The NAR Board Of Directors voted today on long list of issues from the use of drones to take property photos and member codes of excellence to rules that require MLS boards to expand the data they provide for use on broker and agent sites through current IDX…

Going to a business conference is always fun, especially if you’re like me and you love what you do and catching up with old friends you haven’t seen in a while. Ahead of an event I am always stressing out over the blocks of time that aren’t…

I’ll be representing GeekEstate blog in New Orleans this week at the annual NAR Realtors Convention & Expo. The event will take place the 7th through the 10th. This year’s conference, “Realtors® in Full Swing,” is expected to draw more than 17,000 Realtors® and guests. If…

Realogy is putting on their FWD Innovation Summit this week in New Jersey… Beamly Closing Time CO Everywhere Curb Call Deductr GoConnect HouseHappy Lasso KISI Matterport Remotely Retsly Slide Bureau Smartexpose Zumper Congrats to all the participants. I’ll be anxious to see who walks away with…

Some things never change…I’m helping organize the next REBarCamp Seattle (though Rhonda is the real ring-leader), taking place mid-March. I haven’t kept count, but I would guess this will be about my 30th REBarCamp (most of them attended while I worked at Zillow)…and it’s always…

There’s not shortage of events and subscription offerings aiming to educate real estate agents and brokers. They’ll help you use Pinterest, Facebook, FourSquare, Google+, Twitter. They’ll help you understand CRMs, what apps you should be using, how to blog, how to grow your sphere. But…

As you know, I’m in New York city until the 27th. This past week has been a long one. When you’re used to drinking a couple times a month, and not usually having more than 3-4 in person meetings per week – socializing all day,…

There was an article recently in Inman about the New York Real Estate Tech Startups meetup that took place recently, and 60 people attended. If people in New York attend an event such as this (there are 434 people in their meetup group) — then…

Given I write a fair amount about real estate technology and am currently in San Francisco, attending the RealTech SF 2013 at the Fairmont Hotel yesterday was a no brainer. There were 300 people in attendance (my best guess), a great speaker lineup, and a constant, lively discussion…

RETSO is a conference (April 4th & 5th) created to help business professionals refocus. The Atlanta based event was launched in 2008 and features a great slate of presenters. Brad Nix, the event founder took a couple of minutes to answer some questions about RETSO….