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Former Ataris bass player admits to running $27M real estate scam

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The former bass player for the Ataris has admitted to running a real estate scam that defrauded more than 100,000 people out of $27 million. Continue reading →

Redfin Estimate comes under fire for sudden price hikes

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Does Redfin Estimate artificially inflate the value of certain homes, or is it just incredibly accurate and sensitive to changing market conditions? The founder of a low-fee brokerage attempted to get to the bottom of the valuation tool and found some … Continue reading →

Now buyers can get property alerts in minutes, not hours

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Real estate industry software vendor WolfNet announced this week the rollout of PropertyPipeline, a tool that will allow its residential broker and agent customers to provide their clients with faster updates on when desired properties hit the market.  Continue reading →

Is blockchain a game-changer or a dead end?

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Blockchain. It’s become a buzzword in real estate, but will it go the way of the QR code or actually change how the industry works? Continue reading →

Cool Technology Trends for Older Adults

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Living in the heart of Silicon Valley gives me access to the latest technology, so I’m not easily awed by new products, services, gizmos and apps. But I was curious about the most recent tech conference sponsored by Aging 2.0, an organization that “sup… Continue reading →

How mergers, money and machines are reshaping real estate

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The real estate industry is a space ripe for change and disruption — from the way homes are bought and sold, to how people are paying and who’s doing that buying and selling. With change happening at such a torrid pace, it’s often hard to keep up, so w… Continue reading →

Ixact Contact wants to manage your social media now

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Ixact Contact, a CRM and marketing solution, has been tweaking its new interface for months and has now launched it along with additional features, such as social media marketing and annual goal tracking. Continue reading →

Is Emphasys the back-office solution your brokerage has been waiting for?

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Emphasys real estate software allows brokers to oversee all aspects of deal flow and commission payouts, and it leverages integrations with dotloop, DocuSign, SkySlope and QuickBooks. Continue reading →

Why SoftBank is betting big on Opendoor, Compass, and real estate tech

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On the heels of its combined $800M in funding for Opendoor and Compass, SoftBank sees opportunities to build successful, profitable, disruptive new businesses that leverage technology across the entire real estate supply chain.. Continue reading →