Judge denies Keller Williams’ motion to dismiss tech vendor suit

Keller Williams filed an answer to the complaint, acknowledging it began a relationship with TPI Cloud Hosting in 2015 concerning software development. Continue reading

Online Technology and Dementia: How to Keep Your Loved Ones Safe

(This article appeared previously in Kaiser Health News.) At first, Dr. Robert Zorowitz thought his 83-year-old mother was confused. She couldn’t remember passwords to accounts on her computer. She would call and say programs had stopped working. But o… Continue reading

Total Expert raises $52 million, plans to beef up staff and tech

Total Expert, a banking and lending marketing software company, announced Thursday that it has raised $52 million, which it plans to spend on new staffers and on beefing up its technology. Continue reading

Going on vacation? Here are the do’s and don’ts of social media

Don’t throw decorum and etiquette out the window online when you go on vacation. Stay classy and focused — and better yet, stay offline. Here are some tips on how to stay visible while taking time off. Continue reading

NAR warns members about conference email scam

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) warned its members Wednesday about an ongoing scam that fraudulently asks recipients to register for an upcoming conference. Continue reading

HouseCanary revives ComeHome as product for mortgage lenders

About nine months after real estate tech firm HouseCanary turned off its public-facing real estate portal, the company is back with a new search product meant to help banks capture more lending business. Continue reading

@properties founders launch agent-oriented podcast

Major Chicago-based brokerage @properties announced this week that it has launched a new podcast in which the firm’s founders discuss various industry issues that matter to their agents. Continue reading

Invasion of the iSquatters: What happens when iBuyer self-tours go wrong?

iBuyers including Opendoor and Offerpad have drawn tech-savvy squatters who gain access to homes through company apps in a bid to find shelter or abuse drugs. Continue reading

WeWork’s Neumann offered $1.7B to walk, Softbank gets 80% stake

Softbank will bail out the co-working giant to the tune of nearly $10 billion while news outlets report that founder Adam Neumann has been offered a $1.7 billion exit package. Continue reading