The blending of public and private data is now a part of every great proptech solution on the market. It can be molded to fit into any number of business use cases — so many, in fact, that using it to merely find names of possible buyers seems pedestrian
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What ShowingTime really had going for it before its acquisition was timing. It was first to market, the first to get its toe in the MLS door. What it lacks is the industry experience and collective mass intelligence that its new alternatives now have going for it
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ShowingSmart is a software solution for scheduling showings and arranging buyer tours developed for members of the Houston Association of Realtors
Baltimore puts Knock at 70 markets nationwide, up from 14 at the start of 2021. The tech-enabled, home loan solutions platform will offer its full gamut of products to the region's consumers
Initially launched as a solution to help listing agents better manage how they schedule and arrange home showings, the company has since evolved to address the multitude of agent needs on the front-end of the deal
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The company announced in the fall of 2021 a number of strategic advancements to its services and business approach
DirectOffer took a common concept in sales (showing the competitive landscape) and found a unique way to put it in front of the market
Command is Keller Williams' customer relationship management solution, which offers users a host of communication, lead tracking and contact oversight features
The company has quickly rolled out new features and products since being spun out of a Minneapolis startup incubator in 2020. Its latest round of updates to its transaction management offerings was in October
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Nila June is software that uses property information to quickly write long- and short-form property descriptions for agents
Finally, COVID-19 wasn't at the heart of the year's prevailing real estate technology trends. Instead, 2021 was marked by notable acquisitions and the fallout from the biggest of them all
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Developed to turn leads into tours, Zuma also works in unison with many of the apartment industry's lead generation platforms, such as Apartment List, Zillow and Apartments.com
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What helps Mevi standout is the ease of use its document tech offers buyers and sellers. The app has documents coded for Louisiana, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Utah and Texas, in addition to its home state of Colorado
Curaytor made the announcement in an exclusive statement to Inman, saying its plan is to leverage Fourwalls data to augment the effectiveness of its digital marketing products.
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We all know way too much time is spent trying to qualify ghosts. Thankfully, that is why this category of software exists, and more agents should find a way to leverage technology to win online business
The new funding pushes Lessen into 'unicorn' status, meaning its valuation has topped $1B. It's the second industry player in November to earn the title
A week after announcing it had acquired a luxury vacation home along the misty coast of the Monterey peninsula, Pacaso has acquired a home in Santa Barbara
Customer Relationship Advertising, or CRA, refers to the technology's capability of connecting directly to clients' CRM tools to identify and target leads with online campaigns, per agent
The funding will be dedicated to sustaining Updater's current growth trend, which has seen the company climb to approximately 250 employees over the past 12 months
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Whether its for agents or consumers (agents often are the customers), major real estate players are finding ways to reduce industry fragmentation by becoming the entire source of the transaction. Baird & Warner is simply applying the model to its agents as customers
