Leading Canadian real estate agent Shawn Zigelstein said in an interview this week that the industry has seen rapid adoption of new technologies in the past few years, and said he expects the trend to continue accelerating in 2019 as more tools and services become available. Speaking to CBC News, Zigelstein said real estate tech […]
The growing role of tech in real estate
December 18, 2018 by
As consumers increasingly use the internet as their main home search tool, real estate professionals know it’s essential to meet them there. According to a new survey by the National Association of Realtors, agents say the top technology tools they use to obtain leads include social media (used by 47 percent of agents), MLS suites […]
Rentl launches short-term rental solution for real estate brokerages
November 29, 2018 by
Short-term rental management company Rentl is launching “Powered by Rentl”, a new end-to-end solution that allows real estate brokerages and their agents to instantly launch short-term rental programs under their own brands. Rentl will serve as a comprehensive backend solution, providing the necessary technology and operational infrastructure to service the brokerage’s listings. The program allows […]
Tenant screening firm RealPage pays $3M to settle dispute over incorrect reports
October 25, 2018 by
Tenant screening company RealPage Inc. has agreed to pay $3 million in order to settle allegations that some of its reports were flawed over a five-year period.
ThoughtWire forms new advisory board to foster innovation in smart buildings
September 18, 2018 by
Operations Performance Management application company ThoughtWire is forming a new advisory board as it looks to foster innovation in smart buildings and eventually, smart cities.
Opendoor buys Open Listings to boost its home-flipping business model
September 13, 2018 by
Online real estate marketplace Opendoor is making its first acquisition, snapping up a discount brokerage called Open Listings. Open Listings is an end-to-end real estate platform aimed at buyers that offers them a 50 percent rebate on the buyer’s agent commission. The idea is that people can search through listings, book private showings, make an […]
Opendoor plans major expansion into more U.S. markets
September 3, 2018 by
Real estate listings website Opendoor, which buys homes directly from sellers before doing them up and selling them on, says it’s planning to expand nationwide after enjoying significant success in the ten markets it currently operates in
Real estate intelligence firm Skyline AI raises $18M in Series A funding round
July 31, 2018 by
Real estate investment technology provider Skyline AI is raising $18 million in a Series A round of funding from Sequoia Capital and TLV Partners with participation from JLL Spark, a division of JLL and others.
All you need to know about Real Estate and Artificial Intelligence
July 31, 2018 by
An Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the science & designing of making intelligent machines, mainly intelligent PC programs” – according to the father of Artificial Intelligence
Most lenders struggle to implement digital mortgage tech in time
July 30, 2018 by
Mortgage lenders are increasingly moving towards so-called “digital mortgages” in which many providers attempt to complete the majority, if not the entire, application process online.
