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RealtyDime’s check-ins connect consumers and pros in real time
New real estate site on the scene What do you get if you mash up Craigslist, Foursquare and Angie’s List for real estate? RealtyDime.com says they mash up the best features of these services in an effort to improve the real estate search process, saying “real Estate is more than just a place to live, it’s also finding and connecting ...
Small business owners are mobile, passionate, and sales driven
Small business trends According to a recent Intuit Small Business Survey, small business owners are motivated by passion, are mobile and spend a great deal of time focused on sales. Working in a corporation or as part of a large team is a far different machine than a small business owner who frequently is not only the CEO but the ...
Redfin OpenBook offers reviews of title agencies, lenders, inspectors
Expanding reviews Redfin has long made reviews and ratings of their agents public and are known for publishing the results of internal surveys which every client is asked to take, even if they don’t close. The company has taken the next step in their review system and put their database of ancillary services to use and is today announcing “OpenBook” ...
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Realtor.com updates mobile app suite, adds new features
New iOS real estate search app Realtor.com today announces major product updates to their iOS (Apple) apps to help users to discover and research price reduced, foreclosed, and recently sold properties, which the company tells AGBeat “lays the groundwork for an easier and faster iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch app.” The updates integrate the new Realtor.com Data API and offers ...
Does Redfin’s high profile hire signal a looming IPO?
Redfin’s new CMO Over the years, real estate company, Redfin.com has edged closer and closer to a hybrid between their early days of disruption and the traditional real estate model, with some questioning if their round of hiring last fall paired with a recent alteration of their pricing (which is still discounted compared to most of their competitors, yet less ...
Goomzee launches mobile marketing solution for property managers
New site, new tools After their major site overhaul revealed last week, Goomzee.com today announced their new offering of a custom-tailored solution for property management professionals which they say is designed by property management professionals to solve common problems that are unique to their sector. Goomzee provides mobile technology tools for real estate professionals, already serving multiple listing services (MLS), ...
CoreLogic to improve transparency for mortgage servicers
Much needed transparency Debuting at MBA’s National Mortgage Servicing Conference & Expo, CoreLogic announced today a new default servicing platform that the company says will “streamline the way mortgage servicers manage loans through all stages of the default lifecycle.” In light of the continued robosigning debacle and the damaged chain of title across the nation, the new platform “Default View” ...
Justice Department approves Google’s buyout of Motorola
Google buys Motorola The United States Justice Department has officially approved Google buying out the mobile company Motorola, but that doesn’t mean it will happen any time soon. The European Commission also gave approval, but Google is still waiting to hear final decisions from Taiwan, China, and Israel. If Google’s buyout of Motorola is ultimately approved, Google would receive all ...
Kanban2go simplifies task lists, now in open beta
kanban2go streamlines your to do lists Task list managers are a dime a dozen, but when is free, requires no download, and has literally no learning curve, we pay attention. At AGBeat, we organize and host dozens of events, both professional and social, and on top of that, some of our team is located over 3,000 miles apart, so when ...
House Owls’ team approach to real estate transactions
New site launch This week kicks off with the launch of House Owls, built by John Spinnato in Connecticut with the goal of connecting real estate consumers with competent team members, not just a single real estate professional, but the full array of professionals that it takes to complete a real estate purchase transaction. Spinnato tells AGBeat that the company ...
House Hunter iPhone app adds lead generation tool for Realtors
Leveraging app as lead generation tool Last summer, AGBeat introduced you to House Hunter, an iPhone app built to streamline real estate search for consumers on the go. Today, the company has announced “My Agent,” which offers branded mobile apps for Realtors to provide to consumers, sharing the same functionality as the House Hunter app but with a dedicated Welcome ...
Trulia launches real time detailed local data, hires new VP
Trulia Local released Today, real estate search site Trulia is announcing the final destination of several projects coming together, like hourly crime reporting in the form of Trulia Local which is a “layered map” that provides a visual representation of a county, a city, a neighborhood and even down to a block-by-block view of an area to answer the “what ...
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