The third Geek Estate Mastermind Soirée is taking place a week from today in Seattle. It’ll be an evening to mingle and celebrate the industry’s progress with real estate tech founders, execs, VCs, and practitioners. Inspectify will host the event on March 1st from 5:30-7:30…

  On Tuesday, November 5, 2019, The Washington Center for Real Estate Research and Fannie Mae will convene innovators, housing leaders, and academics—in person in Seattle and by livestream—for a half-day conference to explore the intersection of housing, innovation, and tech. Tuesday, November 5  |…

The annual Innovation, Opportunity & Investment (iOi) Summit brings together over 500+ of the industry’s top tech companies, investors and REALTOR® members to collaborate, network, and drive the industry forward. The summit also includes a startup pitch battle to highlight top industry innovators. For 2019,…

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…

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…

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…

A few weeks ago, I shared the news that Compass was entering the Seattle market. The wait is over — they’ve opened their doors, via a partnership with Northwest Group Real Estate. I’m anxious to watch how Compass positions themselves in the Seattle market over the next 12-24…

Tech enabled real estate brokerage darling Compass recently entered the Chicago market. Clearly, the local brokerage community noticed. Baird & Warner put an ad in the paper (via Geek Estate mastermind member Eileen of Truepad): @Properties put up the following billboard (via Eileen at Truepad via…

For the Seattleites reading: Seattle Startup Week is next week (October 2-6). There’s a few real estate tech sessions on the schedule: AI in Real Estate (http://sched.co/CMEY) on Monday at 9 am: Panel with Devyn Cairns (CTO of CityBldr), Sam DeBord (SeattleHomes.com & a regular here at Geek…

Given my own travels and having friends all over the world — I think about “cities” often. When I hear the name of a specific city, I generally think about my experiences while visiting or, if I’ve never been there, people I know who live there…