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  • PlanGrid: Blueprints on your iPad

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    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 TechCrunch article: PlanGrid is a cloud-based service that delivers blueprints as PDFs directly on the tablet; then people working in the field can use these instead of paper-based versions. When a modification needs to be made, that can be directly noted on the plan, in the app. That is subsequently updated into a new version. PlanGrid’s t…

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  • SnapGuide: How-To do…. anything

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    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 SnapGuide site, share it on social networking sites or email the guide (you’ll get the guide URL that way, too, to use on your website or blog). The interface is a work of art: “I was immediately floored by how w…

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  • HelloFax: A cure for CRE’s facsimile addiction

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    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, we provide. Manage documents Some of your most important documents go through our system. We help you manage and kee…

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  • MagicPlan: An Architect in Your Pocket

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    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 pointless. Sorry if you think it’s hugely useful to see an augmented view of tweets around you just by holding up your phone, but I like to find slightly more advanced applications using the technology. One such app, MagicPlan, fits that description. From the two-yea…

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  • The Search for Office Space Has Evolved

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    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 business models. If you’re a broker, and you need to run a market availability report, you need to buy a subscription. If yo…

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  • OnLive Desktop – Office Apps on Your Tablet

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    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 OnLive, download the app to your device, then sign in. You’ll see what looks like a standard Windows 7 desktop with shortcuts to Word, PowerPoint and Excel plus your document folder, Internet Explorer and Adobe Reader. For $4.99 per month, the browser will be enabled for general browsing meaning you can see Flash websites. Th…

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  • The tech industry is beginning to take notice…

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    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 been the most coveted, fought-over, and valuable resource to humanity. Entire civilizations were created, and wiped out, on their level of success in securing it and the access it provided for their people. In the modern ag…

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  • Survey Results: Which CRE App do you use the most?

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    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 Loopnet is so widely used, it appears their mobile app is not. I even think Loopnet’s mobile app is pretty good. While LinkedIn isn’t just an app per se, their mobile app is pretty good. And is helpful when you need to look up contacts or leads which may not be already loaded on your phone. To …

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  • A Retailer’s Dream: TAS Mobile App

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    Trade Area Systems (TAS) has one of the most robust mobile Trade Area mapping and research applications in today’s marketplace. What does TAS Mobile do? From the company’s product description: TAS Mobile on the iPad gives you mapping, demographic reports, aerials and bird-eye imagery as well as access to you company’s TAS Unity knowledge-base wherever you are. You have the full-power of TAS Online on a portable platform. If you deal with potential tenants or clients you can easily answer their …

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  • 5 Must Have iPhone Apps for CRE Investment Brokers

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    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 comparables. This app allows you to carry  $5 trillion of sale comps in your pocket. It even allows you to map comps surrounding a specific address, which is great when you’re in the field or on a property tour. 2. Real Estate Back of the Envelope. While it’s not …

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