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Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneurs: Andrew Collins and Justin McCarty from Bungalow

Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneurs: Andrew Collins and Justin McCarty from Bungalow

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Andrew Collins and Justin McCarty from Bungalow. They recently raised a massive round of funding, $64 million to be exact. They are… a cross between the new trend of co-living with a short-term rental…

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What Should Come with Houses? // Equity Sharing with Clients as the Next Opportunity? — Geek Estate Mastermind #48

What Should Come with Houses? // Equity Sharing with Clients as the Next Opportunity? — Geek Estate Mastermind #48

Last week, Greg Fischer pondered what should come with houses: I wonder if anyone else finds it strange that resale homes convey with dozens of systems like furnaces, flooring, and fixtures yet don’t have warranties against most, if any, of the items responsible for the…

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Real Estate Tech Track Events for Seattle Startup Week

Real Estate Tech Track Events for Seattle Startup Week

There are three Real Estate Tech Track events taking place as part of Seattle Startup Week (October 8-12). They have been organized by Greg Howes, one of the Seattleites who belongs to the Geek Estate Mastermind. For those in Seattle with an interest in real…

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Knock Off to the IPO Races, and Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder with CEO Sean Black

Knock Off to the IPO Races, and Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder with CEO Sean Black

Knock CEO Sean Black said ‘We’re building the next Amazon’ and plans to go public. They recently entered Texas, opening in Dallas and Fort Worth, with a goal of being in 20+ markets by 2020. Their vision is an end-to-end transaction platform, the railroad of real…

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Exec: Scott Lockhart from Showcase IDX

Meet the Real Estate Tech Exec: Scott Lockhart from Showcase IDX

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Scott Lockhart from Showcase IDX. We’re thrilled to have him as a member of Geek Estate Mastermind. Without further ado… What do you do? I’m the CEO of Showcase IDX… which means I wear…

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The 7P’s of Community

The 7P’s of Community

Like it or not, realize it or not, real estate agents and brokers are in the business of building community. As such, I thought I’d share CMX’s 7P’s of Community: It’s a simple framework for building belonging. If you want to understand this topic more…

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Slicing Pie in the Quest for New Real Estate Category Kings  / A Few Questions about Buyer Data in NYC — Geek Estate Mastermind 47

Slicing Pie in the Quest for New Real Estate Category Kings / A Few Questions about Buyer Data in NYC — Geek Estate Mastermind 47

Last week, I investigated category kings further. On the residential side of real estate, the unwavering category king is Zillow Group. In addition to their flagship brand, they own Trulia, StreetEasy, and even power Yahoo! Real Estate. Realtor.com is a distant second, with no legitimate…

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Request: Prove that AI in Real Estate Isn’t a Bunch of Bullsh*t

Request: Prove that AI in Real Estate Isn’t a Bunch of Bullsh*t

My strong suspicion is the majority of “real estate AI” is…. well, a bunch of PR and marketing muscle, with little to no data/machine learning/tech substance backing it up. In other words, it’s bullsh*t. Chat bots with basic algorithms are not AI. “Mechanical Turking”, which involves humans…

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Why I’m Bearish on Redfin (Part I)

Why I’m Bearish on Redfin (Part I)

Disclaimer: I have worked with many Redfin agents, many of whom are great at what they do, and who are a joy to work with. This is not a commentary on Redfin’s agents’ performance. This is an observation of the overall consumer experience that Redfin…

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Marty Collins from Dezignable

Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Marty Collins from Dezignable

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Marty Collins from Dezignable. Several months ago, I first met her at a real estate tech meetup where Bryan Copley was presenting. We’re thrilled to have her as a member of Geek Estate Mastermind….

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