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An Unlikely Pinch Hitter Knocks a Homerun (Newsletter #264)

We’re going on four weeks since the ransomware attack on Rapattoni Corporation led to the “paraly[sis of] servers hosting multiple listing services with hundreds of thousands of members.” Rapattoni’s Association Management System and its IdP were also brought to their knees. A week later, the situation had

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Don’t Discount the Merits of a Friction-full Transaction (Newsletter #263)

Friction is good, not bad. At least in a residential real estate context. I know, I know … not many entrepreneurs believe that. But home is where family and community are built. It provides residents with a sanctuary, and a form of wealth creation while they seek prosperity and success. This

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An Agricultural Crisis of Green Proportions (Newsletter #261)

BY: STEPHEN DEL PERCIO [Adapted from infrastruttura, a new newsletter covering innovation in the design, development, and delivery of global civil infrastructure.] High-tech hydroponic vertical farms were once viewed as an elegant solution to deforestation and climate change-driven food insecurity, and a leafy green oasis within the food deserts that

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Transparency Rules, Secrecy Drools (Newsletter #260)

There are few who would argue against the benefits of transparency in business. In the wake of the Enron scandal, increasing transparency was the driving factor behind passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002, which penalized destroying, altering, or fabricating financial records. Public companies are forced to disclose pretty much

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The Best Possible Housing Deal (Newsletter #259)

I’m a pyro. Always have been. Guilty as charged. Bonfires are my jam. Growing up on a lake, bonfires were an occurrence multiple times per week throughout spring and summer. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that a love for fire means the 4th of July was a

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(Still) Untapped Opportunity in Fractions (Transmission #241)

By: Andrei Zverev Real estate crowdfunding (aka fractional ownership) has been around for about a decade. During that time, individual investors have poured more money into it compared to other crowdfunding opportunities, such as equity investments in start-ups and small businesses. Ironically, crowdfunding laws were initially designed for these two

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A GEM of a Personal Jam (Newsletter #247)

Failure’s a real bitch isn’t it? And it’s a topic we don’t talk about nearly enough. I experienced my first jolting failure in 2017: the end of the road for my travel startup. That moment served as a critical stepping stone on my personal journey. Five

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Stock in Down Payments (Transmission #245)

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Banking Real Estate in the Clouds (Newsletter #242)

💡CRYSTAL TRANSMISSION: Thought-provoking long-form articles covering a wide spectrum from innovative shipping container co-living spaces to the battle for listing acquisition in the first iBuyer world war to the implications of floating cities seen from beaches far and wide. Curious? Additional examples. Proptech's Leader has Been Crashing Our

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Burn the Boats

WRITTEN BY: BEN RUBENSTEIN In 1519, Hernán Cortés arrived on the beaches of present-day Veracruz in Eastern Mexico with 600 men set on plundering unimaginable treasure from the Aztec Empire. Before embarking on the inland journey, he said something remarkable. “Burn the boats.” The takeaway was obvious: There is no

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Proptech’s Leader Has Been Crashing on Our Couch This Whole Time (Newsletter #232)

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The Elusive Feature of Branded Rentals (Transmission #208)

People like to know what to expect when engaging in new experiences. They crave consistency and minimize uncertainty.  Hotel brands satisfy that craving across geographies. This is no different than Starbucks’ systemized coffee recipes, and WeWork’s predictable workspaces. You know exactly what you’re getting when you interact with

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The Topic No One Will Touch with a Ten Foot Pole (Transmission #200)

As always, links surrounded by the ❇️ emoji indicate exclusive GEM Diamond content. If you would like to have access to all links, please consider GEM Diamond membership. For our 200th Transmission (wow…that’s a lot), I thought I’d reach for a blast from the past and modernize the

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A House to Unite Proptech (Transmission #196)

💡CRYSTAL TRANSMISSION: Thought-provoking long-form articles covering a wide spectrum from innovative shipping container co-living spaces to the battle for listing acquisition in the first iBuyer world war to the implications of floating cities seen from beaches far and wide. Curious? Additional examples. Proptech's Leader has Been Crashing Our

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Blueprinting Proptech: PadSplit (Series II, Part III)

Editor’s Note: The GEM Diamond is a real estate tech think-tank comprised of 600+ founders, executives, VCs, and practitioners. Our mission is to attract the 1,500 most forward-thinking, and diverse, innovators. Below is a sample of one of the in-depth startup briefings from our Blueprinting Proptech series that

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Corporate Property Rights Bonanza (Newsletter #182)

💡CRYSTAL TRANSMISSION: Thought-provoking long-form articles covering a wide spectrum from innovative shipping container co-living spaces to the battle for listing acquisition in the first iBuyer world war to the implications of floating cities seen from beaches far and wide. Curious? Additional examples. Proptech's Leader has Been Crashing Our

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Divorcing Real Estate Commissions (Transmission #152 Part II)

[Editor's note: Originally published on the XBroker.] Guest authored over on the Moderne Ventures blog a few years ago. Super relevant today as new developments in the form of class-action lawsuits by Big Tobacco conquering law firms and the Department of Justice, seeks to reign in artificially inflated

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A Waking of the iBuying Elephant

[Note from editor: We publish Bi-Weekly Transmissions for paying members of the GEM Crystal that consist of long form articles covering the spectrum from shipping container co-living spaces to the battle for listing acquisition in the first iBuyer world war. Below is a sample Transmission] There were five. Now, we’

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Real Estate Needs TLC, Too

[Note from editor: We publish Bi-Weekly Transmissions for paying members of the GEM Crystal that consist of long form articles covering the spectrum from shipping container co-living spaces to the battle for listing acquisition in the first iBuyer world war. Below is a sample Transmission about a company I’m

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Burning the Agent Effigy Once and For All (Transmission #53, Part I)

By: GREG FISCHER [Note from editor: We publish Bi-Weekly Transmissions for paying members of the GEM Crystal that consist of long form articles covering the spectrum from shipping container co-living spaces to the battle for listing acquisition in the first iBuyer world war. Below is a sample Transmission, written by

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The Bank of Coliving Is Ready to Shine (Transmission #96)

As always, links surrounded by the ❇️ emoji indicate exclusive GEM Diamond content. If you would like to have access to all links, please consider GEM Diamond membership. Real estate and finance tech are converging at a breakneck rate. For both homeownership and wealth creation, the financing power for an upgrade

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Allyship: The Critical Building Block (Transmission #87)

As always, links surrounded by the ❇️ emoji indicate exclusive GEM Diamond content. If you would like to have access to all links, please consider GEM Diamond membership. If you’re to succeed as a founder, advocates and supporters are not only desired, but required.  You need people to pull you

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Raising Commissions is the New Black (Transmission #84)

The topic no one wants to touch with a nine foot pole, at least until Moerhl v. National Association of Realtors (NAR).  Commissions. Startup after startup has taken aim in the marketplace at commonly accepted agent commission practices. Redfin launched in 2005 as a discount brokerage. In 2015, one of

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The Undisrupted: A Portrait of Blue Collar America

By: Brian Adams [Note from editor: We publish Bi-Weekly Transmissions for paying members of the GEM Crystal that consist of long form articles covering the spectrum from shipping container co-living spaces to the battle for listing acquisition in the first iBuyer world war. Below is a sample Transmission.] There are

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Certainty as a Service (Newsletter #43 Part II)

By: Greg Fischer [Note from editor: We publish Bi-Weekly Transmissions for paying members of the GEM Crystal that consist of long form articles covering the spectrum from shipping container co-living spaces to the battle for listing acquisition in the first iBuyer world war. Below is a sample Transmission.] As Opendoor