Filmmaker-inspired video app wants your help in beta testing

The app comes with a shot list and in-screen shooting recommendations to ensure users capture everything that makes a video worth watching. It was developed by a filmmaker and former Sothebys executive. 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

Mobile app Yaza geo-tags video content for listings and lifestyles

Made for the iPhone, Yaza automatically maps every place you record a video, making it an ideal technology for property tours and neighborhood marketing. Continue reading

BoxBrownie releases native 360-degree tour platform

The award-winning image editing and marketing company has grown rapidly by editing others’ work. Its new immersive tour product can be created with minimal imagery using affordable cameras and published in 24 hours. Continue reading

Chime speeds release of Facebook, YouTube livestreaming tools

The real estate business operating system has developed streaming tools for Facebook Live and YouTube and released them ahead of schedule in response to the COVID-19 market reduction of face-to-face business. Continue reading

Transactly raises $3M to boost outsourced transaction coordination

With a total of $4.7 million raised in two years, the St. Louis-based company is aiming to win the market for outsourced transaction coordination. While its software can be used for free by agents and brokerages, the company charges for use of a design… Continue reading

DroneBase is taking aerial video to new heights

DroneBase is using drone technology to survey building sites, produce roof damage reports, inspect real estate disaster zones and a number of uses beyond marketing. Continue reading

How prop tech companies are stepping up for agents during coronavirus crisis

A number of big-name prop tech companies are taking on the COVID-19 downturn head-on by extending discounts, deferring payments and holding educational webinars to help the agent community. Continue reading

A simple way to get eyes on your listing during uncertain times

Amid coronavirus fears, this tried-and-true piece of tech can help real estate agents continue showing homes while staying safe. Continue reading

Sotheby’s International Realty breaks its own sales record — again

The combined sales volume of the owned brokerages and franchise network of Sotheby’s International Realty topped $114 billion globally, according to the company’s own metrics. Continue reading