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US’s National Association of Realtors® backs ActivePipe and is handpicked for NAR REach® 2018 Accelerator Class
ActivePipe, a Melbourne-based automated communications platform for the real estate industry, announced that the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) is taking a minor stake in the company and has been chosen as one of only eight companies into the exclusive National Association of Realtors®’ Second Century Ventures 2018 REach® accelerator program. The REach® program is focused on providing early-to-mid-stage companies…
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AI partnership to help Juwai.com overcome language barriers
Chinese international property portal Juwai.com and Macau-based artificial intelligence and service robot pioneer Singou Technology Ltd. have signed a new partnership that will see Juwai.com deploy Singou’s AI engine to enhance the consumer service it provides to Chinese international property buyers. Juwai.com will also begin distributing to the property industry and to homeowners the robot Butler 1, Singou’s newest model.…
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Trump’s trade war could see more Chinese buyers turn to Australian property
A series of back-and-forth tariffs has sparked fears in the US that a trade war with China could be on the horizon – but experts feel this could be a plus for the Australian property market. After China imposed tariffs on 128 American products imported into the country, Trump retaliated with tariffs on $50 billion USD-worth of imports. These back…
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Ray White Indonesia celebrates its winners
More than 500 agents in Indonesia attended the annual Ray White Awards for 2018 in Jakarta, coming from all over the country to celebrate the year’s achievements and success. Ray White Indonesia CEO Johann Boyke Nurtanio (pictured below) said the network’s number one position as market leader was defined by more than awards but by the acknowledgement from businesses across…
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RE/MAX global awards come home to Australia
With so many top producers and leaders in the global network of well over 115,000, RE/MAX® held three memorable events at the 2018 R4 Convention in Las Vegas to celebrate personal achievement and business successes throughout the network. A Special Awards Luncheon, a 100 Percent Club Luncheon and the Best of RE/MAX ‘Night of the Stars’ Awards Gala honoured the…
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RE/MAX Global Takes Bold Step to Acquiring Leading Technology Firm booj
In a move signalling a shift in RE/MAX technology strategy, RE/MAX, LLC announced it has acquired booj, an award-winning Colorado-based web design and technology company. The acquisition cements a new approach for RE/MAX that goes beyond adapting third-party vendor products to fit broker and agent needs. Moving forward, RE/MAX say they will leverage the capabilities of booj and other strategic…
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RE/MAX agents get in the ‘big picture’ in Vegas
More than 40 real estate names from Australia and New Zealand rubbed shoulders with another 6,000-plus real estate agents and broker owners at the 45th annual RE/MAX R4 Convention in Las Vegas this month. “The annual R4 Convention is like no other real estate industry gathering. Just the physical numbers of people, the calibre of speakers, the quality of entertainment,…
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CoreLogic acquires UK tech company to bolster global operations
CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, has today announced the completion of the company’s acquisition of eTech Solutions Limited (eTech). Founded in 2005, eTech is the UK’s leading provider of innovative mobile surveying and workflow management software that enhances productivity and mitigates risk for participants in the UK property market. With more than 50% of…
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Striking the balance between technology and the personal touch
Technology might be offering a host of potential for the real estate industry, but a new report has found the key to using it successfully is striking the right balance between personalisation and automation. US-based online real estate service Move Inc and their subsidiary software arm Realsuite recently released their report “Shift Happens: How to capture, communicate and close in…
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London Edges Out NY as Top City Among Foreign RE Investors
Among foreign investors, interest in New York has slipped and London has assumed first place as the number one global city for their real estate investments. For the first time, Los Angeles has tied New York as the number one city in the US, according to the results of a new survey taken among the members of the Association of Foreign Investors…
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Blockchain to deliver a faster offer and acceptance solution for buyers and sellers
On December 14, ShelterZoom announced the US release of their Online Offer and Acceptance Platform to speed up the offer/accept element of buying and selling. The technology features an “Offer NOW” widget that can be added to any website and allows offers to be made, accepted and tracked in real time, using the time-stamped, distributed data ledger technology of Ethereum-based…
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New Beta Trial in the US connects Agents with Amazon Echo
(Note: no need to put your home address in, Alexa knows that already!) Link on Amazon.
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Nesterly: an accommodation match made in heaven
Just as Airbnb revolutionised the short-term housing market, a new entrant to the accommodation game is tackling the age-old issue of affordable rental housing, pairing medium-term renters like students with empty nesters who have spare rooms. New to the American market and possibly coming to a house near you, nesterly is a digital platform that matches medium-term renters with established…
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From Russia with Love: Ray White Marine seals first deal in Russia
“Everyone said it couldn’t be done. Third parties told us that you couldn’t buy or export a luxury vessel from Russian waters. But we stuck to our guns and saved our buyer a large amount by going above and beyond,” Mr Rodwell said. “It was a tough deal negotiated through a broker with an unidentifiable Russian seller. But it is…
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Purplebricks lands in hot water in the UK
The Telegraph in the UK reports that in the past 18 months, the Advertising Standards Authority has banned seven of Purplebricks’ adverts, and the number of complaints upheld by the advertising watchdog against all property companies for misleading adverts has grown by at least 45 per cent so far this year. The ASA said that its TV ad had not…
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