Ark7, the transparency-centered app that leaves no investor behind: Tech Review

Ark7 is a mobile and browser application helping accredited and non-accredited investors alike invest in real estate. Continue reading

Rental proptech Latch locks up new software partnership with AppFolio

Rapidly growing Latch, which will soon be led by Ring founder Jamie Siminoff, tapped AppFolio’s wide-ranging property management software to streamline its enterprise access systems. Continue reading

These are the smart home updates to add to your new luxury residence

With the right products, your new luxury home can become a smart, convenient and energy-efficient living space, smart home expert Brandon Doyle writes. Continue reading

Zillow must pay VHT $2M for listing photos, appeals court affirms

Unless the companies decide to take their case to the U.S. Supreme Court and the court opts to take it, this is the end of the road for a legal saga that began eight years ago over the fate of sold listing photos. Continue reading

New scheduling, market reporting tools boost ShowingTime+

While Zillow remains centered on consumer search and lead generation, offspring ShowingTime+ is becoming the “super app” the industry giant promised, according to the company. Continue reading

Inman proudly announces the Inman Ambassadors for ICLV

This diverse group of successful real estate agents and brokers from across the U.S. and Canada will be sharing real-time knowledge from the best and brightest from the stage, dishing highlights, and relaying the action straight from the front row of s… Continue reading

Happy Grasshopper eyes closing gift fix with Marigold & Grey deal

Happy Grasshopper, a content marketing solution, is adding gift-giving to its services thanks to a partnership with Maryland-based Marigold & Grey, a full-service artisan gifting company. Continue reading

5 game-changing ways to harness AI for real estate marketing

Harnessing the power of AI in your marketing plan doesn’t mean you’re abdicating control, writes Chris Pollinger. Instead, it means you’re arming yourself with a powerful ally that can help you navigate the complex world of real estate marketing with m… Continue reading

Credit-building app for renters, Boom, reports $4.5M seed round

“We invested heavily into building our end-to-end software solution for rent reporting and consumer app layer and now we’re focused on revolutionizing the entire renter experience,” said Boom CEO and co-founder Rob Whiting. Continue reading

ChatGPT plugin to boost TopHap’s market data visualizations

TopHap, a geospatial data visualization company that supports the real estate industry in relocation, development and marketing decisions, is now in beta testing with OpenAI’s ChatGPT plugin, the artificial intelligence tool that is rapidly expanding i… Continue reading