Drone mapping is replacing manned aerial flyovers, like Google Earth, a technology the industry has relied on for decades. More than taking pictures, videos, and plotting property boundaries on a map, drone mapping provides buyers and sellers with low-cost, high-resolution, and frequently updated imagery.
More and more businesses are turning to remote working and selling, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that has led to travel and meeting restrictions. Remote selling can prove a challenge, especially to older sales reps who may be new to the idea of selling without necessarily having to meet physically. However, if […]
In 2019, half of the home buyers discovered their homes on the internet. The competition in the real estate market is also insane. And given that 50.48% of the people browsing the internet are using mobile phones, it’s safe to say that if your website is not mobile-friendly, then your real estate marketing efforts are going […]
New executive appointments, innovation and company updates Leading Real Estate Companies of the World Licenses Buyside for all US Members Buyside™, the real estate industry’s leading provider of homebuyer insights has been selected by Leading Real Estate Companies of the World as a member benefit. Buyside has seen significant adoption among U.S. based Leading RE […]
What’s the future in tech mergers and acquisitions? Tom offers insight into what the real estate technology industry’s future looks like in light of COVID-19.
Being a real estate agent can be exciting, but it can come with its share of challenges, as well. This can be particularly true when it comes to working with new groups of home buyers, in particular, millennials. This group of home buyers is growing, and they tend to have different needs and expectations than […]
After a very strong third quarter, home prices across the United States continued to climb in October albeit at a slower rate than in September, rising 7.5 percent in the twelve months since November 2019, according to Radian Home Price Index (HPI) data released today by Red Bell Real Estate, LLC, a Radian Group Inc. […]
From REAL Trends, the trusted source for real estate industry news, this is REAL Trending episode 89. We’re analyzing the most important trends affecting brokerage companies and their agents. I’m Steve Murray, President of REAL Trends. And today we’re discussing our forecast for 2021. The rising presence of discount brokerage and NAR is new discrimination […]
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again—this year has been one of momentous ups and downs that affected businesses as much as personal lives. Where most industries had to cut back, and some had to shut down altogether, real estate showed resolve. It displayed the very essence of evolution, finding new ways to […]
Consumers are often asked to share valuable personal data in order to receive goods and services, and these exchanges increasingly occur online. This puts them at increased risk for online identity theft—a threat that is only growing across global economies. But even classic, “offline” versions of identity theft remain a prevalent issue.
