From Agently to ZenList, the best-reviewed real estate tech of 2022
From smart solutions for managing rental portfolios to a promising app from Down Under, 2022's highest-rated proptech offers compelling evidence of the sector's growing maturity
by Craig C. Rowe Dec 28
Proptech in 2022: Zillow rebounds, iBuyers stumble and MLSs grow up
Zillow bounced back after folding its iBuyer in 2021, multiple listing services finally caught up, enterprise solutions arrived and other signs property technology approached maturity in 2022
by Craig C. Rowe Dec 21
Keller Williams agents get new Command features for the holidays
Command’s development, as well as the process for building Keller Williams’ other innovations, stem largely from KW Labs, an internal skunkworks for devising and testing new products
by Craig C. Rowe Dec 20
GreenStats is exactly that — green: Tech Review
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From what's happening now to what might happen next year, GreenStats' agent-developed perfomance indicators bridge the gap between back-office financial management and agent performance coaching
by Craig C. Rowe Dec 16
So Meta: Propy offers certification in virtual world real estate
Propy's course announcement is aligned with two well-known independent brokerages, The Agency and Brown Harris Stevens, announcing Metaverse initiatives
by Craig C. Rowe Dec 15
Proptechs, polish your pitch decks: Fifth Wall closes record $866M fund
Venture capital firm Fifth Wall Ventures' fund, the largest ever to focus on real estate technology, will back early- and late-stage proptech companies, including some home renovation innovators
by Craig C. Rowe Dec 13
Moving hub Relocator's intentions are good, but the competition's are better: Tech Review
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Yes, discounts are good, but that doesn't do anything in terms of making Relocator a better alternative for agents to offer moving services
by Craig C. Rowe Dec 8
5 insights on what's next for real estate technology
These experts are shaping the future of real estate technology
by Inman Dec 8
Ownly builds partner network to Shopify new construction sales
The virtual home buying platform secured deals with a leading online mortgage company in Canada, called Homewise, and another with HonestDoor, a home valuation provider
by Craig C. Rowe Nov 16
Fintech Stake rolls out program for landlords to help struggling tenants
Among other offerings, Stake1 is designed to track a tenant's financial activity with the intent of using on-time payments as a mechanism to improve credit rating
by Craig C. Rowe Nov 1
Nester pulls the curtain back on your buyer's housing costs: Tech Review
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Using existing MLS, public data and when needed, user input, Nester generates a series of colorful, cogent cost reports that detail what it takes to manage a house from years 1-5, 6-10 and beyond
by Craig C. Rowe Oct 28
Prevu acquires lending assets of shuttered competitor Reali
Technology-forward real estate brokerage Prevu has acquired the remaining lending service assets of its collapsed West Coast competitor, San Mateo, California-based Reali
by Craig C. Rowe Oct 26
Talk to more people, land more leads with SignMore: Tech Review
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Whether paid for or earned, every lead is expensive, and services like SignMore, especially when backed by sharp tech and a solid strategy, can help ensure the money you're spending on getting business ends up producing a return
by Craig C. Rowe Oct 14
RentSpree, SentriLock link up on software services for renters
RentSpree wants to expand through partnerships, relying on a number of already established industry partners bettering the way people rent and the agents that deliver those processes
by Craig C. Rowe Oct 12
MoveEasy's latest update makes the livin' easy
Relocation clearinghouse MoveEasy has added a powerful and relatively hands-off module to keep homeowners engaged between moves. It will be available in early October, the company says
by Craig C. Rowe Sep 29