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….

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

Ray White has implemented an innovative new tool to allow an offshore buyer to inspect, and then purchase, a property, and it’s making waves in the industry. Ray White Perth has utilised virtual reality (VR) technology to allow foreign buyers to inspect properties from the comfort…