[Note from editor: originally published on AEC Labs] A recent article in the UK’s Construction News publication (also picked up nationally here in the US by Bisnow) suggests that Amazon is “reinventing” the construction and real estate development markets thanks to its incredible growth, both in the US and abroad….

In our latest real estate tech founder interview, we’re speaking with Brian Bair from Offerpad. He’s the co-founder and co-CEO of Offerpad, as well as has a background as a licensed real estate agent. Brian previously served as co-founder and managing partner of Lexington Financial, LLC…

I’m guessing many of you are going to San Francisco for Inman Connect next month. If you’re reading this blog, the chances that you’d enjoy the Hacker Connect portion of Inman are pretty good. Hacker Connect is a full-day of sessions on Tuesday of Inman…

In our latest real estate tech founder interview, we’re speaking with Jason Bangerter, the co-founder of Rentler. Without further ado… What do you do? I’m an entrepreneur and I have started and built a few different companies. Currently, I am CEO for Rentler, but have also…

In our latest real estate tech founder interview, we’re speaking with Rob Chrane, the founder and CEO of Down Payment Resource. Without further ado… What do you do? I’m the founder and CEO of Down Payment Resource. We’re the nation’s leader in providing homebuyers and professionals…

Who remembers the Rebarcamp movement? I believe I’ve attended about 25 Rebarcamp’s around the country (most between 2007 and 2011). 10 years later after that first magical gathering in San Francisco, the original organizers are putting another one on together in on July 16th (in…

About a decade ago, I was having a conversation with a luxury broker out of Malibu, when he said something that I’ve never been able to get out of my head: “I hate my website leads” He went on to tell me that just about…

Working in a luxury market like ours in Southwest Florida offers some unique challenges. Selling high-end properties, especially when the housing market cools off, requires strict adherence to carefully designed online marketing strategies. To succeed, we’ve had to market our listings and ourselves with precision….

RE friends, blockchains are going to forever change the future of asset management. As the most broadly held asset class on Earth, this means that Real Estate valuations are going to be forever changed by this technology. It will be 100X bigger than anything that the web…

I’m thrilled to announce Geek Estate Blog has undergone a long overdue design facelift. It marks what I’ll call “Geek Estate 3.0.” 1,825. The number of days I’ve been waiting for today. Yes, that’s 5 years. There have been a couple iterations of Geek Estate…