Commercial Real Estate Marketing (317)
The top tech missing from CRE: 3 challenges and how to solve them
This post originally appeared on Buildout's Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. The 2020 DNA of #CRE survey asked brokers across the country what technology they feel is missing from CRE that would help them with their day-to-day work. Here’s what brokers said. An easy to […]
Streamline your CRE back-office function with Buildout Elite
This post originally appeared on Buildout's Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Brokerages of all sizes rely on their CRE back-office functions. But these necessary processes can be time-consuming and tedious. With Buildout Elite, your entire CRE back office is streamlined to run efficiently and effectively. […]
Just released: 2020 DNA of #CRE Broker & Marketer Results
This post originally appeared on Buildout's Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. The 2020 DNA of #CRE Broker & Marketer Results are here. For the fifth year in a row, Buildout and theBrokerList partnered to deliver comprehensive, actionable data to the commercial real estate industry. The […]
Black Lives Matter
This post originally appeared on Buildout's Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Written by Vishu Ramanathan, Buildout’s Co-founder and CEO. We are at a moment of unprecedented national unity. We are all witness to the murder of George Floyd by the police as bystanders begged them […]
The Biggest Threat (And Opportunity) Facing The Commercial Real Estate Industry…
This post originally appeared on Michael Beckerman's Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Big tech! One of the most extraordinary outcomes we are witnessing (or shall I say being bombarded with) on a daily basis is how “work” as we know it is now being challenged […]
4 ways a CRE project management tool makes your job easier
This post originally appeared on Buildout's Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. A reliable CRE project management system helps you flow through every phase of your deals—without adding time or layers of complexity. Here are five things your project management tool should do to make your […]
Build stronger relationships with regular client reporting
This post originally appeared on Buildout's Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Building relationships plays a critical role in a CRE broker’s work. In fact, the majority of brokers identify relationship-building as their top stimulus for winning business. But relationship building doesn’t stop once you’ve secured […]
4 things you could be doing to make your brokerage CRM more powerful
This post originally appeared on Buildout's Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Choosing the right CRM for your brokerage, and using it effectively, is difficult. Your brokerage CRM should be built for commercial real estate, streamline your processes, facilitate collaboration, and ensure your information is secure. […]
CRETech/PropTech RIP (Part 2)
This post originally appeared on Michael Beckerman's Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Don’t worry, CREtech isn’t going anywhere nor is our industry 🙂 In fact, I have no doubt that my company and our industry as a whole will emerge from this pandemic stronger, wiser […]
Convene Furloughs More Than 400 Employees After Closing All Its Locations
This post originally appeared on Michael Beckerman's Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. After announcing plans to lay off a fifth of its workforce because of the coronavirus crisis, flexible workspace provider Convene is readying to furlough hundreds more. The company told 421 people this week that […]
Remote work during quarantine: 8 tips for staying productive and sane at home
This post originally appeared on Buildout's Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Last Friday, Illinois (and Buildout HQ) officially got ordered to “shelter-in-place”. With the disruptions caused by COVID-19, things are uncertain for a lot of people right now. We might not know the right words […]
How Can CREtech Do More To Help During the Pandemic? We Want To Hear From You…
This post originally appeared on Michael Beckerman's Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. “Community.” When I set out to build CREtech, I did so with one goal in mind… to build the largest community of real estate tech professionals and enthusiasts in the world. Through hard […]
CRETech/PropTech 2.0
This post originally appeared on Michael Beckerman's Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. In my lifetime (55 years), I have never seen anything like these times we are living in today. And trust me, I have seen A LOT! The fear, both real and imagined, the […]
Identifying and solving your brokerage’s biggest everyday challenges, part 2
This post originally appeared on Buildout's Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Last year, we talked about some of the tech solutions available to solve your brokerage’s everyday challenges. But you know as well as we do: those aren’t the only challenges CRE faces. From volatile […]
Are We Heading Towards a Reckoning of Startup Valuations?
This post originally appeared on Michael Beckerman's Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Since I began working in the late ‘80s, I’ve weathered many market cycles. Some were mild, others devastating. Each time, however, similar mistakes and patterns emerged. Market cycles went south once greed led […]
What’s next in CRE Technology for 2020
This post originally appeared on Buildout's Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. A new year, a new decade. With this fresh start, we see a lot of opportunities within the commercial real estate industry. Change, growth, and innovation will mark the year ahead. Despite some economic […]
Austin and Texas Becoming Hub for Technology & Real Estate Tech
This post originally appeared on Michael Beckerman's Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. The real estate startup scene has a dark horse city. While New York, Silicon Valley, and London are acknowledged hotbeds of real estate tech, Austin, with all of its eccentric weirdness, has momentum […]
It’s your data, and you can keep it that way
This post originally appeared on Buildout's Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Brokers and brokerages need a contact and property database to manage their business, build relationships, and keep up with the ever-changing CRE landscape. And they need their data to be safe and secure. With […]
The future is here: 2020 DNA of #CRE now open
This post originally appeared on Buildout's Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. The new decade is here—so is the new DNA of #CRE. For the 5th anniversary, Buildout and theBrokerList rebuilt the DNA of #CRE survey from the ground up using your feedback on what you […]
What a recession could mean for CRE
This post originally appeared on Buildout's Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. There was one word on almost everyone’s mind in August: recession. It’s appeared in financial headlines throughout 2019 and now many factors are propelling it into the global dialogue. Those factors include the United […]
The coming M&A storm to dominate CRE
This post originally appeared on Michael Beckerman's Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. The tide has been slowly shifting toward mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in real estate tech, and this year a tidal wave will hit. A staggering 7,000 startups have received funding over the past […]
Why integration is crucial for a successful database
This post originally appeared on Buildout's Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Your brokerage’s database should be a necessary tool at the heart of everything your team works on. But if a database isn’t integrated with other tools, like marketing and back-office platforms, it’s not as […]
How to grow around customer feedback: the benefit of bringing clients into your process
This post originally appeared on Buildout's Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. We work hard to build software that addresses the actual needs of our customers. That means creating opportunities to hear feedback on how Buildout is working for you, learn more about the problems you’re […]
Flexible marketing for your brokerage
This post originally appeared on Buildout's Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. We know that your brokerage needs brand consistency to successfully market your listings. We also know that while you need to maintain this consistency, you also need the flexibility to power your brokerage’s marketing […]
Pushing New Boundaries… Personally and Professionally
This post originally appeared on Michael Beckerman's Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. “Infinite learner” is a concept that has always driven me. This philosophy helped to consistently push me outside of my own comfort zone into new territories. It has provided me with a lifetime […]
Shout-Out! ATYPICAL Breaks the Mold for CRE Marketing
The biggest problem with the Cinderella story is it’s been retold thousands of times. Repackage it however you want, at its core, it’s still the same theme and basic plot. A lot of marketing is done the same way. The dressing may be different, but most brands are doing the same things. That’s what Mark […]
Economic trends that could impact CRE
This post originally appeared on Buildout's Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. We recently attended the Commercial Economic Issues and Trends Forum at the Realtors Conference & Expo. After listening to the three speakers, we pinpointed a few important takeaways that will impact the CRE industry […]