Lofty acquires real estate CRM company Firepoint

There is a good deal of feature overlap between the Lofty and Firepoint, with both providing the market website creation and content management, AI assistants and lead generation and oversight. However, Lofty ventures into transaction management, omnic… Continue reading

How indie brokers can compete with the giants using technology

At Inman Connect Las Vegas, a pair of successful brokers advised indies to focus on tech integration and to not let their solutions get too complicated. 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

Inman News quiz: Think you’re on top of the week’s biggest stories?

The real estate industry threw some curveballs. Take Inman’s real estate news quiz to demonstrate how strong your talking points and cocktail banter are this week. Continue reading

Proptechs Firepoint and Realvolve merge

The newly formed proptech company — yet to be named — was in the works for about a year, a bond that formed over shared philosophies. Dave Crumby, Realvolve, will serve as CEO and Gabe Cordova, Firepoint, as president.  Continue reading

Proptechs Firepoint and Realvolve merge

The newly formed proptech company — yet to be named — was in the works for about a year, a bond that formed over shared philosophies. Dave Crumby, Realvolve, will serve as CEO and Gabe Cordova, Firepoint, as president.  Continue reading

Is Firepoint lit? The CRM and website provider packs heat

Designed by agents to offer brokers and teams the best parts of a technology support system, from lead generation to management, this CRM should make the list of any broker wanting to see what else is out there in 2020. Continue reading

What every team lead really needs

The team model is one of the most powerful ways to do business in real estate, and for good reason. Real estate agents have to wear many hats (three guesses which my favorite is — see my profile photo), and not every agent is good at every aspect of t… Continue reading

Your business is on the line: how NOT to lose another lead

Amazon Prime. Walmart. Google Express. What do these behemoths have in common with real estate? Instant gratification. Continue reading