Whether you're considering the heart of the city or nearby suburbs, many enjoy or depend on bikes for recreation and commuting. New technology can widen the horizon as you scope out new homes.While a number of companies make e-bikes, with electric motors that typically have a range of 30 miles or so, Delfast plans to introduce a new model with a range of well over 200 miles, potentially offering a week's worth of commutes on one charge. Curbed de
Indoor air pollution is present even in housing that has been built according to green standards, according to a new study by the Silent Spring Institute, which appears in the journal Environment International.Researchers collected nearly 100 air and dust samples from newly renovated subsidized housing in Boston before and after residents moved in. The building had been renovated to eco-friendly standards, particularly for energy efficiency. Re
Video promotion—specifically on YouTube—is an integral part of many real estate professionals' marketing, and smartphone videos are a quick, easy way to capture shareable content for your business. But vertical videos can look lost in YouTube's player, which is formatted for horizontal shots so it ends up with black bars on the sides. That’s about to change.YouTube is planning an update that will allow its player to seamlessly change shape
Bitcoin millionaires are now looking to cashing in their digital currencies in luxury real estate.Bitcoin trader Mike Komaransky has listed a 9,500-square-foot mansion in Maimi for 1,400 bitcoins, now equivalent to about $6.5 million. Komaransky also has agreed to accept Zcash, another form of digital currency. Komaransky first purchased the home in 2014 for $4.6 million.Bitcoins, created in 2009, are a decentralized digital currency, or “crypt
Antitheft software is saving stolen smartphones everywhere. In San Francisco, phone-related robberies have dropped by 50 percent from 2013 to 2016 since the passage of the Smartphone Theft Prevention Act. This legislation makes it mandatory for manufacturers like Google and Apple to install theft-deterring software into their products. This includes activation locks and remote device erasure software.Ensure the built-in capabilities of your iPh
A brokerage can now target past visitors to its site and present them with relevant Facebook adsFacebook has unveiled its first ad product designed specifically for the real estate industry.“Dynamic Ads for Real Estate” allows a brokerage to advertise relevant listings to Facebook and Instagram users who have previously searched for properties on the brokerage’s website.With a Facebook employee telling Inman that the online giant is “b
The biannual Imprev Thought Leader Study digs into where brokers are planning to invest resourcesKey Takeaways Mobile apps and social media will continue to be important outlets for real estate agents; portals and search advertising were considered less important by respondents. Respondents plan to invest in predictive analytics and big data; fewer planned to invest in artificial intelligence or virtual reality platforms.Mobile is still ultra-hot
Toll Brothers Inc., a luxury-home builder, is piloting a new tool in a few select markets that allows buyers to use virtual reality to better envision design selections in their new home’s kitchen. They can then easily swap out countertops or cabinet colors and then view the changes in virtual reality.Kitchen 360 offers a 3-D view and floor plan visualizer so that buyers can take a realistic tour through their new kitchen.“When I used the new
Real estate professionals in New York and Arizona say they have recently received an email from a real estate professional in Jacksonville, Fla., who was offering them a referral. The problem is that when they Googled the agent’s name, they discovered she had died a month ago.The email sender claims to be late real estate professional Mary Anne Rolnick, 76, who was murdered inside her home in June. Rolnick’s son, Scott Rolnick, has been charg
Instagram boasts more than 200 million active monthly users. It has quickly emerged as one of the most popular social media platforms. How can you use it to grow your own network? Forbes.com columnist Tom Ward recently offered a few tips, including:Create a theme for your page. Figure out what you are trying to promote on Instagram and stick to it, Ward writes. Have a separate account for your personal posts, if necessary. “You can’t expect
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