Imagine knowing that someone is thinking about selling their house even before they’ve talked it over with their family. If you’re a real estate agent, that knowledge could be priceless. The power of artificial intelligence today means that companies can use predictive analytics to help people in a variety of industries make forward-thinking... Read More »
Frustrated with the fragmented state of real estate investor leads, longtime investor Keith Fiskum launched HomeAuctionLists.com in 2018 — fueled by record-level property data from ATTOM Data Solutions. “It’s a unified platform to find on-market and off-market lead opportunities for real estate investors,” said Fiskum, who has been investing... Read More »
Divvy Homes is challenging the traditional buy-or-rent paradigm in three Midwestern markets with the help of market trend reports from ATTOM Data Solutions. “Divvy is a fractional homeownership company,” said Adena Hefets, co-founder of the San Francisco-based real estate tech startup that is focused on three markets east of the Mississippi:... Read More »
In this Q&A, Opcity CEO Ben Rubenstein shares insights into the company’s rocket ride from idea to $210 million exit in less than three years, relying on data-driven leads from ATTOM Data Solutions and adhering to the core value “Decide with Data.” 1. What is the story of how Opcity got started? I learned a lot from my first startup Yodle. We... Read More »
The real estate settlement services industry is not well-positioned to weather a recession, according Patrick Stone, executive chairman and founder of the Williston Financial Group, a company that operates several businesses in the title insurance and real estate settlement industry. That’s a critical oversight because Stone firmly believes a... Read More »
Southern California real estate investor, author and trainer Bruce Norris relies on data to drive his real estate investing strategy. That means his strategy in preparing for the next recession — which he believes is coming in late 2019 or early 2020 — looks much different than his strategy leading up to the last recession. Norris, who predicted... Read More »
The lines are becoming increasingly blurred when it comes to local versus out-of-state single family rental real estate investing. Thanks in large part to advances in technology that allow investors to find — and easily assess — the performance of out-of-town rental properties, as well as the range of management options that landlords and... Read More »