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NRT launches new proprietary tech platform

The owner of real estate franchise brands including Coldwell Banker and Sotheby’s International Realty announced the launch of a new unified tech platform, Desk, that enables its agents to access key digital tools all in one place. Desk can

Home tech in the spotlight at CES 2019

The long-running consumer tech trade show CES returns to Las Vegas once again this year, hosting some 180,000 people who come to see the latest technology of all kinds. While the four days of CES feature more than 4,500

iBuyers attempt to bring more efficiency to selling homes in Atlanta

Carvana disrupted how automobiles are bought and sold, Uber changed the way we get around, and Airbnb brought a new twist to where and how we stay when traveling. It was only a matter of time before technology entrepreneurs

Tech Watch: RealSavvy aims to make it easier for clients, agents to talk

Categories: CRM, Website creation, IDX RealSavvy, which started in 2014 with the goal of making it easier for agents and their clients to communicate, has recently rolled out its newest offering, an interactive CRM tool. It allows clients to

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Facebook removes certain targeted advertising options amid HUD discrimination complaint

Facebook recently announced changes it will be making to its advertising tools after the company was accused of potentially enabling housing discrimination on the platform. Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development filed a discrimination

Trulia Neighborhoods launches to provide crowdsourced localized information

Trulia is launching a new tool to help buyers, renters and agents learn about an area with their new feature – Trulia Neighborhoods. The new tool, which is available both online and as a mobile app, is a crowdsourced

Smart home technology is the new standard

In today’s digital age, novel inventions that once seemed like an unrealistic dream such as self-driving cars and virtual reality have become an integral part of everyday life. Just as Tesla is revolutionizing the automobile industry, smart homes are

The real estate sign — now redesigned with modern tech

Traditionally, “for sale” signs have been the most visible indicator that a home is on the market. But as the real estate industry continues to use technology to improve productivity in the digital age, some view the ‘For Sale’

How SetSchedule is working to take lead generation to the next level

Just like any business, one of the main parts of an agent’s job description is generating and processing leads to turn those leads into clients. However, many agents who are just starting out may have a hard time figuring

How agents use technology to get everything done in the workday

Time management is an area where nearly every real estate agent has room to improve. Real estate agents have a ton of different tasks to manage — from marketing to open houses to closing paperwork — and it can

New survey shows agents are using more mobile technology

Homebuyers want more technology use from their agents and a new report shows that Realtors are starting to implement more technology into their work day.  Realtors Property Resource found that that 85.28 percent of realtors used a mobile device,

HomeSpotter adds geotargeted open house promotion with Waze

In an effort to target potential buyers in a particular area, HomeSpotter added a new feature that does exact that. Through Boost by HomeSpotter, real estate brokers are able to connect with likely buyers on social media. Now, brokers

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Survey shows homebuyers want more technology use from agents

A new owners.com survey found that homebuyers are looking for their real estate agents to use more tech-based tools. The survey sampled over 1,000 homeowners, which they define as “those who purchased a home within the last four years”

ShowingTime mobile app announces new agent-to-agent messaging feature

ShowingTime, the showing management and markets stats mobile app, announced the launch of its enhanced agent-to-agent messaging platform.  The new system will allow more than 950,000 real estate agents to connect through the app via texts, email and desktop.

Amazon and Lennar partner to create Alexa-controlled smart homes

Amazon and Lennar announced its new partnership to provide Alexa-enabled smart homes in certain markets across the country. Homebuyers can get homes that come with features that can be controlled with Alexa including Wi-Fi, smart locks, doorbells, thermostats and

Agents using Google Maps on their websites could have to pay

Agents and brokers who are embedding Google Maps into their listings will now have to pay to do so. The Google Maps application programing interface (API) allows agents and brokers to embed maps into listings on their websites. This

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