Not too long ago, Brad Inman wrote about the role of a marketplace in real estate. He described the influx of polarizing new business models to the industry, highlighting what they meant for consumers and gathering them up under an umbrella term: The i… Continue reading
As we head into a new decade, it’s important to acknowledge the massive real estate industry shifts that are taking place. Most notably, power is shifting from large brokerages to top producing agents and teams, and this is creating a great divide, wit… Continue reading
While the past decade in real estate has seen technology innovation around the initial steps in the real estate journey, — such as finding an agent you can trust or having access to thousands of property listings at your fingertips — the mechanics of t… Continue reading
Allen Hsu has purchased three homes, so he knows from experience that there is a lot that goes into the closing process. Closings involve multiple decision-makers, duplicate requests for information, and processes that are often unfamiliar to consumers. Continue reading
For decades, real estate lagged behind other industries in technological innovation. But now the industry is making up for lost time. The first wave of technology adoption helped drive consumers’ use of the internet during the home search process to m… Continue reading
Let’s say you had a simple tool in the palm of your hand. Something that fixed all that ails your transaction management today, whether you were an agent, administrator, or broker. Imagine that! You could pick up the kids from school on time. Watch a m… Continue reading
From all-in-one platforms to predictive analytics, a new study shows the diversity of technology usage across brokerages of all sizes. As disruptive technology floods the marketplace, it’s easy to be lured by the promise of the latest “shiny toy.” Continue reading
From all-in-one platforms to predictive analytics, a new study shows the diversity of technology usage across brokerages of all sizes. As disruptive technology floods the marketplace, it’s easy to be lured by the promise of the latest “shiny toy.” Continue reading
With my last article, I outlined how the current closing process leaves so much to be desired. The system is more or less broken as designed when the consumer at the heart of the transaction has anything short of an excellent experience.
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Brad Inman had two words for the discussion group that I was part of at Disconnect 2019. “Think bigger,” he told us. The group included leaders from all over the real estate industry, and Endpoint facilitated the discussion. Our particular challenge wa… Continue reading