Jessica Buffington began her real estate career at the worst time possible — right before the great recession of 2008. However, working in a fragile housing market in Memphis helped Buffington find her niche in bank-owned and foreclosure homes. But then things changed. “Then the market started to turn around and there weren’t a lot […]
Thanks to online aggregator sites, 51 percent of home buyers found their dream home on their own in 2016 without the help of a realtor. However, once you find your next home, you usually still need to connect with a listing agent to see the home or attend an open house. SimpleShowing takes the middle man out […]
Eddie Krebs was serving as CIO of an Atlanta real estate broker agency when he noticed how difficult it was for agents to track any of their online leads. He saw potential in some of the agency’s in-house technology that studied the purchasing patterns of potential clients and bought the intellectual property. Now with his behavior analytics […]
The Atlanta home market is on fire. But depending on where you’re located in the city, it may take more time than you want to spend to solidify and close an offer. For buyers, researching homes on multiple websites or through realtors also takes time. Real estate platform Opendoor is officially launching in Atlanta as its 5th […]
Navigating quickly-changing construction permit regulations and government agencies can quickly delay a real estate project and cost you thousands. You can pay a permit expediter, but that route will still put you out anywhere from $35 to $70 per hour. South Carolina-based PermitZone bridges the gap between municipalities and private contractors to take the hassle out of the equation by providing all of […]