About the Author:

Pat Kitano authors Transparent Real Estate. He's currently a Principal of the Domus Consulting Group, a management consulting firm working with real estate brokerages, media companies and Web 2.0 companies to develop technology marketing strategies, and with venture investors on new business models.

Since graduating from Cal Berkeley (Geophysics) and Columbia University (MBA), he's been involved in four competitive industries - films and new media, investment banking, internet technology and real estate. He lives in San Francisco.

Mass Media and Real Estate Must Completely Change Their Business Models

Any reader to Transparent Real Estate will understand that I believe the media business and the real estate industry are intimately connected because marketing a home requires local, sometimes national, media exposure. Read more