Home Automation: No Longer a Future Technology

This may shock you, but there was a time when we couldn’t pick a smartphone and order pizza, a movie, and a month’s worse of new razors. But today, technologies are not only gaining momentum in our everyday lives, they’re invading our homes. The age of automation is changing the way we do things. It helps us with our laundry, it controls our heat and air; it even tells us if we’ve left the water running or a door unlocked. That’s why Google has been so quick to snatch up growing companies like N…

Crowdfunding and Commercial Real Estate

Just a few years ago, aspiring video game companies, tech startups, and indie bands were using crowdfunding sites in the hope that they’d get just enough money to keep the lights on. In 2014, however, popular crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter, Crowdfunder, and Indiegogo collectively raised more than $5 billion dollars. Now, crowdfunding has hit the real estate scene in a big, big way. Sites like Fundrise are proving their worth each day. And while it could be argued that crowdfunding in th…

3-D Modeling is Changing Real Estate

Just like crowdfunding is changing the way we invest, so too has 3-D modeling changed the landscape of real estate. Using advanced modeling software and 3-D printers, developers and investors now have the ability to view a scaled-down version of a layout before a contractor starts working. This not only lowers construction costs by a considerable amount, investors from around the world can potentially strong getting involved in projects long before the first shovel of dirt tills the soil. But th…

7 Real Estate Apps You Need in 2015

Kicking off a new year usually results in a lot of fanfare and a few personal resolutions that few of us actually follow through on. But it doesn’t have to be so when it comes to developing your business in 2015. Using these seven apps, compatible with both iOS and Android, you’ll not only rule technology and be one step ahead of the game, your competitors will never be able to keep up. 1. Nest Recently purchased by Google, Nest offers a wide range of home security and helpful features that make…

5 Startups Changing the Real Estate Market

Real estate may often be a slow-to-change, conservative business, but real estate technology is growingly rapidly as one of the most influential and invest-worthy tech areas of today. With that new technology we’re being introduced to advancements in the ability to showcase listings, crowdfunding opportunities to entice new investors, and even one company that is tackling crowded urban areas like Manhattan. Here are five of the most auspicious and pioneering industry startups launched in the pas…

Real Estate and Tech…Are we at the tipping point???

Tech Company Culture

Tech companies represent the most active client sector for commercial real estate today. These clients have definite ideas about what constitutes the ideal workspace, and are looking to lease in buildings that reflect their company’s culture. In preparing vacant spaces, we’d do well to keep their concerns in mind and work to create spaces that appeal to this robust market. Tech Company Culture NAI Global

Q&A with Teri Karush Rogers, Founder of BrickUnderground

The following is an exclusive interview with Teri Karush Rogers, founder and CEO at BrickUnderground. How does your company use technology to gain a competitive edge in the marketplace? With more than 6,000 articles and blog posts that help buyers, renters, sellers and apartment dwellers navigate the NYC residential real estate market, BrickUnderground is the top organic Google search result for hundreds of amazing search terms like “top apartment hunting websites nyc,” “find an apartment in …

Content Creators Volume 8: Michael Bull

CREATE: Property Analysis at Your Fingertips

When we talk about the future of real estate technology, we’re talking about software like that of CREATE. Created by Stefan Martinovic and fresh out of beta, CREATE is a combination software and application that allows investors, contractors, builders, real estate management, and even homeowners the ability to manage a piece of property, digitally speaking, with a whole host of tools. By tapping into the third-party data by industry leaders, they pool information based on your location and pr…