Technology for Real Estate
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The eKEY Basic iPhone app from Supra was approved yesterday and is available for free in the iTunes app store. The iPhone app does not allow users to open real estate keyboxes but does have a demo mode so users can view all of the functionality of the application without having to sign up for [...]
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Remember the last time you called a real estate company and were greeted with an automated attendant and given the option to dial by name to find the agent you were looking for? Not only is this extremely easy to set up, it is fairly inexpensive to do. (image by Library of Virginia)
What is a Virtual [...]
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Most real estate appraisers probably carry a flashlight with them. You might need a flashlight when doing a head and shoulders inspection of an attic or crawl space and definitely need a flashlight when appraising a bank owned property that does not have the power turned on.
You might not need your flashlight anymore if you [...]
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Real estate appraisers commonly walk long distances, whether it is appraising a large tract of land or measuring a big house. Have you ever wondered how many calories you burned during a real estate appraisal? You can easily find out by using the free iPhone app by Jillian Michaels.
Click HERE if you can not see [...]
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Google Docs now converts the text in scanned documents to Google Docs. This is a great feature, especially if you are a paperless office. For example, you can upload an appraisal file that is in PDF format and not only store it in Google Docs, but search the text within the PDF file.
Upload your [...]
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With the release of iOS 4, AT&T finally allows internet tethering on the iPhone. This lets you share your iPhone’s internet connection so you can surf the web wherever you have a cell phone signal. This will definitely be useful for any mobile real estate professionals that need internet access but are not close to [...]
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Mobile real estate professionals are constantly on the road. Whether on the way to a real estate appraisal, home inspection, or open house it is important to drive safely. Photo by BryanMcDee.
Here are ten useful smartphone applications to help real estate professionals drive safely, be productive, and save gas:
1) DriveSafe.ly
DriveSafe.ly™ is a mobile application [...]
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Posterous is one the easiest ways to blog. It is free to use and you don’t even have to sign up to use the service.
Over the past few weeks Posterous has been busy rolling out new features such as comment moderation, pages, and sidebar links.
Along with all of the new features, they have introduced new [...]
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Starbucks announced that starting July 1 it will begin offering unlimited free Wi-Fi. The best part is that no registration is required.
At Starbucks, we love to give you more of what you’ve asked for. So soon you’ll be able to enjoy Wi-Fi at Starbucks in a way that goes beyond what we currently offer. Starting [...]
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Apple released an update to its iPhone software today.
With over 100 new features, the free iOS 4 Software Update lets you do some amazing things.
What does this mean for the real estate industry?
1. Multitasking
Now you can run your favorite third-party apps — and switch between them instantly — without slowing down the performance of the [...]
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