Smart-home tech for agents: Behind the scenes with C by GE

Unveiled at CES 2020, these new C by GE technologies work to enhance the smart-home experience. Here’s what they do and how they work. Continue reading

Smart-home tech for agents: Behind the scenes with C by GE

Unveiled at CES 2020, these new C by GE technologies work to enhance the smart-home experience. Here’s what they do and how they work. Continue reading

3 tech giants are teaming up to make smart home devices easier to use

Amazon, Apple, and Google have teamed up with the Zigbee Alliance to create a single, royalty-free wireless protocol that will make smart home devices easier to connect and use. Continue reading

Smart-home tech for agents: Water sensors

In this episode of “Smart-home tech for agents,” Brandon Doyle and Colton Pratt compare five sensors available on the market right now to help your clients decide which is best for their home. Continue reading

Smart-home tech for agents: Motion sensors

In this weekly column, hosts Brandon Doyle and Colton Pratt walk through smart-home products and showcase their capabilities while reviewing pros and cons. This week, motion detectors. Listen in to the full video to find out which ones the hosts recomm… Continue reading

Can smart home devices help sell a home? Part 2: The results

After spending a number of months working with a network of connected devices in his own home, Inman’s tech reporter has come to a conclusion about whether smart tech can help sell a home. Find out what it is here. Continue reading

Should your vacation rental have smart locks?

Imagine this: You’ve just arrived in some exotic new city for vacation. You’re ready to sight-see or relax, and all you want to do is drop your things off at your Airbnb. But when you try to get in to your rental, you can’t. Maybe the… Continue reading

High-end homeowners love biometric tech — but should they?

Unlocking a home with only a fingerprint or facial scan can be awesome, but some experts wonder what happens to all the biometric data users upload. Continue reading

Multifamily home automation startup SmartRent raises $32M

SmartRent helps property managers deploy technology, such as the Nest smart thermostat, across multiple units. Continue reading

Why the only constant in real estate is change

Everyone is experimenting with new models, ideas and concepts as the needs and expectations of millennials change in a world upended by digital technologies, home automation and artificial intelligence. Continue reading