Blockchain-backed Blimp raises $200K to reinvent the real estate deal

Blimp, a real estate industry business software that provides cryptocurrency in exchange of transaction data, announced in a press release that it has secured its first $200,000 from investment company Dispersion. The funding is part an effort to raise… Continue reading

Inman Review: Ribbon puts a bow on a unique package of fintech and proptech

Ribbon helps buyers buy before they sell, rescues bad deals and gives first-time buyers a way to win deals in what might be the industry’s first hybrid fintech-proptech application. Continue reading

8 cutting-edge listing tech tools you should get to know

Real estate data is an ecosystem, a cyclical, self-replicating entity connecting every transaction. Here are a few of the companies helping to forge this new reality, and all of them will be joining us at Inman Connect Las Vegas Oct. 26-28. Continue reading

Inman Review: Holofy Spaces is leading the vertical video tour revolution

Based in London and rooted in retail, this video tour app gives users a simple, cool way to explore homes and reduces the anxiety many agents have about creating listing videos. Continue reading

Video app OneDay raises $19M shortly after entering apartment industry

OneDay, a company that helps senior care facilities, funeral homes and apartment communities create marketing videos, announced in a press release the closing of $19 million in Series B funding. Continue reading

Inman Review: About Time Tours puts the mobile in managing homebuyer tours

About Time Tours is a mobile app for Android and iPhone that helps real estate agents manage home property tours and buyer interest. Continue reading

Shaker updates with MLS connectivity and text automation

The software can be scaled from individual agents to brokerages, and centers heavily on collaboration between colleagues, agents and leads as the basis of relationships. Continue reading

Inman Review: VoxDirect makes text marketing simple

A “MailChimp” for text marketing, VoxDirect is a mobile app for both major operating systems, helping agents schedule and leverage text messaging for lead capture and nurture. Continue reading

Inman Review: Agent on Duty simplifies local home search

Agent on Duty is an app for finding homes and agents, and it has some big-name competitors. It could carve out a niche for mid-market and bilingual agents with its support for eight languages. Continue reading

Tribus debuts mobile app to augment lead follow-up, in-house communication

Real estate technology company Tribus has released a new mobile app for Android and iPhone to help agents communicate with leads and manage business. Continue reading