NAR ends multimillion-dollar subsidy of zipLogix transaction management software for Realtors

After six years and $62M, the trade group says it will reallocate funds to “other important member-facing initiatives.” Continue reading

Shaker updates include in-deal text messaging and Dotloop integration

Text messaging gives agents and clients a fast, convenient way to keep deals progressing, and has become a ubiquitous sales and marketing channel for the real estate industry. Continue reading

Transactly secures $3M amid rapid transaction coordination growth

Transactly, a proptech that offers remote transaction coordination services across the country, announced that it has raised nearly $3 million in bridge funding. Continue reading

The deal is digital: A guide to handling it online from lead to close

The fax machine is finally put to rest. With the onset of e-closing platforms and RON, the real estate sales cycle is 100 percent online, mobile and in the cloud. Here’s a quick list of vendors for each phase of the deal. Continue reading

A new marketplace: Real estate’s ‘simple’ revolution is coming

Not too long ago, Brad Inman wrote about the role of a marketplace in real estate. He described the influx of polarizing new business models to the industry, highlighting what they meant for consumers and gathering them up under an umbrella term: The i… Continue reading

The one thing brokerages don’t look for when choosing a tech vendor

When brokerages are going through the software evaluation process, there is usually a bit of tunnel vision around price tag: How much does the program cost to license, and what’s the annual charge to renew? What’s often missing is an evaluation of the … Continue reading

We asked, they answered. Here are the 5 things top agents want from technology in 2020

As we head into a new decade, it’s important to acknowledge the massive real estate industry shifts that are taking place. Most notably, power is shifting from large brokerages to top producing agents and teams, and this is creating a great divide, wit… Continue reading

Introducing Cash Close by HomeLight: The product every home seller needs

While the past decade in real estate has seen technology innovation around the initial steps in the real estate journey, — such as finding an agent you can trust or having access to thousands of property listings at your fingertips — the mechanics of t… Continue reading

Chat-based escrow coordination tool poised to change how deals get done

PrecloseGO is a sleek, super-simple way for transaction coordinators to manage the escrow process, interact with buyers and sellers, and take the deal to the finish line. Continue reading

Lone Wolf launches new data insights platform

The platform aims to crunch back-office data — such as company profitability, gross commission income and other year-over-year trends — to create visualizations, forecasts and other insights in a more plain language for brokers.
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