Interview: Technology and Ethics in Real Estate

Our friend Dave Jones (Co-Owner and Manager at Windermere Abode in Tacoma, Washington) has been producing videos and a podcast called insideABODE for the last two years and asked our very own Managing Broker and Chief Technology Officer join him and talk real estate shop about Technology, Racism, Pandemic Response, and of course - Zillow.

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In this special edition of AbodeLive!, Dave chats with Greg Fischer, CTO of West + Main Homes. West + Main Homes is based out of Denver, Colorado, and has expanded to four offices in short time in Colorado.

- Background behind West + Main Homes and Greg’s role at the company
- Passion about reducing technology in front of agents to regain focus
- Mastering core tools like searching for homes, showings, and contracts
- Putting broker operators in product roadmap conversations for software
- Addressing systemic racism in the real estate industry over the long term
- Safely showing homes and critiquing the regulation and rollout for business
- Top 5 things we’re both on right now and quick hot take on the latest from Zillow


Additional Reading

- It's Time We Pull Back the Racist Curtain in Real Estate | 3 Actionable Steps We Can Take

Dave wrote an incredible article on LinkedIn back in June that we hope everyone gets to read.

insideABODE by Winderemere Abode

insideABODE is a podcast that gives you an unfiltered, honest, inside look at the Real Estate industry like you've never heard before. Windermere Abode is a boutique real estate brokerage located in Old Town Tacoma. We are changing—and elevating—real estate in this community. Windermere Abode intentionally maintains a small team of amazing agents, to focus time and energy focused on creating the best experience possible for buyers and sellers.

Greg Fischer

Chief Technology Officer and Managing Broker of West + Main Homes.