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WATCH: Using data to drive associations forward

Associations across the country are using data to help their organizations in different ways. Get an inside perspective on what this looks like. Source: click here

Disconnect: Industry leaders set to define real estate’s future

We are all anxious about the future. How long will the economy hold? What is the housing market’s next move? Who will own and control our data? Who will be at the center of the transaction? Which companies will power the next wave of change? Will technology eliminate vital real estate jobs? Will labor laws […]

Agents with concealed carry permits restrain armed intruder

After getting caught up in an armed standoff with an intruder in a vacant property, a father-son real estate duo has reignited a longstanding conversation about agents and guns. Phil Morrical III Phil Morrical III, 62, and his son Kyle Morrical of Morrical Realty were managing a rental property in Hamilton, Ohio, that had stood […]

Black Knight announces new productivity mobile app Paragon Connect

Have suggestions for products that you’d like to see reviewed by our real estate technology expert? Email Craig Rowe. Black Knight is one of the real estate industry’s largest players in MLS technology, and this week it announced the launch of Paragon Connect, a companion mobile solution to its Paragon Collaboration Center Consumer Portal. The […]

Engel & Völkers continues US expansion

The German-founded Engel & Völkers is setting its sights on U.S. expansion plans that will grow its presence across the country. Source: click here

New-home sales dropped 6.9% in January

Sales of new, single-family homes dropped 6.9 percent from December to January and were down 4.1 percent year-over-year to a seasonally adjusted rate of 607,000, according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau and Housing and Urban Development. “Although existing home buyers are capitalizing on the recent decline in mortgage rates, it didn’t spark buyer […]

Offerpad scores new funding as iBuyer competition heats up

Online homebuying startup Offerpad just closed a Series C funding round, bringing its total money raised to $975 million. The latest funding round, which includes equity from a new investors along with a debt facility line from Citibank, follows on the heels of a $150 million round raised in May 2018. Offerpad declined to identify […]

Lead qualification startup Riley shuts down

Riley, a tech-oriented lead-qualification startup that had raised millions in funding, announced this week that it was closing down and returning what remains of its cash to investors. Daniel Ahmadizadeh Company CEO and co-founder Daniel Ahmadizadeh announced the end of Riley Monday in a post on LinkedIn, saying that “we were unable to land on making […]

Stop worrying already — tech is NOT going to replace you

Until the technology exists to replace human ingenuity and empathy, agents need to stop obsessing over what they think will replace them. Leverage technology to increase your efficiency, communicate better with your clients, help you cover a larger prospect area and convert more inquiries into clients. Source: click here

WATCH: Kiss real estate — as we know it — goodbye

We are on a new path of exciting innovations and opportunity, with real estate agents and brokers at the forefront. Our industry is ready for those who are eager to uncross their arms and embrace these advancements — what side of change do you want to be on? Source: click here

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