by Christina Hughes Babb | Sep 25, 2020 | Industry News, Technology
Zillow, which heretofore has turned to brokerage partners to represent it in home purchases, has announced it will begin using its own agents in the booming iBuying department. In streamlining this operation by way of Zillow Offers, Zillow promises to make homebuying transactions smoother. Zillow said it will implement the new practice in January for [...]
by Robert Wilson | Dec 9, 2019 | Technology
While technological advancements have helped simplify business processes, it has opened real estate agents and consumers to threats from hackers. Technology is amazing, isn’t it? Advancements in technology have helped simplify and automate seemingly every facet of daily activities. Technological advancements, however, have also left many consumers exposed to fraud and security issues. For real [...]
by Robert Wilson | Apr 22, 2019 | Best Practices, Point of View, Technology
With many markets experiencing low REO inventory and with talks of a recession on the way, the FORCE hosted an informative webinar in March to give its members some actionable advice for thriving today and amid whatever changes the future holds. View Webinar Here During the webinar, titled “The Surviving Agent: How to Be Successful [...]
by Robert Wilson | Mar 25, 2019 | Technology
From calculating repair costs to creating floor plans, we’ve rounded up the top apps that can make life simpler for REO agents. In a world where technology seems to be changing and developing at lightning speed, it can be difficult to sift through the new innovations to find the ones that can truly make a [...]
by Robert Wilson | Jan 23, 2019 | In Your Office, Technology
When It Comes to Project Management Software Choose Wisely Three Project Management Tools that adapt to you and not the other way around. The world of software and apps is saturated with myriad organizational tools to help manage tasks and projects; but determining which one is the best fit for you and your business can [...]
by Robert Wilson | Nov 15, 2018 | Technology
For a real estate agent or broker, the list of daily tasks is seemingly endless and encompasses a wide range of skill sets. For many, their strengths and their passion lie in building relationships and working with buyers and sellers, rather than in scheduling showings, preparing paperwork, researching listings, responding to emails, and entering data [...]