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Meet the 2023 Ivory Prize Top 25

Meet the 2023 Ivory Prize Top 25

An applied academic institution at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business, Ivory Innovations is dedicated to supporting innovative solutions in housing affordability. They recently announced the Top 25 Finalists for the 2023 Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability (from 203 nominees). Finalists are…

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Banking Real Estate in the Clouds

Banking Real Estate in the Clouds

[Editor’s Note: Below is the full text of our 242nd Weekly Transmission, originally delivered direct to the inbox of more than 600 GEM members on February 9th, 2023.] The benefits of customer loyalty are well documented. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that…

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State of the GEM 2023

State of the GEM 2023

[Editor’s Note: Below is the full text of our 239th Weekly Transmission, originally delivered direct to the inbox of more than 600 GEM members on January 11th, 2023.] Collectively, the GEM is a diverse community of proptech innovators spanning every role, sector, and geography. While the…

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Meet the REACH and REACH Commercial Teams – January 17th

Meet the REACH and REACH Commercial Teams – January 17th

REACH operates a variety of accelerator programs around the globe, created and operated by Second Century Ventures and backed by NAR. Applications for its flagship REACH & REACH Commercial classes are open until January 31st. Only 16 days left to apply! Interested in learning more…

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Looking Forward to 2023: Slow and Steady Wins the Race

Looking Forward to 2023: Slow and Steady Wins the Race

[Editor’s Note: Below is the full text of our 238th Weekly Transmission, originally delivered direct to the inbox of more than 600 GEM members on January 4th, 2023.] For two straight years our central prediction theme was climate (2021 version). The importance of climate hasn’t lessened in 2023….

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The Sexy Tortoise

The Sexy Tortoise

[Editor’s Note: Below is the full text of Part I of our 238th Weekly Transmission, originally delivered direct to the inbox of more than 600 GEM members on January 4th, 2023.] It’s 2023, and founders need to be ready to answer a question seemingly nobody…

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Looking Back on 2022

Looking Back on 2022

[Editor’s Note: Below is the full text of our 237th Weekly Transmission, originally delivered direct to the inbox of more than 600 GEM members on December 22th, 2022. Below, I look back on a year that saw iBuying turmoil, carnage in the public markets, 3D…

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Burn the Boats

Burn the Boats

[Editor’s Note: Below is the full text of our 233th Weekly Transmission, originally delivered direct to the inbox of more than 600 GEM members on November 16th, 2022.] In 1519, Hernán Cortés arrived on the beaches of present-day Veracruz in Eastern Mexico with 600 men…

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The PropTech Power List of 2023, People Addition

The PropTech Power List of 2023, People Addition

The PropTech Power List is a recently released top 50 ranking of the most influential people in property technology, published by Proptech Angel Group. To be included on the list, individuals must sell, use, or discuss technology for building owners. Influence is quantified using LinkedIn…

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2023 REACH & REACH Commercial Applications Now Open

2023 REACH & REACH Commercial Applications Now Open

REACH operates a variety of accelerator programs around the globe, created and operated by Second Century Ventures and backed by NAR. The program offers education, mentorship and exposure for technology companies working to scale their businesses across the U.S. residential and commercial real estate markets…

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