what do you do? I’m Wendi Burkhardt, and I’m the CEO and co-founder of Silvernest. We’re an online roommate-matching platform that pairs boomers, retirees, empty nesters…

As a landlord, monthly rent payments can make or break the profitability of your investment. On the flip side, a monthly rent payment accounts for quite a large portion of any renter’s income. With rental markets tightening across the country, renters need to find rental…

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Ivan Levchenko from iGMS. Who are you and what do you do? I’m Ivan Levchenko, and I’m a co-founder and the CEO of iGMS, a cloud-based vacation rental management software for hosts and property…

We have a fourth player at the publicly traded pure-play residential brokerage poker table – Fathom – and it looks eerily similar to eXp in many ways and strikingly different in other ways. Of the four, Fathom, eXp, and Redfin market themselves as tech-enabled brokers…