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Module = Home Construction in 2 Days

Module = Home Construction in 2 Days

Congrats to Module (a member of Geek Estate Mastermind)…they recently released a timelapse of their first house being built in 2 days. Super, super cool! This makes me even more bullish on the future potential for modular construction.

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Remarkably Launches to Give Multifamily Owners Insight and Actionability

Remarkably Launches to Give Multifamily Owners Insight and Actionability

Exciting times. A Geek Estate Mastermind member, Anna-Lea Dieringer, launched her product today! Remarkably, a multifamily marketing analytics and insights platform. Full press release is below (or here)… Remarkably Launches, Offering Multifamily Owners Unprecedented Insight and Actionability for Largest Asset Class in the World The Seattle-based company raised…

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Was CREtech NYC Worth Attending?

Was CREtech NYC Worth Attending?

Taking a two hour train ride to Seattle, then a second 30 minute train to the airport, fly for 5 hours, and then ride in a Lyft for an hour into NYC is a lot of time to invest in getting to CREtech NYC. But…

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Increasing Access to Safe and Affordable Roofing for Low-Income Households

Increasing Access to Safe and Affordable Roofing for Low-Income Households

Eco-Shelter is a social enterprise increasing access to safe and affordable roofing for low-income households in India. Globally, 1.6 billion people lack access to adequate shelter; in India alone, there are more than 350 million people. A roof over your head is one of the most basic…

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#RETAS 2018 Winners Unveiled

#RETAS 2018 Winners Unveiled

At CREtech’s event yesterday in New York, 2018 #RETAS winners consisting of the best & most innovative tech companies in the commercial sector were named in the following categories: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BLOCKCHAIN CONSTRUCTION COWORKING/POP UP RETAIL CRM & MARKETING CROWDFUNDING & CAPITAL SOURCING GEOSPATIAL &…

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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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Podcast of the Week: Robyn Beavers, Co-Founder and CEO of Blueprint Power

Podcast of the Week: Robyn Beavers, Co-Founder and CEO of Blueprint Power

[Note from editor: we’ve started a new regular series here on Geek Estate Blog — the “Podcast of the Week”. On Wednesdays, we’ll highlight a podcast we feel is relevant to tech savvy real estate professionals.] Blueprint Power unlocks new revenue for real-estate owners by…

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Sonny Tai from Aegis AI

Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Sonny Tai from Aegis AI

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Sonny Tai, the CEO of Aegis AI, a MetaProp company in the latest cohort. Without further ado… What do you do? I grew up in South Africa, where gun homicide rates are 4x higher…

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Jeremy Jennings from Jabbrrbox

Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Jeremy Jennings from Jabbrrbox

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Jeremy Jennings from Jabbrrbox. They build and sell “The modern phone booth”. This video by NBR provides some further color: Without further ado… What do you do? We provide privacy on demand in loud and…

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A Virtual Real Estate Hackathon: PropTech Challenge

A Virtual Real Estate Hackathon: PropTech Challenge

The PropTech Challenge, a virtual real estate hackathon sponsored by the Real Estate Board of New York, is open for submissions. The primary goal is build functioning software that solves a problem for real estate owners, managers, and developers. Participants will compete for a grand…

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