During an Inman Connect session on Thursday, executives from Homie and Orchard advocated an approach that includes bundling more services under one roof, and treating consumers — not agents — as brokerages' primary customers
The company is already operating in its newest market Houston and will begin offering its services in Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham and Washington, DC
COVID-19 may have led to increased tech acceleration, but technology was already reshaping the industry even before the pandemic struck
The company adds the new services to an existing suite that includes a home loans and title division
Fresh off its $69M Series C funding round, Orchard debuts the Orchard Dashboard
At the Council of MLS's virtual conference Tuesday, Clelia Peters, venture partner at Bain Capital Ventures, said MLSs need to focus on end users of listing data to remain relevant
During his opening address at Inman Connect Now, Inman advised agents to embrace change, look for opportunity and hold their heads high
The company plans to use the money to expand its product offerings, grow its existing teams and launch in new markets
Consumers who choose to buy and sell with the real estate technology company can now get financing as well, all on one platform
In multiple talk tracks at Tech Connect, leaders in sales, fintech and proptech all agreed on one thing: The COVID-19 pandemic has totally changed how people market, sell and buy real estate
Three members of the Inman community share their tactics for success during this time
The real estate startup has brought on its first chief revenue officer and chief technology officer and plans to grow its headcount next year
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Today’s AI-powered pricing models will play an increasingly important role in property pricing, and they could solve two of agents’ thorniest problems: contingent sales and price reductions
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My attempt to coin some terminology, add structure and provide clarity to the plethora of new real estate businesses
Drew Uher, CEO of agent matching company HomeLight, suggests 5 must-have 'apps' agents should offer consumers in their 'app store'