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CRETECH May 08, 2012

Second only to commercial real estate's addiction to the fax machine, is the construction industry's addiction to blueprints... Enter PlanGrid. From a recent

CRETECH May 03, 2012

SnapGuide is a clever iPhone app that makes creating a "how to" guide simple. Using a template like interface, you add titles, text, photos or video snippets and with a few more clicks, create your guide. Reorganize elements by dragging them to their new location. Then publish it on the ...

CRETECH April 20, 2012

HelloFax allows users to Throw away their fax machine! Tell me more, you say? We'll let HelloFax do the explaining:

You want to go digital, but ancient legislation and old regulations require that you fax. We let you go paperless, while also letting you work with old technology.

No need for expensive software, desktop solutions, or printers & fax machines. Everything you need,...

CRETECH April 17, 2012

I continue to struggle with how Augmented Reality Applications can benefit the commercial real estate industry.

TechCrunch recently pinned an article on MagicPlan 2.0, in which they commented:

Augmented reality isn’t always totally p...

CRETECH April 12, 2012

The $860 million Loopnet/Costar merger made headlines about this time last year; a deal which is yet to close.

Meanwhile, some folks are not standing idly by. As Costar and Loopnet spend millions of dollars trying to convince the FTC that the merger is not anti-competitive, the market continues to evolve.

A Little Background

Both Costar and Loopnet have subscription-based ...

CRETECH April 11, 2012

How would you like to be able to run full versions of Microsoft Office on your Apple or Android tablet? Turns out you can with OnLive Desktop. Sign up for a free account at OnLi...

CRETECH April 09, 2012

When TechCrunch runs a piece on Real Estate, you know techies are taking aim. In this piece, Jacob Mullins (a Senior Associate with Shasta Ventures) states: Over the past months I’ve been mentally mulling over the profundity of Real Estate. Throughout history, real estate has be...

CRETECH April 04, 2012

And the winner is.....

DropBox with 11 votes.

It appears simple is better when it comes to document storage and sharing.

One surprise for me was that Loopnet Mobile was not even in the top 5, even though Loo...

CRETECH April 04, 2012

Trade Area Systems (TAS) has one of the most robust mobile Trade Area mapping and research applications in today's marketplace.

What does TAS ...

CRETECH March 30, 2012

After 30 or so reviews on CRE App Review, here's our top 5 must-have iPhone apps for CRE Investment Brokers: 1. Real Capital Analytics Transaction Search. By far the most exhaustive database of investment-grade commercial property sale co...