7 up-and-coming tech companies real estate pros should know

At Inman Connect Las Vegas, a group of innovative technology change makers hawked their wares to a tech-savvy audience. Continue reading

All gas, no brakes: Knock speeds into Detroit en route to 75 markets

As of Thursday, Knock’s Home Swap and Knock GO, its “same-as-cash” mortgage product, will be offered to consumers in the Detroit, Ann Arbor and Flint through its network of partner agents. Continue reading

Tech takeaways from Inman Connect: Mortgage’s evolution, betting on iBuyers and more

Technology was a central theme at Inman Connect Las Vegas, dominating conversations about indie brokerages, new mortgage providers, iBuying and more. Here’s what you need to know. Continue reading

Knock focused on winning agents’ trust

In case they’re not getting the message, Knock’s booth at Inman Connect Las Vegas sported a banner that read, “In Agents We Trust.” Continue reading

Why Century 21 CEO believes tech is overrated in the industry

At Inman Connect Las Vegas, Mike Miedler said onstage that it was the work of agents that powered America through the depths of the pandemic — and they’re the ones who provide value to the industry. Continue reading

New marketing suite from Tribus offers features for social, email and print

In an exclusive Inman announcement, Tribus revealed its new suite of products for digital, print and social marketing for agents, teams and brokerages. Continue reading

Realogy’s Social Ad Engine makes social media advertising easy: Tech Review

The user experience does a good job of recognizing the critical nature of simplicity. That seems obvious, but solutions to the problem of how to help agents create a social presence vary across the industry, and this is one of the better ways to do it. Continue reading

Robert Reffkin wants Compass to be the Amazon of real estate

The Compass CEO shared insight into his company’s approach to technology and why brokers need to make decisions with the next decade in mind. Continue reading

Brad Inman challenges agents to embrace the future: ‘This is your time’

The real estate industry has been in an era of rapid digitization for the past decade, and venture capitalists are pushing fast-forward on a future where transactions are as simple as buying a new car. Although that future terrifies most agents, Inman … Continue reading

Instashowing launches offer management tool InstaOffers

InstaOffers helps reduce the confusion of multiple offer submission channels that stems from the industry having no single standard for accepting and considering offers. Continue reading