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When Software Eats the Real (Estate) World

When Software Eats the Real (Estate) World

At the a16z Summit Alex Rampell, one of Andreessen Horowitz’s general partners, gave a presentation about real estate tech. It’s worth watching for those interested in high level trends shaping the future of our industry.

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How to Choose A MLS API To Integrate Listings To Your Website

How to Choose A MLS API To Integrate Listings To Your Website

For brokers or agents who want to integrate their websites with local Multiple Listing Services in lieu of a canned IDX product, the landscape can be challenging for a number of reasons. Here are some of areas of concern to consider: Number of different Multiple…

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A Couple More RealSavvy Website Examples

A Couple More RealSavvy Website Examples

[Editor’s Note: RealSavvy is a strategic sponsor for Geek Estate Blog, and this is a sponsored post. The company was first covered on Geek Estate Blog back in 2016. Their CEO Rick Orr is a Geek Estate Mastermind member. You’ll be hearing more about this…

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Nathan Miller from Rentec Direct

Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Nathan Miller from Rentec Direct

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Nathan Miller from Rentec Direct. He’s a recent addition to the Mastermind. Without further ado… What do you do? My work in software development and real estate investing lead me to create Rentec Direct, a…

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November Monthly Radar

November Monthly Radar

[Note from editor: We publish a Weekly Radar for members of the GEM that’s more like Reader’s Digest or a college radio station than it’s like reading TMZ or watching the news. Our recommendations and synthesis come out every Friday morning along with member news to…

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Airbnb’s Official Arrival as a Real Estate Company

Airbnb’s Official Arrival as a Real Estate Company

[Note from editor: This is adapted from this week’s Weekly Radar for Geek Estate Mastermind members. Given it’s industry significance, I thought it worthwhile to publish publicly.] Airbnb will start designing and building housing prototypes in 2019 as part of Backyard, a new Samara project announced…

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Why Exactly Do We Need the BPP?

Why Exactly Do We Need the BPP?

Why exactly do we need the Broker Public Portal? That’s a question I’ve been trying to answer every since it started. A few industry leaders offer their answer in the following video… One critical voice is missing….the consumer. I didn’t hear any of them explain…

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Geek Estate / Real Estate Tech Breakfast in New York

Geek Estate / Real Estate Tech Breakfast in New York

We’ve been doing monthly lunches in Seattle since this summer, and the first Chicago lunch took place a couple weeks ago. New York is up next. One of our Geek Estate Mastermind members, Nate Smoyer from Real Team Panda, is traveling to New York for CREtech’s event…

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Geek Estate Offer: 10% Off Smart Alto

Geek Estate Offer: 10% Off Smart Alto

[Editor’s Note: Geek Estate Offers are special offers members of the Geek Estate Mastermind] Smart Alto sends and manages text message campaigns. Brokers recruit and retain top producers, agents boost repeat and referral clients, and associations stay in touch with members – all with simple, personal text…

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Sean McGrail from OpenFrame

Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Sean McGrail from OpenFrame

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Sean McGrail from OpenFrame. Without further ado… What do you do? I am the chief revenue office at OpenFrame, a unique 360 camera that attaches to an iPhone and it allows a Real Estate…

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