I work at MapQuest, so I have had a front row seat for the strangest two weeks in the company’s 30-year history. Figured this group would appreciate the story, because there are real lessons in it for any business. Quick background. Most people think MapQuest…

I’m dating myself here, but there was a time when going to the movies felt relatively simple. In the 1980s, the number of movies competing for our attention was a fraction of what we have access to today. You went to the theater, or you…

Q2 results have come and gone, and once again, GEM is there to summarize and analyze proptech’s public companies. In part 1, we shared earnings summaries and links to the full articles for each of the the ten companies we deem as the most important…

The Tech & Innovation Pitch Battle will be held on Nov 7th LIVE in New Orleans, LA at NAR NXT. Take the stage for your chance at: Big Stage Visibility: Pitch live at NAR NXT—one of the industry’s largest events—before peers, investors, and leaders. Fast Impact: Four minute…

The REACH Commercial program, backed by the National Association of Realtors and Second Century Ventures, announced the eight companies selected for its 2026 Commercial Scale-Up program: CenterCheck: store-level sales monitoring that gives retailers and shopping centers accurate sales reporting, shopper demographics, and transaction journey insights for their physical locations….

[Editor’s note: We decided to have a little fun with AI, again. This is the counter take to the Residential Real Estate Feels Stuck Weekly Transmission. It is written by Gemini. If you want to read the real version written by Drew Meyers–NOT written by…

I’ve built and sold two companies. Both times, the hardest part wasn’t the transaction. It was the silence and disorientation afterward. The world moves fast. Some times, the next opportunity shows up before you’ve figured out what you actually want. When that happens, the question…

[Editor’s note: We decided to have a little fun with AI. This is the counter take to our latest Pricing is Never Easy Weekly Transmission. It is written by Gemini. If you want to read the real version written by Pierre Calzadilla–NOT written by AI–head…

Geek Estate is about celebrating entrepreneurship, focused on real estate tech (residential and commercial). The REACH program, backed by the National Association of Realtors and Second Century Ventures, is a big part of the broader ecosystem. This week, the 2026 US Resi Cohort was announced….

Most of the hype around AI in property management is still centered on features: An AI-powered leasing agent that responds to prospects, prequalifies tenants and even schedules showings before a human ever gets involved  AI screening tools that scan applications, bank statements and financial documents…