[Editors note: Originally published on PropTech Consulting] As the world of real estate and technology continues to intertwine, the Hudson Yards West project marks a significant milestone not only in New York City’s urban development but also in the application of PropTech to the hospitality…

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Assembly OSM] In an effort to modernize the AEC industry, Assembly OSM is a modular construction company that utilizes aerospace precision technology to streamline and enhance the construction…

In this week’s founder interview, we’re bringing you Len Dugow from DASH. Without further ado… Who are you and what do you do? I am the founder and CEO of DASH. I’ve had a 30-plus-year career leading branding and marketing campaigns for some of the…

We have a job opportunity to share from a member of the GEM, New Western: a Senior Integration and Automation Engineer. Founded in 2008, New Western Acquisitions is a marketplace for investing in “off- market” homes. The opportunity: Our vision is to provide industry-leading, modern, and…

One of the sessions at Hacker Connect last week was a short interview with Seth Siegler, one of Geek Estate’s Mastermind founding members. Not all MLS access contracts are created equally. Field names can be, and are, different. Some systems only allow a single session…

Caffeine Interactive, the development firm that handled the recent facelift for Geek Estate Blog, has re-designed their own homepage. I’m a huge, huge fan of the rustic/graffiti design aesthetics (they are based in Austin). You can look at their portfolio of work here. If you’re looking…

It appears Apple is starting stricter enforcement of its 4.2.6 and 4.3 guidelines in 2018. What are the two guidelines? From the App Store: 4.2.6 Apps created from a commercialized template or app generation service will be rejected. 4.3 Spam Don’t create multiple Bundle IDs of the…

The first hackathon I ever participated in was actually just in 2013 when I built an app called Curb Call at the Retsly / Realogy Hackathon in SF.  I got second place at that one which won me an oversized novelty check (plus a smaller…

The Geeks / developers reading may have seen the news about the upcoming Product Hunt global hackathon. It’s a month long hackathon… This isn’t like most hackathons. Starting November 1st, we’re kicking off a month-long, global, online hackathon so that anyone with a computer can…

I was privileged to take part in the “Hack the App” session during the Inman Connect event last week.   It gave me some insights into alternative ways of building products for the real estate sector and particularly the role open source could play in…