Real Estate Gets Its Own Version of Yelp

In a world in which it seems as though everything has gone digital, more consumers are now increasingly relying on online reviews to obtain as much information as possible prior to making a purchasing decision. Therefore, it only stands to reason that consumers would also look for online reviews prior to making a decision about what is inarguably one of the most important decisions of their lives; that of buying or selling real estate. Yelp has rapidly become the most popular review site online…

Matterport Making Mobile VR Scanning a Reality

At one time, when real estate professionals wanted to capture interior spaces for the purposes of offering virtual reality, the process required the use of tens of thousands of dollars in equipment. Today, that is no longer the case, thanks to Matterport. With Matterport, real estate professionals are able to take a deceptively simple camera to create VR tours of their properties without the need to spend a small fortune on bringing in designers and photographers. While the company has experienc…

The State of Real Estate Media (Part II)

HomeActions Making Listing Services Easier with eProspecting Feature

With a commitment to always listening to its customers, HomeActions has recently announced new improvements to enhance the digital marketing efforts of real estate professionals. Sending time-sensitive announcements, such as open houses and new listings, is vital to maximizing ROI in digital marketing. HomeActions has responded to that need by introducing a new feature. OnTarget email blasts allows real estate professionals to send out important email messages to their databases at any time the…

What the Top Leaders in the Industry are Saying About Their Favorite Tech Sites

It seems every day, more and more real estate professionals are embracing technology. With all the buzz about new startups, tools and funding in the sector, we decided to ask a few of the leading thought leaders in the industry about some of their personal favorites: 1. What is your favorite real estate app? 2. What device do you use most and what kind is it? 3. What is your favorite social media site? 4. What website is your guilty pleasure? 5. If you could work at any tech site in the world,…

eBrevia Announces Lease Abstractor

eBrevia recently announced an exhibition for their Lease Abstractor, a groundbreaking software that would dramatically make it easier and more accurate to extract vital financial and legal data from real estate leases. The new software is not designed to replace but rather to augment manual lease reviewers. Featuring a variety of various types of lease information, including renewal, terms, rent, options, and more, the software is capable of analyzing batches of 50 leases in under one minute. F…

The New Real Estate Media?

5 Real Estate Tech Startups That Made it Big

Around the country, a number of real estate tech startups are transforming the real estate industry. While not all such startups have experienced phenomenal success, below are five that have experienced rapid growth and changed the way the real estate industry does business. 1. Floored Recognizing that one of the most significant challenges in selling under-construction properties is the fact that prospective tenants and buyers are not able to actually see the space, Manhattan-based Floored set …

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An Update to a Guest Post Written By Michael Beckerman

Duke Long, one of the the most respected and followed blogger on all things real estate and tech has authored a new blog which challenges Michael Beckerman’s recent guest blog about whether a new form of commercial real estate brokerage will ever emerge. Read Duke’s post here: What Is The New Future Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Model? Hint: It Does Not Include A Broker. What do you think? Leave us a note or tweet your thoughts to us @RE_Tech_News…