Property Data Dynamics
Top Real Estate Disrupters: Offerpad Disrupting the Disrupter
This is the first in a series of articles chronicling notable real estate disrupters fueled by property and neighborhood data from ATTOM Data Solutions. Zillow bought its first home in May. The online real estate giant’s plain-vanilla purchase of a four-bedroom, three-bathroom home in Chandler, Arizona, for $410,000 is bursting with symbolism... Read More »
With Greater Property Data Access Comes Greater Responsibility
There has never been greater access to public record property data. More widely accessible public record property data advances two worthy objectives — increased transparency in the real estate market and a strengthened legal property system, which famed economist Hernando de Soto argued in The Mystery of Capital is the key to capitalism... Read More »
A Property Data Reformation for Marketing Lists
When Martin Luther wrote his 95 theses 500 years ago, it sparked a reformation that profoundly changed how Christians interacted with their ultimate source of truth: the Bible. Rather than accessing that truth through the intermediary of the Catholic church – which often added its own layer of explanation on top of the Scriptures —... Read More »
Predicting Future Travel Times with the Google Maps APIs
Google announced a new feature in the Google Maps API, the ability for developers to compute travel distance and time between a number of points. This is an interesting feature which can be directly applied to the Real Estate Industry. Their launch partner is Redfin (note: Redfin is a current client of Onboard).“Taking the guesswork out of... Read More »
What technology is having the biggest impact in real estate?
In our recent panel on Real Estate Technology Trends to Watch in 2018, we discussed what technology disrupted real estate in the past and what we should be aware of in the coming months and years. When it comes to true impact, what technology has had the most influence on the real estate industry? The panel narrowed it down to a top 3: Lockbox... Read More »