Technology
Not OnTheMarket: Pryor debuts social media service for off-market deals
BBC property commentator, buying agent and chief industry Tweeter Henry Pryor has launched a new service for those looking to sell and buy on the down-low.
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‘A leap forward for the industry’: Countrywide hits the online button
Just days after the big news about Savills and YOPA, it's Countrywide's turn to make a splash in the (now fairly crowded) online sales arena.
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Savills takes a stake in fixed-fee hybrid estate agency
Hybrid estate agency YOPA, which offers fixed fees via an online platform with a network of real-life local agents, has secured £16m in its latest round of funding, including a "substantial amount" from Grosvenor Hi…
Rightmove buys ‘predictive analytics’ outfit for £2m
The Outside View claims to be able predict which properties will come up for sale in the next 180 days
Archant and Zoopla ink content deal
Zoopla has signed a year-long partnership with regional publisher Archant to ramp up its editorial content.
Want to see how London’s going to look in 2035?
The first fully interactive 3D digital model of London is being shown off at the Geo Business Show today, visualising the how the capital will be transformed by the current development pipeline over t…
The Smart Home: Agency creates an ‘official definition’ to standardise property descriptions
Coldwell Banker - which brands itself as "the original Silicon Valley real estate start-up” - has teamed up with high-profile consumer tech website CNET to come up with an “official" definition for the…
Future Sellers: Foxtons debuts virtual reality platform
Foxtons has launched its new virtual reality platform after a two-year development programme
Have boffins worked out how to predict the next up-and-coming neighbourhood?
Forget skips and Starbucks' - researchers from Cambridge, Birmingham, Queen Mary and UCL have put forward some compelling ideas on how location-based social networks could foretell the gentrification o…
Portal names ‘biggest spenders’ in the luxury property market
High-end international property portal LuxuryEstate.c
ZPG pumps £1m into four proptech start-ups
Zoopla Property Group has invested £1m across four promising property technology start-up companies, pledging "long-term strategic partnerships" to a research house, a repairs platform, a peer-to-peer …
Marylebone penthouse with two cinemas asks £3.5m
The BAFTAs may have picked The Revenant over The Big Short for Best Picture last night, but the buyer of this newly-refurb'd Marylebone penthouse will be in a strong position to judge for themselves.