Categories : Mobile Technology

Mobile communications are changing the real estate industry. The myriad apps available for smart phones are making the virtual office a reality. There is little real estate agents cannot now do from their smart phones. From responding to client queries and forwarding listing domains t

Mobile communications are transforming the real estate industry. For real estate agents and brokers, mobile real estate sites and QR Code readers have become essential technology tools. There are hundreds of real estate apps available today for both Androids and iPhones; here are just

Smart phones are changing the way people communicate and the way real estate agents (and lots of other folks) do business. Of the 1 billion smart phone users worldwide, more than 90 million live in the U.S., 25% of whom communicate exclusively on mobile devices. More than 84% of smart

Real estate agents have traditionally relied on referrals and repeat customers to grow their business, but today clients are just as likely to come from the internet. The trend toward a digital real estate marketplace has been growing steadily, but the incredible popularity of smartph

For busy real estate agents, proximity marketing apps are the next best thing to standing in front of a house and handing out flyers to everyone who drives past -- but with significant advantages. Proximity apps require no physical presence, work for you 24/7/365, and don't actually r

High Country Realty of Blue Ridge, Georgia reported an astonishing 49% annual increase in housing sales at the end of 2011, a remarkable feat given the current economy. In an interview with RISMedia.com, the Caldwell Banker agency attributed its success to mobile information technolog

As we noted in a recent post, the most noteworthy change in this year’s Super Bowl commercials was the addition of interactive web and mobile tools to engage consumers. Despite the incredible popularity of Super Bowl ads — and the millions of dollars advertisers spend to c

Sometimes described as bar codes on steroids, QR codes have become an essential mobile marketing tool that offers real estate agents a cheap, easy and effective way to drive traffic to their real estate sites.

The popularity of the iPad is on track to close the door on traditional real estate open houses. Since its introduction, iPad sales have soared. An estimated 50 million people now own iPads or their Android tablet computer clones. Their slim size, light weight, portability, internet c

We love technology and believe it can greatly help real estate agents. One noteworthy example is the use of QR codes for real estate. A QR (Quick Response) Code is a barcode that is readable via a smart phone. The idea is that users scan a barcode using their phone, and are then direc