A recent study by Sungard Availability Services ranked Miami the No. 8 best city for tech startups in the country. The study focused on how each city offers the best environment for tech startups. For Miami, the average rate

For more than two years, Move Inc. and the National Association of Realtors were embroiled in a legal feud with Zillow Group, Inc. that spanned two lawsuits and multiple countersuits. That is, until Zillow agreed to settle with the

The digital revolution has opened numerous technological avenues for agents to connect with consumers and strengthen their relationships with existing clients. With so many digital channels out there, though, it can be difficult to determine which ones offer value for your

America is a land of ratings. Whether it be primetime television, public schools or restaurants, American culture is uniquely suited to ratings systems, and our culture is awash in rankings, assessments and judgments. So it should be no surprise, really,

Approximately 80 percent of real estate’s top performing agents use the cloud, according to Austin-based real estate team The Eitel Group. It’s a testament to the technology that its application is nearly universal among the industry’s elite. But what are

Facebook is always evolving its offerings for businesses. One of the social network’s latest developments – one of particular interest to agents – is a bot that lives in its popular Facebook Messenger feature. Facebook Messenger’s bot function is still

REach, a tech accelerator that the National Association of Realtors launched in 2012 to fund real estate start-ups, recently announced the 2016 companies that will receive funding for their products. The seven companies that are part of the “2016

Technology has brought many innovations to the real estate industry. From instant MLS access to e-signatures, the business has become more efficient and mobile than in past decades. Despite those innovations, there are still core aspects of the business that technology can

Successful real estate agents know more than just the inner-workings of their market; additionally, they are knowledgable about a wide range of topics related to the buying and selling process, including ways to improve a listing’s marketability to prospective

There is a robust selection of apps for the Apple Watch, but these three are particularly useful for agents It was nearly a year ago that the Apple Watch finally hit the market, and since then, hundreds of apps and

Are you one of the many agents underutilizing their Facebook page? Facebook is one of the most popular social media platforms on the planet. Free to use and easily accessible, it’s no wonder that the website now boasts 1.59 billion

Realtor.com attracted a record 50 million unique users in Jan. 2016, according to a new report from the website OPP.Today. The website’s number of users has been steadily increasing over the years, with a 40 percent growth in 2015.

The National Association of Homebuilders’ annual International Builders’ Show has become a platform for top and emerging brands to showcase the most innovative technologies in the industry today. Following the trend of sustainable building, which has almost become a new

New agreement offers unified platform for transactions Move Inc., which runs realtor.com for the National Association of Realtors, announced an agreement with zipLogix that will bring the zipForm digital library to the Reesio document/transaction management platform, according to Housing

One of Twitter’s greatest weaknesses is also its greatest strength Last week, Twitter announced that sometime in the first quarter of 2016, it is removing its 140-character limit in favor of 10,000 characters. The Huffington Post noted the irony of

Move Inc., the operator of realtor.com, has hired Suzanne Zinn Mueller as senior vice president of industry relations. Mueller, having spent a decade with Coldwell Banker Bain in Seattle as a marketing executive, joined Move Inc. in December. Mueller said in an