Curated daily by our industry experts. Stay informed on how tech is shaping the real estate industry with these important headlines.
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zildot* In recent months, it has seemed as if there is a game of musical chairs taking place in the commercial real estate industry, given the large number of acquisitions. Zillow’s latest purchase of DotLoop is case in point. Known for removing the hassle from duplicating and managing documents, DotLoop quickly became a rising star in the industry. Now that Zillow has acquired the digital document manage…
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Concierge services are certainly nothing new, but they are certainly shaking things up in the real estate industry thanks to the implementation of new technology. Rather than focusing on a single transaction, real estate concierge services are now striving to provide clients with a lifetime of service. After all, the purchase or sale of a home is often only one aspect of what is typically a far more encompassing experience. When an individual makes the decision to buy or sell a home, it could be…
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kisi* Although the commercial real estate industry has made significant strides in the last couple of years in terms of technology, there is still much to be done. Now, a new tool is providing property managers with a more convenient option for remote access entry while simultaneously reducing risks. A cloud-based access control app, KISI utilizes an encrypted, secure web interface. Saving Time and Money w…
The QuantumListing Blog
Congratulations, you’ve downloaded the QuantumListing app (or in case you have not, go to www.quantumlisting.com and click on the App Store link). Now what do you do? Make sure you click on the activation link in the email that will be automatically sent to you. Didn’t get the email? Check your spam filter. Still don’t see it? Contact support@quantumlisting.com. If you registered with Facebook, you won’t get the activation e mail. OK, now that you’ve got the app and have activated it, it is time…
Property Capsule
When you need to research something – whether a phone company, new car, specialty grocer or real estate – chances are you searched for it through an online platform such as Google or something similar. According to a joint study performed by LoopNet and Google, 78 percent of American adults look for information online about a service or product they are interested in buying. That shouldn’t come as a surprise. What’s more, 61 percent of adult internet users bank online, 96 percent of baby boomers…
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project-sunroof-960×667 These days, it seems as though Google is getting its fingers into every other pie, so why not real estate? Given the nature of the search engine giant’s latest tool, it would certainly seem as though the company has set its sights on the real estate industry. Project Sunroof, which is designed to assist homeowners in determining whether solar panels might be a good fit for their ho…
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Datafiniti has recently released the availability of the first of its kind solution that could have significant impacts for the real estate market. Datafiniti Property Data utilizes proprietary technology to provide the most comprehensive and up-to-date web data, including rental inventory, rental prices, market trends, and property investment values. This breadth of information makes this database groundbreaking. At the time that Datafiniti Property Data launched, the company announced it would…
Yardi
New portal solution maximizes customer satisfaction by providing online services and real-time information for residents and their responsible parties. SANTA BARBARA, CALIF., September 10, 2015 – Today Yardi announced the release of RENT Café ® Senior Living ™, the latest addition to the Yardi Senior Living Suite ™. RENT Café Senior Living provides residents and their responsible parties with a single, online site for managing payments, reviewing resident health and wellness information, commu…
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As the real estate industry has grown by leaps and bounds in the last few years with a profusion of new tech companies, the number of players in the industry has also increased. No longer are the biggest names in real estate limited to a select few people brokering the largest monetary deals. The most powerful people in real estate are also often involved in the tech side of real estate. Below are seven of the most influential tech executives in the real estate sphere you need to be aware of and…
MOTIVE
Motive, the Dallas accelerator dedicated to boosting real estate tech startups, announced its first cohort of companies Tuesday. The startups, which were chosen from about 80 applicants, largely focus on the commercial real estate market. Each of the companies is already in the marketplace and serving customers. Motive will invest $40,000 in each startup in exchange for between 6 percent and 10 percent of equity. A demo day is planned for November in conjunction with the DisruptCRE conference, …
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