Technology
Bidding on a house? There’s an app for that
Savills has partnered up with Barclays to offer auction-goers even more impulsive ways to buy: just scan the QR thing from within the bank's Pingit app, and job done.
Agents’ Mutual opens-up “non-binding” Silver Membership
Two weeks after announcing that it was "all systems go" for a planned launch in January 2015, challenger property portal Agents’ Mutual has launched two new membership levels - which require slightly…
Case Study: Integrating high-end technology into a listed building
How do you kit out a Grade II listed property in Mayfair with oodles of cutting edge technology, without compromising the building or falling foul of ultra-sensitive planning restrictions?
Zoopla could announce floatation “within weeks”
It sounds like Zoopla is gearing up for its blockbusting floatation, which could value the purple portal somewhere north of the £1bn mark.
Google Glass gets a look in on property videos
Aston Chase has jumped on the techno-wagon, joining up with property video company VistaBee to produce a film of a £9m St John's Wood penthouse using Google Glass.
The Feeling’s Mutual: New portal takes aim at “stale marketplace”
Just when you thought it had all gone quiet on the new portal front, we've had word of another aspiring giant-killer entering the fray.
Savills launches interactive prime property price map
Savills has launched a new interactive property price map of the UK by pointing out that house prices rose, on average, by 7% in 2013.
Ho Ho Homes: Festive virtual househunting to hit all-time high
There won't be time to lose (badly) at Monopoly again this Christmas: it's all about househunting on shiny new gadgets, apparently.
Agents’ Mutual hits “critical mass” in North-East
Agents Mutual is pulling out a regional sprint finish as the new property portal's Gold Membership deadline looms (seven days to go).
Control, Remote or Otherwise: How home automation is changing the balance of power
The latest automation systems aimed at the luxury property market are intuitive and beautifully designed.
Zoopla cracks down on private vendors
ZPG has announced "clear guidelines" in an effort to rid its portals of private vendors and landlord aggregators.
Electric Dreams: Redrawing the role of CGI in architecture, development and design
Fresh from MSMR's triumph in the "Residential Visualisation" category at last week's SBID Awards, Sheila McCusker explains how computer generated imagery has evolved from a "nice-to-have" into an essential…