Agents and brokers — and the broader industry — has a vested interest in ensuring cities grow and prosper. The Unreasonable Institute and Rockefeller Foundation’s are working together on the Future Cities Accelerator, offering 10 grants of $100,000. The goal is to help organizations serving poor…

I came across HomeView at Inman Connect this past week…another player in the history of the home arena. I just took a super quick peek at the product, and feel the “why use it” context is missing… but I’m sure they’ll iterate. (it’s not easy)….

Knock was on Product Hunt yesterday. The value proposition to the seller: Sell your home in 6 weeks or less. Or we’ll buy it from you for full market value I have to admit, that seems compelling (disclosure I’ve never actually owned a home, nor sold one)….

[Editor’s note: I originally posted this on the Oh Hey World blog] Over the past few years, I’ve worked on two travel apps – Oh Hey World (OHW) and, more recently, Horizon. This post pertains to the earlier product, OHW. I shared a lot of learnings in my…

Daniel Ahmadizadeh from Riley at Realogy’s FWD summit…

After reading Fred Wilson’s post about 2nd and 3rd tier cities, and then Seattle, I thought I’d list the top real estate startup cities (in a very unscientific way): Seattle: Zillow, Estately, Market Leader, HouseValues, Redfin, ActiveRain. Even without Zillow, it’s a thriving real estate startup…

The real estate industry sees its fair share of startups looking to “disrupt” the real estate industry. That sounds great, but it’s not a strategy. Here’s a good read on the subject.

I recently came across KnoCard Realty. It bills itself as a tool to expose, promote, and sell properties. How? By serving as a mobile business card. Consumers get it, then can easily refer other people they speak to to you, direct from their phone. More context: My…

I came across SideDoor this weekend, with the following value proposition: Sell your home directly to buyers. No agents or their fees. More context in their video: Given the context here, I’d be curious to hear what’s unique about SideDoor’s approach? Where are they going to…

Realogy announced the contests for the 2016 FWD competition (press release): ASK DOSS – An artificial intelligence-powered real estate advisor designed for real estate professionals with a voice-controlled natural language interface. (Houston, TX) CallAction – A mobile web application to automate the tracking and engagement…