Proptech Pioneers Podcast

Evan and Rob discuss how the brokerage business model has evolved, their ability to innovate, agent adoption of technology, MLS consolidation, and his new startup Decentre Labs.

Evan and Amy discuss her extensive background in proptech, how data flows from MLSs to vendors, REdistribute's role in the ecosystem, and how MLS executives can begin to understand the value of the data they collect.

Evan and John discuss how important property data is to everything from disaster recovery to underwriting, to climate change mitigation. CoreLogic is the world's largest property data company and John is leading all their research and development which gives him a very unique perspective on the impact property data has on society. 

On this episode, Evan and Warren discuss Warren's experience with navigating the MLS landscape as a founder, executive, and advertiser. Topics discussed include the effect of the market on MLS revenue and strategy, MLS corporate structures, MLS boards, healthy vendor competition within MLSs and associations, and go-to-market strategy for vendors.

Evan and Hayden discuss several of the unhealthy market dynamics at play in the MLS landscape. They cover anti-competitive behavior, industry incentives, MLS tech stacks, and the need for more competition. They also finish with a discussion on raising capital as a startup in the space. 

Sam DeBord and Josh Darnell discuss the complexity of the residential proptech industry and RESO's efforts to address it. Topics include MLS landscape evolution, RESO's goals and progress, international expansion, how MLSs can support innovation, and best practices for startups.

Evan Knowles and Josh Coleman discuss NAR's latest policy updates related to fair housing and how the technology landscape can do a better job supporting fair housing with their products. We cover the details of the new policy, how brokerages, MLSs, and technology providers fit into fair housing, and how technology companies in the space can best go to market.

Once a technology vendor gets MLS data the job isn't over. Eileen, Vice President of Sales & Operations at Zenlist, details what it means to be a good custodian. She walks us through the integration process, audits, managing users, protecting data, managing regional MLS fragmentation, and MLS competition.

Nathan Brannen, CPO at Restb.ai, talks about AI in real estate: current state of data, computer vision in real estate, future of the industry, and improving AI's potential.

The podcast explores real estate data and its use cases, including data aggregation challenges, standardization, leveraging data with AI, and the integration of AI in various industries. It also discusses the challenges of accessing real estate data, blockchain technology in real estate, the evolution of a prop tech company, and the funding challenges faced by prop tech companies.