There have been monthly Geek Estate Mastermind member lunches here in Seattle the past few months. Starting in November, they will start in a 2nd city — Chicago — as well. There’s no agenda, other than efficient networking in a small intimate setting in order…

Congrats to those real estate startups selected to the latest Realogy’s 2018 FWD Innovation Summit. From Inman, The 10 finalists are: Amarki, a Texas-based digital marketing startup with a suite of tools for real estate franchises, brokers, teams and agents. ByteGain, an artificial intelligence-powered predictive analytics and customer engagement tool from…

Last night, I spoke as a panelist on one of the real estate tech tracks as part of Seattle Startup Week. The topic was how Seattle can emerge as the global leader at the intersection of Fintech, Real Estate Tech and Digital Construction. It’s no…

The PropTech Challenge, a virtual real estate hackathon sponsored by the Real Estate Board of New York, is open for submissions. The primary goal is build functioning software that solves a problem for real estate owners, managers, and developers. Participants will compete for a grand…

There are three Real Estate Tech Track events taking place as part of Seattle Startup Week (October 8-12). They have been organized by Greg Howes, one of the Seattleites who belongs to the Geek Estate Mastermind. For those in Seattle with an interest in real…

I’ve attended about 30 RE BarCamp’s all across the country. Most of them were on behalf of Zillow, but have certainly attended numerous since I departed in 2010 (including Phoenix, Austin, and helped organize a Seattle one). A couple weeks ago, I attended RE BarCamp X held…

I mentioned Hacker Connect once already, but wanted to post a reminder that the event is taking place next week in San Francisco. Hacker Connect is a full-day of sessions on Tuesday of Inman week, plus a networking reception following the conference. Examples of sessions:…

I’m guessing many of you are going to San Francisco for Inman Connect next month. If you’re reading this blog, the chances that you’d enjoy the Hacker Connect portion of Inman are pretty good. Hacker Connect is a full-day of sessions on Tuesday of Inman…

Who remembers the Rebarcamp movement? I believe I’ve attended about 25 Rebarcamp’s around the country (most between 2007 and 2011). 10 years later after that first magical gathering in San Francisco, the original organizers are putting another one on together in on July 16th (in…

There is an upcoming Future of Real Estate Summit in Miami that some of you may be interested in (press release here). The one day gathering is June 12th. I had the chance to ask Pamela Simon a few questions about the event to help you determine…