Technology
Jackson-Stops embarks on a new ‘digital strategy’ to compete with hybrid agencies
Traditional estate agency pushes online services with new website
E.ON & BNP Paribas team up to pilot ‘green mortgages’ to promote home energy efficiency
"Energy efficiency home improvement loans" are to be made available for home-owners and property buyers
Chesterman backs new anti-fraud deal platform
Legendary Zoopla founder leads £400k funding round for hotly-tipped proptech start-up Thirdfort
Strutt & Parker tempts vendors with offer of free ‘virtual viewings’
National estate agency claims to be the first to bundle VR in with its standard marketing package
Amazon moves into house-building with modular construction investment
Online retail and tech giant Amazon has made its first investment foray into the house-building sector, backing an American modular construction start-up.
Lurot Brand pushes button on ‘biggest screen ever installed in a UK estate agency’
PCL agency teams up with display advertising firm to bring some big-screen action to Ladbroke Grove
JLL recruits ex-Tepilo CEO to develop digital offering
Firm says it wants to be "at the forefront of the digital agency revolution"
Data firms team up to target ‘high-spending’ homemovers
TwentyCi and Eyeota join forces to connect brands and marketers to buyers at specific stages of the "purchasing cycle"
Luxury agency connects via WhatsApp
Quintessentially Estates rolls out high-end platform with instant messaging functionality as clients increasingly eschew emails and calls
US listings giant Zillow moves into mortgages
Portal operator signals game-changing strategy shift with acquisition of Kansas-based lender
Boutique developer harnesses gaming tech to bring designs to life
1.61 London says it's created "the ultimate design experience" for clients
Call Me Maybe: Why you should never leave voicemails
Forget old fashioned voice messages - today's top brokers need to employ more efficient forms of communication to get results, says Knight Frank's super-prime specialist Daniel Daggers...