Many readers of CRE Apps look to us to learn about new ways to work faster and smarter. CRE Apps’ primary objective is to provide a site where people can visit to learn about new ideas and technologies to do just that. Over the last 18 months, we’ve worked hard to built a loyal readership, [...]
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DocScanner App
DocScanner has got industry leading image processing algorithms which automatically turn the picture to look like you have scanned the document with a flatbed scanner. Document gets automatically recognized within the view finder in real time. With DocScanner you can make multipage PDFs by taking photos of any documents, invoices, whiteboards, receipts etc. DocScanner crops, [...]
Continue Reading →NYU’s Schack Institute: Big data can turn real estate industry on its head
As my CRE data visualization soap box theme continues, at an NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate Sustainable Real Estate Conference, several panelists made some great observations. The growing volume of data generated within cities presents an unprecedented opportunity for the real estate industry to better segment markets and products, target policies and investment, and [...]
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Summly: Instantly Summarized Results
Too much stuff to read? Try out Summly for iPhone/iPad. It works 2 ways. In the search scenario, enter your keywords and instead of returning a bunch of cryptic titles, it provides a brief summary for each web page returned. Click on one and you’ll get a condensed version of the article – 3 bullet [...]
Continue Reading →SnapGuide: How-To do…. anything
SnapGuide is a clever iPhone app that makes creating a “how to” guide simple. Using a template like interface, you add titles, text, photos or video snippets and with a few more clicks, create your guide. Reorganize elements by dragging them to their new location. Then publish it on the SnapGuide site, share it [...]
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Kudos to 42Floors and View The Space
Back in September 12, 2012 on CRE Outsider, Loopnet’s very own Kelly Steiz mentioned that Loopnet was “currently in development for new functionality to support the upload of videos.” I suggested that they code up a DIV and be done with it… Six months later: still no video! Meanwhile, 42Floors and View The Space are [...]
Continue Reading →Loopnet Mobile App
LoopNet’s Free Basic Membership lets you search hundreds of thousands of properties for sale and lease. Premium Membership delivers full access to the entire property database. What does the Loopnet App allow you to do? Location Finder: explore properties in your immediate area using your built in GPS capabilities Custom Search: filter results by price, [...]
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GMail Contact Sync with LinkedIn and Twitter
Some of CRE’s most relevant bloggers continue to pin articles on how they’ve leveraged their social media network and contacts. Here are a couple great posts on the topic: 16 Ways I Use LinkedIn for Commercial Real Estate Duke Long, March 27, 2011 Twitter Appears to be the Social Media of Choice for CRE Service [...]
Continue Reading →5 Must Have iPhone Apps for CRE Investment Brokers
After 30 or so reviews on CRE App Review, here’s our top 5 must-have iPhone apps for CRE Investment Brokers: 1. Real Capital Analytics Transaction Search. By far the most exhaustive database of investment-grade commercial property sale comparables. This app allows you to carry $5 trillion of sale comps in your pocket. It even allows you [...]
Continue Reading →Use these 7 steps to leverage technology and lease vacant retail space
With the butt kicking many retailers have taken over the last 5 years, many are cautious to expand or open new locations. Deals take longer as tenants underwrite the market with antiquated techniques, such as pulling demographics reports and traffic counts. Motionloft has done an incredible job of pushing innovation in this space by introducing new [...]
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TourWrist: This app is all in the wrist
After getting schooled by Nate on the Photosynth app, I started to wonder, “if Microsoft has something this cool, what else is out there?…” Minutes later, I found TourWrist: this pano app just took home a “Best of Show at Macworld’s iWorld“. So, if you liked 360 Panorama or Photosynth, you’ve got to check out [...]
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