How technology is disrupting the real estate industry
When Marc Andreessen famously said, “Software is eating the world,” that statement included our houses, office buildings, and yards, too. Technology touches every aspect of the real estate industry today. Buyers can see a birds-eye view of a neighborhood 2,000 miles away through drone footage….
How the best real estate agents use a CRM database
The best real estate agents know how to use a customer relationship management (CRM) database to their advantage. They rely on them to organise, schedule and streamline communications and, when used effectively, those databases have the potential to serve as a powerful tool that can vastly improve…
The Growth of Real Estate Technology In Australia.
After investigating nearly 200 real estate technology businesses over the last 18 months PieLAB Venture Partners, who manage the Real Estate Industry Venture Capital Fund, know more about the changing landscape of the real estate industry than any other organisation in the country. Here’s their…
10 REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY TRENDS YOU CAN EXPECT IN 2020
Real estate technology trends are having a major influence on the industry and changing the way real estate agents, brokers, investors, and managers operate. With funding for real estate property technology (proptech) increasing every year, more startups are emerging with new technologies. In addition, giants such as…
Stronger leads follow huge uptake in Matterport VR tech
The huge uptake in Matterport virtual tour technology by agents and property managers is by far the most impressive tech innovation currently trending in real estate, according to Melbourne-based immersive technology company PHORIA. “They want to innovate and provide a game-changing point of difference from…
3 unexpected tech trends shaping the industry
Chief technology officer at Console Jason Turnbull lists three industry trends that are likely to extend their influence more significantly in the period ahead, and they may not be what most people expect. 1. The rise and rise of the gig economy Mr Turnbull predicts that…
Tech making real estate more personal, building deeper relationships
Customer engagement is becoming more personalised using technology, and agents are getting smarter at marketing to their database using technology to help develop deeper relationships with their clients, according to real-tech firm Progenys Technologies. Progenys says that the real estate technology landscape has gone, and continues to…
REA Group to help agents better track their listings
REA Group has rolled out what’s being described as the first customer app that enables agents to track how their listings are performing 24/7. realestate.com.au’s new Ignite app gives agents the opportunity to better track their listings by enabling them to link their profiles so…
Virtual Reality: The New Reality For Real Estate
By Adam Stanley, Global Chief Information Officer, Cushman & Wakefield The promises of virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) have been described plenty of times before: Fully immersive video games, sideline-quality views of sporting events from the comfort of a living room, surgeons reviewing a patient’s medical…
Get used to your commute: data confirms houses near jobs are too expensive
Australia’s capital cities are getting more and more units, that are largely concentrated and come with a hefty price tag, a new report shows. And while these areas also have lots of jobs, the high price for houses means many on low incomes won’t be able…