Weeklong BoomTown outage was caused by hackers, CEO confirms

On Wednesday, executives told customers that a “security incident involving a malicious third party” caused the outage that has disrupted thousands of brokers and agents since last week. Continue reading

Agents feel the pain as BoomTown outage extends into another week

Since April 10, brokerage websites across the country have been dark as BoomTown scrambles to resolve service disruptions. The outage has already impacted the bottom line, agents told Inman. Continue reading

BoomTown is dealing with a service outage. Now agents want answers

Real estate professionals have been seeking answers since Wednesday, when many lost access to their personal websites, lead services and other tools provided by Boomtown, agents told Inman. Continue reading

Inside Real Estate hires seeking to bolster community growth

Software company Inside Real Estate (IRE) has added two industry veterans in key positions, naming Stacey Soleil Senior Vice President of Community and Engagement and Ryan Hartman Vice President of Social & Product Engagement. Continue reading

10 proptech entrepreneurs get real with real estate’s decision-makers

From Rentspree to Better, Intel asked 10 property technology entrepreneurs tough questions on the minds of their colleagues and customers, many of them large, national brokerage brands. Continue reading

This is what real estate tech actually needs to do

At Inman Connect New York on Tuesday, Joe Skousen and Grier Allen discussed how technology leaders should look for ways to simplify agents’ lives, enhancing their productivity and eliminating mundane tasks. Continue reading

Inside Real Estate acquires industry competitor BoomTown

In what could be described as the most significant proptech acquisition since Zillow purchased ShowingTime, the resulting company will boast 700 employees and a massive range of customers. Continue reading

Genstar Capital investment gives Inside Real Estate reason to celebrate the new year

Private equity firm Genstar Capital has made a strategic growth investment in real estate technology company Inside Real Estate. Continue reading

Inside Real Estate targets client retention with CORE Home launch

Real estate technology company Inside Real Estate has released CORE Home, a new solution for homeowners and brokerages. Continue reading

MyWeichert to empower 13K agents in lead gen, sales and marketing

The companywide technology platform is Weichert’s lead gen and business management solution powered by Inside Real Estate’s kvCORE. Continue reading