[Note from the editor: We publish a Weekly Transmission for Geek Estate Mastermind members that consists of long-form articles covering the spectrum from shipping container co-living spaces to the battle for listing acquisition in the first iBuyer world war. Below is a sample Transmission, a collection of 2020…

It was an exciting conversation a couple weeks ago at the #InnovateHousing event put on by Fannie Mae and the Washington Center for Real Estate Research. I moderated The Future of Data: Innovation and Privacy panel that featured Scott Hallworth, Fannie Mae’s Chief Data, Modeling…

The largest commercial CRE tech event on the east coast blew my mind a couple weeks back. Granted, I’m not the road warrior I was a decade ago at Zillow, but the truth is it was CREtech New York was one of the best events I’ve ever…

Waiting for the Next Big Thing – or Not I read posts and articles all the time where opinions are dressed up as news pieces. Not to pick on Market Watch (who basically lifted these “chicken little” comments from Vice) or Inman but these are…

Recent developments surrounding WeWork have brought into question again the future of the two big Unicorns in the real estate industry.   Compass and Opendoor Back in July, this person (me) didn’t think too much about the future of the two big unicorns, Compass and Opendoor….

Thomvest Ventures Real Estate Tech Review, Fall 2019 from Thomvest Ventures [Editor’s note: originally published on Thomvest Ventures] Over the last several years we’ve witnessed a surge in startup formation and venture funding across nearly every aspect of real estate. In 2018, VCs funneled $3.6B into…

To the tech founders reading, applications are now open for the Moderne Passport 2020 Class… The Moderne Passport Program is a industry immersion program which connects cutting-edge technology companies to multi-trillion dollar industries: real estate, finance, insurance, home services and hospitality – industries that make up over 20%…

My name is Steven Wynands and I’m the co-founder and CEO of Peer Reputation. Over 60,000 real estate agents and brokers use our platform to discover and leverage their professional relationships. This is my personal reflection on what happened over our first 12 months that…

I’m seeking women founders of real estate tech companies. If you know anyone I should be speaking with, please shoot me a note at drew at geekestatelabs dot com. Any and all help in this effort is greatly appreciated.

Innovation seems to be the key that unlocks success. Steve Jobs certainly thought so, known for saying things like, “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower, and, “Innovation is the only way to win.” I’d like to agree primarily with the latter on behalf…