Survey Finds that a Majority of Homes will have Smart Technology in 2016 A new survey released by Coldwell Banker Real Estate, which polled more than 4,000 Americans, found that almost half of homeowners (45 percent) will have smart

A new Pew study finds many Americans own smartphones, tablets and computers According to a new Pew Research Center study, 66 percent of Americans own at least two digital devices (tablet, desktop or laptop computer or smartphone) and 36

What forms of technology are most popular with American adults? Sixty-eight percent of U.S. adults now own a smartphone, up from 35 percent in 2011. Tablet ownership has soared to 45 percent. And in the last 11 years, cell phone

Character limit removal a way to make the platform more accessible In an effort to appeal to a wider audience, Twitter may alter the maximum character length for tweets or remove it entirely, according to a report on Recode.net. Although

Wire Fraud Scammers Target Real Estate Agents, Clients Resurgence of wire fraud scams alarms NAR Wire fraud, or fraud using telecommunications technology, is on the rise in real estate transactions, according to a new report in the Washington Post. The scam

The maelstrom of litigation swirling around syndication heavy hitters Zillow and Move Inc. continues to grow. News recently broke that Zillow filed a countersuit in response to the “whistleblower” letter, written by former Zillow vice president Chris Crocker, Move first

Zillow Group has announced the pending sale of Market Leader to the Perseus Division of Constellation Software, Inc., (an international provider of software and services), for $23 million U.S. dollars. The deal is expected to close in the fourth

On Wednesday Sept. 9, Energy Datametrics, a software and technology services provider of energy efficient management programs, introduced their new do-it-yourself energy evaluation app, Homeselfe, which is available for free on both the App Store on iOS, and Google

From Facebook, to Instagram, to WhatsApp and Kik, there are major movements going on in the social media world. With its wide cast of users, limited cost and low barrier to entry, social media has quickly become one of

Could Chicago’s real estate community be an implicit target of the city’s cloud tax? Streaming sites such as  Netflix and Spotify may have been the explicit targets of Chicago’s “cloud tax,” but a closer examination of the law suggests

New realtor.com feature to test increased agent responsiveness, impact on leads A lack of responsiveness from agents has always been a chief complaint among buyers and sellers. In an effort to address customers’ complaints and provide brokerages with better lead

In the digital age, almost everyone scours online reviews before they make any kind of purchase. People won’t rent a hotel room or read a book until they know its online star rating and have insight from others who

The delivery and role of customer reviews have evolved dramatically and handling feedback is no longer an internal process The Internet has become such a prominent cog in our world that no industry is quarantined from its relevance. Doctors,

The Internet has ushered in many changes to the U.S. economy, and one of the most pronounced has been the customer review. Though Consumer Reports, Consumers Digest and other publications have offered reviews of products and services for decades,

Brokers and their businesses face 10 big dangers – none of them easily solved The real estate industry is on a precipice, and how it falls from that point will determine its future. That was the central statement – if not

Can high-tech device turn street traffic into leads? Having a prime storefront window with lots of foot traffic has always been a great way to have a presence in your local community, but is it really generating leads? You