In 2013, over cocktails at a Real Estate Connect function, I asked Austin Allison, DotLoop’s founder and CEO, whether the company was a secure document management platform. “No,” Allison replied. “We’re about collaboration and ‘peoplework,’ not paperwork.” DotLoop, Allison continued, was a platform dedicated to managing people, discussions, tasks and documents that happen … [Read more...]
Just How Noisy Is it? HowLoud Aims to Map the Universe of Noise
When Brendan Farrell moved from one apartment to another in Los Angeles a couple of years ago, the Caltech applied mathematician was dismayed to find that his new home was a lot noisier than he expected due to a 24-hour car wash down the street. His apartment faced the front of the building, and it was much noisier than those that faced the back of the apartment complex. His … [Read more...]
UpNest Says When Agents Compete, You Win. But is it Good for Agents?
Should you win clients by discounting your commission? UpNest says yes — and 3,000 agents agree. Competing for listings is a fact of life for agents — and the competition can be fierce. To agents, the reasons why homeowners ultimately select an agent can seem capricious and even self-defeating (if they’ve selected a weak agent instead of you). Most agents are loath to cut … [Read more...]
SavvyCard Wants to Be Your Mobile Website. Should You Let It?
SavvyCard is a new mobile website ecosystem that promotes sharing and interaction. Is it ready for real estate? What is SavvyCard? To hear David Etheredge, co-founder and CEO of SavvyCard tell it, it’s a wholesale reimagining of the mobile experience for small businesses that want to engage customers wherever they happen to be. Which these days, tends to be on their mobile … [Read more...]
Need a Fitbit for Your Brokerage?
There’s an ocean of amazing data in your MLS’ RETS feed that can help you run your brokerage. Can Real Estate Ally unlock it for you? Let’s say you’re a small broker in a small town in Kansas, where the average sales price is $180,000 and you do just about 100 transactions a year. You’re making a living, yes. You’re sharp, your clients like and refer you, and you're a big … [Read more...]
Placester Kicks Out Options and Plugins
Placester says you can set up a new site in about five minutes using its new site creation user interface. That's because it's kicked about a million options off its platform. Is it too simple ... or just simple enough? One of the perquisites of my job is that I often get an early preview of new technologies coming on the market. So it was that I received a call from Seth … [Read more...]