Smart-home tech for agents: The 4 best energy saving products

The smart-home tech market has convenience covered — but that’s the easy part. It’s time to focus on which products are going to keep your energy bill down and your savings up. Continue reading

The year in real estate technology

Technology touched every part of the industry this year, as massive amounts of capital continued flowing into real estate, both for startups and well-funded incumbent firms. Continue reading

Agent/broker perspective: How do you keep momentum going?

In this column, Anthony Askowitz explores a hypothetical real estate situation from both sides of the broker/agent dynamic. This month: A veteran agent has had her best production year ever, and she wants to ensure the momentum continues. What can her … Continue reading

Digital mortgage lender saw huge uptick in underserved groups in 2019

A new study released by digital mortgage company Better.com found that 2019 was dominated by millennials, minorities, LGBT married couples, single women and married women that outearned their husbands. Continue reading

Tech startup AerialSphere launches 360-degree 3D lDX search

The IDX search is now available in Phoenix and Tucson through a partnership with real estate marketing platform iFoundAgent. Continue reading

The year of the homeseller

Twenty-five plus years into the real estate digital revolution and most of the money and innovation has been focused on helping homebuyers. That’s about to change. Continue reading

2019 was the year of the Multiple Listing Service

It was a big year for MLSs — pocket listings, bombshell lawsuits and the relentless march of technology all dominated MLS news. Here are the most noteworthy trends. Continue reading

Move over Phoenix, Los Angeles is latest battleground for real estate tech

Years ago it was hard to imagine iBuyers ever making headway in a city with older and more expensive homes. But this year Opendoor, Zillow and others went all in on L.A. Continue reading

PhotoPerfect app has some highlights and some low points

PhotoPerfect makes some strong claims about its image quality; however, with so many other easy ways to edit and improve listing imagery, the claims simply aren’t justified. But it does have some features worth considering. Continue reading