In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Istvan Fehervari from Homebourse. Without further ado… Who are you and what do you do? My name is Istvan Fehervari, and I’m the Founder & CEO of Homebourse, the New Construction Hub. I am a real estate lawyer, but real estate means much more to me than work; it’s my main focus of interest and my hobby as well. Real estate is a good combination of my passion for tech and digitalization that led me to come up with the idea of Homebourse. I created this company and assembled a team of real estate professionals and tech ..read more

We have a job opportunity to share from a member of GEM Diamond, Avail ( a Realtor.com company), a tools and guidance provider for landlords. Role Description: As Product Manager within Avail , you’ll join a Product Development team composed of Product Managers, Engineers, Designers, and Marketers solving very large pain points in the rental industry and journey. You’ll be responsible for a significant and strategic component of the Realtor.com Rentals tech stack, user journey, and long-term ambition. Your primary responsibility will be to partner closely with Engineers, Designer, and Markete ..read more

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of GEM Diamond. Today’s showcase: Final Offer] Final Offer is a customer-facing and agent-driven platform for negotiating home sales that delivers clear, real-time offer alerts for buyers and sellers. It is designed to enhance the home buying and selling experience through transparency and real-time engagement, properties on the platform contain offer histories that are visible. By publicly stating the price and terms they have committed to accept, sellers work with their agents to set a clear stage for ne ..read more

Geek Estate is about celebrating entrepreneurship, focused on real estate tech (residential and commercial). The REACH program, backed by the National Association of Realtors and Second Century Ventures, is a big part of the broader ecosystem. This week, they announced their 2024 US Resi Cohort. The eight companies selected for the 2024 REACH class are: Chirpyest: a social commerce marketplace that empowers real estate professionals to earn cash back when they shop and share their curated finds. Final Offer: a consumer-facing, agent-driven negotiation platform for residential real estate, de ..read more

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Sergii Starostin from Outpost Club. Without further ado… Who are you and what do you do? I am Sergii Starostin, a Real Estate Investor, mentor, co-founder, and CEO of Outpost Club, a real estate tech startup in the coliving space. What problem does your product/service solve? We created Outpost Club because we had issues finding an affordable, furnished, safe place to live in New York when we moved there in 2016. Being immigrants it was very difficult to secure such a place and we decided to act to create the very off ..read more

We have a job opportunity to share from a member of GEM Diamond, LiveNearFriends, a social real estate platform that allows people to find housing within a short walk of friends and family. Role Overview: LiveNearFriends is hiring someone to drive Business Development / Growth. This is a full-time role in the San Francisco Bay Area (no remote candidates). You will work in person with Phil, the CEO, at least 3 days a week. You own our user funnel from initial interest to eventual purchase or rental of a home. This means growing both a) the number of groups that want to live near each other and ..read more

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Shannon Bloemker from Energy Raven. Without further ado… Who are you and what do you do? Shannon Bloemker, Founder & CEO of Energy Raven. What problem does your product/service solve? Homebuying is a stressful and busy time. There are mountains of paperwork to wade through and lots of emotion and stress. Home inspections today look at the home’s structure but not the systems that power it. We did a survey and found that 85% of homebuyers want to know about the home’s energy costs. With energy prices rising and the ..read more

[Editor’s Note: Geek Estate Offers are special offers from members of the GEM Diamond] Taking place May 8th and 9th, CREtech London brings together leaders in the commercial, residential, PropTech, and climate tech industries for two days of speaking engagements, networking opportunities, and industry insights at Europe’s premier gathering for built world innovation and sustainability. Register if you want… In-person networking opportunities with other innovative-driven industry professionals. One-on-one meetings with other attendees in the Tech Connect Lounge. To attend any of the 50+ speak ..read more

reapi, an integrated API system providing property data and machine learning to proptech companies, is hosting its 2024 Tech in Real Estate Hackathon. Participants will have the opportunity to showcase their work to a panel of industry leaders, network with peers and real estate experts, and a chance to win $500 and a data subscription to REAPI. This event is open to seasoned professionals and students alike and starts on April 22, 2024. Register for the hackathon and get access to build with their APIs and work in teams to solve real-world real estate problems with REAPI. Throughout the proce ..read more

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Curb Hero] A digital Open House sign-in app and listing marketing tool for real estate agents and mortgage professionals, Curb Hero’s products capture client information through sign-ins through their app or visits to single property sites. Their lead capture services have built-in verification and background information collection combined with integration options of 2000+ CRMs and marketing tools. All of the listing microsites are mobile-optimized for social media and digita ..read more