While there has been no shortage of debate and discussion regarding Zillow’s new “coming soon” feature, there is one certainty: buyers want a way to find properties not yet on the market. Zillow is the largest real estate site in the United States, by a fairly large margin. And…

What frustrates me about this industry from time to time is that, when the discussion revolves around staging techniques, pleasing home inspectors, and other superficial gimmicks to try to sell listings, what’s being forgotten here is that to be successful in real estate, agents and…

If you follow the tech industry, “unbundling” mobile has been a trend over the past 9 or 12 months. Facebook is doing it. Dropbox is doing it. Foursquare is doing it. Heck, even Google is doing it. I’ve talked to several entrepreneurs over the past…

Real estate agents are overpaid. It’s a notion I’ve heard from many many people outside of the real estate industry over the past 8 years. And there are countless entrepreneurs who have thought the same thing, and actually tried to change it (because that’s what…

Spencer Rascoff is, of course, the co-founder of HotWire and current CEO of Zillow. He’s as big of an entrepreneur advocate as you’ll find, and shared a few words of inspiration for entrepreneurs last night at the GeekWire Awards ceremony. Here’s the video… [via GeekWire]

Yes, there are dangers to pre-MLS listings. But a large chunk of houses are bought and sold that way anyway. When it comes to consumer internet opportunities, those that give consumers what they want — which in this case, is access to listings the general…

I always find it ironic when data vendors battle one another on who has the most data. With biased opinions, amateur shots, and swords and shields at the ready, data vendors are relentless when it comes to asserting who has the most data. The irony is that,…

A few real estate agents in the La Jolla, California area are using drones and aerial photography to sell high-end properties in the area. Imagine an eight-propeller (octocopter) drone fully equipped with a built-in camera while it lifts off from your backyard. All you need…

Search is a lost cause (IMHO), at least for the industry. Just like it took outsiders like Zillow & Trulia to overtake Realtor.com, it’ll likely take another outsider to make a serious run at Zillow & Trulia sometime down the line. So, what’s the next…

Want to increase productivity? Cut costs? Maximize the safety and security of your data? If so, you’ll want to learn more about two key trends that have hit the real estate industry: cloud-based real estate CRMs and running a paperless business. Cloud computing can equal…