EXCLUSIVE: Compass scoops up Contactually, CRM-maker beloved by rivals

Compass is set to acquire Contactually, a cloud-based real estate software company with one of the industry’s leading customer relationship management (CRM) systems. Contactually’s team of 32 engineers will join Compass’ 270-person tech team to further… Continue reading

Here’s how RE/MAX plans to end consumers’ Zillow addiction

RE/MAX will begin previewing its forthcoming end-to-end real estate platform for agents and consumers this week at its R4 conference in Las Vegas. Continue reading

What wins the broker tech battle – exclusive interview

There has been a tectonic movement (not to mention massive investment) in and around real estate technology lately. And that’s been especially true at Inside Real Estate. Continue reading

Tech, teams and the total cost of competing

On the heels of Inman Connect, I’ve never been more certain that big money is not the solution to simplifying the real estate ecosystem and improving the customer journey. The hostility between industry leaders is escalating. Continue reading

RE/MAX says new agent tech platform will be ‘best to market’

Real estate franchise giant RE/MAX is getting ready to roll out its proprietary end-to-end real estate technology platform for agents later this year, competing directly with similar offerings from rival franchise Keller Williams and rival private brok… Continue reading

Back In Black: Gary Keller declares victory in tech platform race

The race to build the first end-to-end real estate platform is over, and agents with other companies are competing for second place, Keller Williams CEO Gary Keller told agents Monday. Continue reading

Keller Williams debuts Command, its new AI-powered CRM

To produce Command, Keller Williams worked with 27,000 people — many of them agents — and had engineers go through other CRMs to see what worked well. The goal was to create something that was customizable, and which could be configured according to th… Continue reading

Why brokerages must own their data

When you think “data,” you probably think property (or listing) data. And that’s not entirely wrong, but it’s far from right. There are actually three main data pillars for a broker: property data, but also brokerage data and consumer data. Continue reading