[Note from editor: We publish a Weekly Radar for Geek Estate Mastermind members with a range of curated links and analysis/commentary that comes out every Friday morning along with member news to peruse. This is a wrap-up for the month of December with a couple articles from each week.]

Mastermind Summary

2018 was a transformative year for real estate tech that will likely be best remembered for Zillow becoming an iBuyer and Compass’ march toward “2020 by 2020” with the acquisition of Pac Union. To end the year, I took time to reflect on a few of the predictions and trends published a year ago.

In addition to another gathering of real estate innovators at the Lodge in Seattle, December saw a Geek Estate breakfast organized by Nate Smoyer in New York the day at CREtech’s event.

Category Product Reviews

We released Part III (Zumper) and Part IV (Airbnb) as part of our small landlord property management series.

New Members

Austin Heywood from Neighborhoody
Suresh Srinivasan from Roofstock
Russ Cofano
John Helm from RET.VC
Pascal Wagner from Walkthrough
Bill Fowler from Compass
Steve Johnston from Ideal Agent
Alex Allison from dotloop

Member News

GeoCV was included in Inman’s article: Do 3D home tours matter? (locked).
Local Logic is hiring a Strategic Partnerships Manager.
HoM was included in the New York Times piece: The New Normal: It’s a Buyer’s Market
Avail’s Ryan Coon was interviewed on the Hustle Sold Separately podcast.
If you haven’t checked out The Coolest Jobs in America videos from Growella, you’re encouraged to do so.
Module received a Top 5 Innovation Award from Builder Magazine (Registration Required).
GeoCV took home 2nd in the Imaging and Virtual Reality category for CREtech’s 2018 #RETAS.

Transmission Topics

Going Deep in Hyperlocal with Video
The Elephant in the Feed (Facebook / Privacy)
Vendors not charging their worth and an idea for a Placester pivot
Thoughts on Airbnb and Zumper as part of our Small Landlord Prop Mgmt Category Review
DIY Agents Eat the (Corporate) World
A Jolt for the Giving Landscape
Looking Back at 2018

DECEMBER MONTHLY RADAR

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