In this Weekly Radar, we cover:

• A tweet by Keith Rabois on August 13th (2025) about how they are fixing Opendoor makes a couple of things very clear.
• A new campaign from Anthropic/Claude encourages us to Keep Thinking.
• New AI search developments by OpenAI/Zillow and Realtor.com still miss the mark on consumer experience.
• The GEM Proptech Index decreased 5.8% from the previous week.

Geek Estate’s Proptech Getaway, an intimate (founders and C-suite) retreat for the brightest minds in proptech, is back for the 3rd year running…taking place in beautiful Central Oregon at Juniper Preserve April 28-30th, 2026. An exclusive gathering for GEM Diamond members. Are you coming?

Latest from Geek Estate Blog:

How AI Is Rewriting My Investment Playbook

Headlines from my inbox just this morning: AI Search Is Rewriting The Rules of Brand Visibility 2 Workflow Automations You’ll Wish You Learned Sooner Let AI Map Your Q4 Goals 7 Best New Features In ChatGPT It’s no secret that artificial intelligence is everywhere—AI might…

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Streamlining Invoice Review & Approval for Real Estate Firms

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of GEM Diamond. Today’s showcase comes from the 2025 REACH Commercial Class: BreatheEV] PredictAP provides AI-powered invoice coding specifically built for accounts payable (AP) functions in the real estate sector. Their accounting intelligence…

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Geek Estate’s New COO: Jessica Wright

I’m thrilled to announce the newest addition to the Geek Estate team, Jessica Wright. I met her back in 2010 working at YouReach Media, a joint venture between Jim Marks (RIP) and Tom Ferry. We’ve kept in touch over the years, and timing worked out as…

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Increasing EV-Ready Capacity in Multifamily Housing

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of GEM Diamond. Today’s showcase comes from the 2025 REACH Class: BreatheEV] BreatheEV delivers turnkey electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions tailored for multifamily residential properties. Their platform enables property owners to install charging…

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Proptech Job Opportunity: Client Growth & Adoption Director — Housing, Real Estate & Mortgage at Evocalize

We have a job opportunity to share from a GEM Diamond member, Evocalize…. Description Evocalize powers performance marketing for leading real estate and mortgage brands. Their Collaborative Marketing Platform enables AI-driven, multi-channel local campaigns across Google, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube—no expertise required. Why this…

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Transmission Recap:

Most recently, Drew Meyers highlighted how Foyer is creating 401k-style real estate wealth building opportunities with goal-setting tools, financial education, and a rewards program. Before that, Drew Meyers explained the reality that humans' attention is a finite resource, which breaks the AI personalized outreach pitch. 

BIZ INTEL

PROPTECH INDEX WEEKLY
By: Community Relations

Consisting of 26 stocks, the GEM Proptech Index had a combined market cap of $260.736B, a decrease of 5.80% from the previous week.

GEM DIAMOND MEMBER NEWS

• Realtor.com launched an AI-powered Search. – Andrew Mattie, Anna Marie Castiglioni, Mausam Bhatt, and Matt Eatherton
• Rental Beast partnered with HiCentral MLS. – Ishay Grinberg and Josh Tayloe
• The Housing Connector and Zillow partnership has helped 10,000 people find homes. – Shkelqim Kelmendi, Errol Samuelson, Rich Barton, and Steve Lake
• Crow Holdings recapitalizes national retail portfolio of 194 properties. – Elie Finegold
• Keller Williams Realty The Rawls Group introduced ValueEdge. – Max Kuhl and Austin Lane
• RE/MAX Alliance, RE/MAX Professionals, RE/MAX of Cherry Creek and West + Main Homes partnered with Final Offer. - Tim Quirk and Nathan Dart
• CubiCasa expanded its reach from 2% of U.S. listings to 1 in 3 new listings. – Jeff Allen, Amanda Governale, and Kenon Chen
• Clariti Acquires CivCheck. – Neha Gaonkar
• Placemakr announced its Downtown Phoenix location. – Jason Fudin 
• RealReports and Restb.ai announced a strategic partnership that brings appraisal-grade condition, quality, and visual insights into MLS-facing tools. – Nathan Brannen and Antoni Costa 

REAL ESTATE

THE FIX OPENDOOR TWEET
By: Drew Meyers

Despite writing ❇️this week's Transmission on Opendoor❇️, somehow, I missed this Tweet from Keith Rabois on August 13th (2025):