Black Knight to offer home wealth reports with click of a button

Real estate data and technology firm Black Knight is integrating Paragon, its MLS platform, with the Homebot marketing tool. Continue reading

Opendoor raises $400M in funding from SoftBank

The company will use the money to accelerate integration of its in-house mortgage services, title services and buyer’s brokerage (via a recent acquisition of another startup, Open Listings) into its core offering to homesellers, and to continue its exp… Continue reading

8 tips to help you conquer your inbox every single day

Do you feel like technology, specifically your email inbox, is inundating you with so much information you can hardly keep your head above water? Check out these tips for taking back control and making your inboxes work for you instead of the other way… Continue reading

CoreLogic and BoxMLS team up on one property search to rule them all

Searching for listings is often a separate activity for real estate agents and consumers. Agents have the multiple listing service. Consumers often prefer to use third-party apps like Zillow and realtor.com. Now a deal struck between the nation’s large… Continue reading

Fighting back: Educate your audience, and use the best tech to stay ahead

How are real estate broker-owners responding, adapting or changing? Here’s what Austin-based Ryan Rodenbeck, founder and owner of Spyglass Realty and Investments, is doing. Continue reading

Has the ‘Tinder effect’ taken the romance out of homebuying?

The “Tinder effect” — the advent of “swiping right” to find a match or “swiping left” to reject it on a split-second first impression — has created an environment that can lead buyers to overlook important intangibles that only come with visiting a hom… Continue reading

MoxiWorks blasts Compass for agent productivity claims

MoxiWorks, an open real estate tech platform funded by two of the top three regional brands in the country, took a jab at Compass, claiming its agents report a 16 percent decline in productivity when they move to the national brokerage.  Continue reading

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate revamps agent marketing tool for mobile era

Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate is overhauling its predictive marketing tool to give agents and brokers a deeper mobile experience. Continue reading

Only 9% of buyers find agents online, the same as 10 years ago

Despite the massive growth of online home search portals, many more consumers find their agents through referrals from friends or family, according to NAR data. Continue reading