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Skills for real estate success

Dataconomy

In the dynamic world of real estate, especially in vibrant markets like Virginia, real estate agents need a unique set of people skills to stand out and succeed. This article delves into six critical people skills, otherwise known as soft skills, that can make a real difference in your career.

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A growing pet project: Offleash’d raises fresh cash and integrates AI to connect animal lovers

GeekWire

” The Offleash’d app ( iOS and Android ) serves as a social community for “pet parents” interested in connecting, either as friends or for dates or group events. A new version of the app released earlier this month now features live video chatting and texting. “Dating definitely is a part of that.”

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CIOs Ponder If They Should Ever Return To The Office

The Accidental Successful CIO

There will likely be fewer offices in the center of big cities, more hybrid schedules that allow workers to stay home part of the week and more elbow room as companies free up space for social distancing. Many who are attached to the real-estate industry still say there is no substitute to having all employees under one roof.

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Redfin beats Q3 estimates but stock dips; CEO says company’s tech is a ‘passport to a new life’

GeekWire

. “Redfin’s increasing share of North America’s online real estate audience, coupled with a strong housing market, has generated demand faster than we can recruit agents, lenders and partners,” Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman said in a statement. Redfin’s monthly active visitors grew to 49.3 million, up from 35.6

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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of July 26, 2020

GeekWire

Porch to go public at $523M valuation in SPAC deal, marking new era for real estate tech company. Porch, a real estate technology venture and home improvement marketplace that has spent four years quietly renovating its own business, plans to become publicly traded through a merger that values the Seattle company at $523 million.

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GeekWire 200 shakeup reveals major shifts in Seattle and Pacific Northwest startup landscape

GeekWire

Companies moving into the top 10 for the first time include Place (#4), the business-to-business real estate services and technology platform backed by Goldman Sachs and other investors ; and Rec Room (#9), the popular virtual reality community that has cemented its place as a leading app on multiple VR platforms.

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Geeks Give Back at the GeekWire Awards: Meet three groups wielding tech for good causes

GeekWire

It works with partners to provide conflict mitigation, behavioral support and other social services for renters. Housing Connector has also teamed up with real estate giant Zillow to build and maintain the Zillow Affordable Housing Search Tool for renters. The Geeks Give Back category is presented again this year by BECU.

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