Tech Bytes: Zillow launches new tool to help homebuyers
Real-time ‘BuyAbility’ information will show shoppers homes in their budget and calculate their odds of getting a loan, plus more tech news.
November 24, 2024
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- What’s next for Opendoor after layoffs and $78 million loss?Top iBuyer highlights new products and shifts in agent pay as it joins Offerpad, Elliman and Fathom in finding bright spots after tough third-quarter results.November 10, 2024
- Search by beds, baths — and who your neighbors voted forHome listings on the Flyhomes search portal now show the breakdown of recent presidential and congressional voting trends in any given community.November 6, 2024
- Tech Bytes: MetroList adds voice-powered listing management + more newsConversational add/edit feature hailed as an MLS first; RateMyAgent to acquire Curated Social; Final Offer expands in the Northeast; Relevate inks partnerships.October 27, 2024
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- Real Brokerage bolsters agent financial tools, AI-powered techThe company announced a number of product updates this week, including the release of its much-anticipated Real Wallet and enhancements to its Leo AI assistant.October 25, 2024
- Top portals forge new partnership with enhanced listingsZillow will share 3D Home tours, interactive floor plans and other listing features with Realtor.com beginning in 2025, part of a larger focus on collaboration.October 22, 2024
- Tech Bytes: NextHome adds SkySlope; Redfin expands rental tool + more newsNextHome says the integration will provide a streamlined solution for commissions changes; Redfin’s B2B rental tools now available nationwide.October 20, 2024
- ‘Unfiltered’: Tech investors don't get ‘the nuances of our business’Watch the conversation with broker and proptech expert Heather Harmon, who discusses her time at Opendoor — and what tech companies get wrong about real estate.October 18, 2024
- 3D-printed houses are selling on Earth; next stop, the moon?“People are buying” — and living in — these futuristic homes, with dozens sold at a community in Texas, and more widespread adoption expected in five years.October 15, 2024
- Tech Bytes: AI powers new tools from Zillow, CubiCasa, CoreLogicZillow acquires virtual staging app; CubiCasa now turning floor plans into virtual tours; new CoreLogic platform integrates data; Propy and Inspectify team up.October 11, 2024
- Tech Bytes: Agent safety platform wins; DropOffer, Rayse rolloutsTether RE takes top spot in T3 Tech Summit Pitch Battle, DropOffer launches platform for off-market deals, Rayse platform goes live in 200 brokerages.October 7, 2024
- EasyKnock takes victory lap after $153K arbitration rulingThe sale-leaseback proptech mired in legal action celebrated a win that absolved the firm of wrongdoing and awarded it over $153,000 for past due rent and fees.October 4, 2024
- Now is the moment to innovate, but tech alone won’t do it“We need people who are more ambitious,” real estate leaders were told at this week’s T3 Tech Summit. And they need to be ready to go deeper with AI.October 4, 2024
- Howard Hanna leaps into AI-powered home search gameThe nation’s largest independent brokerage has launched a new natural language search experience on its website, powered by ListAssist to rival portals.September 30, 2024
- Tech Bytes: News from Zillow, MetroList, Lofty and ReviveZillow adds information about flooding, wildfire and other climate risks to its listings; MetroList teams up with StreetWire to offer Home Value Lock.September 27, 2024
- Tech Bytes: Place buys Livian; Lone Wolf adds Buyer's Agent ClubPlace/Livian deal ‘a significant step’; Lone Wolf and Seeking Agents respond to lawsuit-driven industry changes; Stellar adds access to MLS Match referral tool.September 20, 2024
- Curbio to pay $7.5 million to settle lawsuitThe pre-sale renovation company, which got early support from NAR, also will change its marketing and be more transparent about its deals with agents.September 13, 2024
- Tech Bytes: News from Restb.ai, @properties, MetroList and LundyExpansion connects Restb.ai’s vision tools to nearly three-quarters of a million MLS members; productivity-focused Pipeline added to @properties “pl@tform.”September 13, 2024
- Tech Bytes: News from Zillow, Revive, Long & Foster, moreZillow upgrades AI search; Revive's valuation tool now free; Long & Foster enhances chatbot; LeadingRE adds Move Concierge; Calque expands financing products.September 6, 2024
- MoxiWorks rolls out settlement-friendly agent productsThe company said its product suite has “been upgraded so buyer's agents can more quickly and easily display their value” — and see compensation offers.September 4, 2024
- Tech Bytes: News from CoreLogic, Lofty, CubiCasaCoreLogic adds AI image search to consumer-agent collaboration portal; Lofty acquires Firepoint CRM; NextHome agents get access to CubiCasa's floor plan app.August 19, 2024
- Tech Bytes: Offerpad launches agent portal, Rechat gains partner"Powered by Offerpad" supports the iBuyer's agent partners; Peerage gets Rechat tools; Audience Town adds builder analytics; Rexdat offers listings platform.August 9, 2024
- Tech Bytes: Perchwell raises $25 million; iGUIDE, Flexmls uniteMLS platform Perchwell to focus on AI; Planitar’s floorplan tool iGUIDE integrating with FBS’ FlexMLS platform; Lofty adds property management system.August 3, 2024
- Tech Bytes: Compliance drives VestaPlus, ListAssist dealsSan Diego MLS adds Checkmate from VestaPlus, which is also teaming up with ListAssist to expand reach; CoreLogic launches new OneHomeowner portal.July 26, 2024
