Technology has become an increasingly critical part of business operations for individual real estate agents, teams and brokerages. The tools, software and innovations that comprise the real estate tech industry come with their own set of challenges and skill sets, and if you aren’t able to align what you can do as a programmer or product director at a real estate technology company with agent, brokerage and team needs, one thing is certain: You won’t last long.

Hacker Connect is the only event geared toward the people behind the tech in real estate. And it’s happening exclusively as part of Inman Connect New York, January 29 through February 1 at the Marriott Marquis Times Square.

What can you expect at Hacker Connect? Here’s a sampling of the programming and content you’ll find at this year’s event.

Hacker Connect will kick off with a discussion of the tech trends that will take over 2019, so you can make sure you’re keeping up with the initiatives and progress that the rest of the industry is making. You’ll hear about solving the privacy dilemma in tech so you can stay compliant while still offering the very best in tech, and how to take vision to reality in terms of user experience and building products for different demographics — whether that’s a real estate agent or a buyer or seller.

What do you need to consider when you’re building an API from scratch? Another session will cover tips for process and strategy depending on your long-term goals, and whether buying or open-sourcing your tech is the best approach. Data initiatives that are changing the real estate landscape will take center stage, in addition to discussions about existing data standards that you might not know about (yet), and what you need to know when it comes to accessing data in a world that hasn’t yet embraced open data as a philosophy. The newest augmented reality products will be put on display for your perusal; you’ll hear about integrating mortgage, title and lending to create an interoperable landscape; the future of voice user interfaces and how they’re changing the game, cloud computing strategies and the innovations in image tagging that are changing the way consumers search will also be hot topics on the agenda.

Register for Hacker Connect

In addition to networking roundtable discussions and an exclusive post-event happy hour, you’ll hear from the Director of Product at Keller Williams, Daniel Morris, about what it takes to successfully build and ship a new product through the lens of Kelle, Keller Williams’ award-winning responsive voice assistant. “It starts with the ideation lab, where ideas coming directly from our agents are validated and iterated on to identify products and services that we should build for them,” Morris noted.

And Scott Lockhart will be explaining General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and how it could affect your business. “Some of the fines for abusing or breaking the law are really stiff; they’re $24 million Euro or 4 percent of your global revenue,” Lockhart said. So as you can see, it’s worth spending some time considering in terms of your own policies.

Get an edge on the competition by staying at the cutting edge of real estate technology and everything you need to know, whether you’re building it yourself or buying it from a vendor. Buy your tickets to Hacker Connect today.

Thinking about bringing your team? You may qualify for special group perks! Contact us to learn more.

Interested in sponsorship opportunities for reaching the Hacker Connect audience? Contact us to learn more.

Show Comments Hide Comments
Sign up for Inman’s Morning Headlines
What you need to know to start your day with all the latest industry developments
By submitting your email address, you agree to receive marketing emails from Inman.
Success!
Thank you for subscribing to Morning Headlines.
Back to top
Only 3 days left to register for Inman Connect Las Vegas before prices go up! Don't miss the premier event for real estate pros.Register Now ×
Limited Time Offer: Get 1 year of Inman Select for $199SUBSCRIBE×
Log in
If you created your account with Google or Facebook
Don't have an account?
Forgot your password?
No Problem

Simply enter the email address you used to create your account and click "Reset Password". You will receive additional instructions via email.

Forgot your username? If so please contact customer support at (510) 658-9252

Password Reset Confirmation

Password Reset Instructions have been sent to

Subscribe to The Weekender
Get the week's leading headlines delivered straight to your inbox.
Top headlines from around the real estate industry. Breaking news as it happens.
15 stories covering tech, special reports, video and opinion.
Unique features from hacker profiles to portal watch and video interviews.
Unique features from hacker profiles to portal watch and video interviews.
It looks like you’re already a Select Member!
To subscribe to exclusive newsletters, visit your email preferences in the account settings.
Up-to-the-minute news and interviews in your inbox, ticket discounts for Inman events and more
1-Step CheckoutPay with a credit card
By continuing, you agree to Inman’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

You will be charged . Your subscription will automatically renew for on . For more details on our payment terms and how to cancel, click here.

Interested in a group subscription?
Finish setting up your subscription
×