Places, a new social network, got written up in Inman. Have a look at their home page: Notice anything? I did. There is no primary value proposition. What problem would I use this product to alleviate, and why? I’m left wondering on both questions. Was…

I’ve written about category kings before: it’s what every startup should be striving for. There’s one unquestioned “Category King” in real estate. Among real estate portals (in the US), the clear, runaway king is Zillow Group. There will be “Category Kings” of various segments of the…

Since Geek Estate Mastermind Newsletter #32, which was about Hello Alfred, there have been two editions published. The topic of #33 was AccorHotels’ potential investment in Air France-KLM, while #34 talked about how the best locations move people somewhere else (written by Greg Fischer). #33:…

Implementing new technology in the real estate and mortgage industries has been a relatively slow process when compared to other industries. In recent years, however, things have started to change with the move toward online listings coupled with mobile technology that is speeding up the…

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Tom Owen, co-founder of Home Bay. He has a long industry track record, and we’re glad to have him as a recent addition to the Geek Estate Mastermind. Without further ado… What do you do? I…

It’s now been 3.5 months since we launched our company Grid Consulting, it’s been an awesome whirlwind of successes, new challenges, and emotional peaks and valleys. We’ve created a fairly large network to distribute our content to in a short period of time and have…

As you know, Fifth Wall held a portfolio event a couple months ago in Venice. There were three panels held at their office, each covering a category Fifth Wall has made big bets on (the majority of panelists were from portfolio companies): Future of Cities Real Estate-as-a-Service Fintech and…

[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…