A common problem homeowners have is selling their current home before buying their next home. Timing this transition is a lot harder than it may sound. Enter: Knock. Knock is a home trade-in platform who will buy your new house and move you in before listing your current home. Knock is a real estate company […]
Tour it Now Feature in Zillow App Allows You to Tour a Home by Yourself
In a move that removes the showing agent from the home buying experience, Zillow is testing a program in Phoenix, Arizona that allows prospective home buyers to tour homes by themselves. The self-guided home tours will be branded as the “Tour it Now” function within the ubiquitous app. Back in April of 2018, Zillow Offers […]
iRobot Lawn Mower to Reinvent Lawn Care in 2019
Not many of us enjoy mowing the lawn. The iRobot lawn mower is about to make a lot of people’s lives much easier. Meet Terra. We all know iRobot’s Roomba vacuums (affiliate link) that revolutionized the vacuum industry upon its release in 2002. Parks and Recreation fans all know DJ Roomba and how Tom Haverford […]
Sell Your Own Home With Haus and Save Thousands
Thinking about how to sell your own home is a daunting task for most of us. Marketing, showing, and processing all of the paperwork properly leads many to engage a real estate professional. With the help of the Haus platform, you can have expert guidance from local real estate experts at no cost. That’s right, for […]
Mileage Tracking App Hurdlr Can Save You Over $5,000 per Year
A mileage tracking app is an indispensable tool for independent contractors like many real estate professionals. Hurdlr is an app that not only tracks your mileage, but also automatically tracks mileage, expenses, income streams, and tax deductions in real-time. Hurdlr is an app built for self-employed entrepreneurs like independent real estate agents and brokers. By calculating valuable […]
What is REX Real Estate? An AI-Driven Company Changing the Industry
At its core, REX Real Estate is an alternative to selling on the multiple listing service (MLS) with a traditional real estate agent. What is one of the biggest complaints when selling a home with an agent? High commissions rank right up there. Usually, it’s the number one complaint. $30,000 to a real estate brokerage […]
How to Get a 50% Buyer Agent Commission Refund
We all love getting a refund. Getting a few bucks back always feels good. How would it feel to get thousands back? Well, great, of course. Did you know when buying a home, you can get a 50% buyer agent commission refund simply by using the right website? Real estate agents typically get paid from […]
Start-Up Maps Over 500,000 Solar Rooftop Projects in 30 Cities to Drive Solar Adoption
In 2017, Google’s Project Sunroof used satellite images to allow consumers to view which homes in their neighborhood installed solar. OhmHome, just took it a step further. Introducing NextDoor Solar OhmHome launched NextDoor Solar, an online tool that allows consumers to view not only which homes in their neighborhood have solar, but also which company installed the solar and the […]