The Power of Realogy
For the first time, Coldwell Banker®, along with the other Realogy® brands, gathered together in Las Vegas for Realogy Global Exchange to focus on technology and data. We heard about new partnerships that only come with being a part of the Realogy family of companies.
Over 10,000 of real estate’s best gathered in the Grand Garden Arena at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas for the final day of Gen Blue® hosted by Realogy. Realogy Global Exchange (RGX) brought together, for the first time under one roof, brokers and agents from Coldwell Banker®, Coldwell Banker Commercial®, Century 21®, Better Homes & Gardens®, ERA® and Cartus®.
Realogy CEO and President, Ryan Schneider, kicked off the morning session with a powerful talk about “owning the future” and that Realogy, as the biggest player in the industry, is the best company to shape the future of real estate. Susan Yannaccone, Regional Executive Vice President for Coldwell Banker NRT, introduced a number of new exciting Realogy partnerships, centered around data and tech, that will allow Coldwell Banker affiliated sales associates to be more successful.
Agent X is a real estate voice assistant that gives agents, within the Realogy family of brands, access to their suite of productivity tools. The program, which currently resides on the Amazon Alexa platform, will give users the ability to access their listings, create or lookup calendar appointments as well as provide agents with a daily digest that includes top real estate news. As millions of buyers and sellers adopt voice tech in their homes, there is an opportunity for real estate professionals to sell themselves as the agents who master it. A pilot is currently underway, and if you are an affiliated Coldwell Banker agent and are interested in participating, please complete this survey form. Agent X is expected to rollout in the second half of 2019.
With Social Ad Engine, agents can have a Facebook or Instagram campaign up and running with just a few clicks. What makes this technology unique is that it was built for real estate and agents and will auto-optimize ads to ensure campaign results. Results can mean maximizing exposure for listings, driving traffic to listings on websites or generating quality leads. Social Ad Engine is available today. For more information, click here.
Envision a world where a customer’s real estate questions are answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. OJO accesses an array of databases to provide more accurate and thorough information significantly quicker than humans can. OJO creates a trusted, nurtured relationship that’s mutually beneficial for both the customer and for the agent. For the customer, it alleviates some of the pressure that often comes with the home buying or selling process. It then allows the customer to reach out to an agent when they are ready. For agents, it can result in higher conversion rates and more closed transactions. OJO is currently being tested in select markets.
Coming Q3 2019, Realogy’s learning platform will provide a responsive experience for agents and brokers that will allow them to learn from anywhere. It will include technology enabled curriculum pathways, calendar, digital business plan and user generated content.
John Peyton, CEO and President of the Realogy Franchise Group, and Ryan Gorman, President and CEO of NRT started the afternoon session with banter, brand talk and more partnership announcements.
Welcome Home offers free benefits and hard-to obtain, highly relevant coupons to our homebuyers. Realogy is currently negotiating with companies like SimpliSafe, DirecTV, Terminix, Merry Maids, and Lowe’s to secure significant offers that add up to $1,000 worth of savings for our homebuyers. This program is currently being piloted in test markets.
Powered by Advanced Analytics and machine learning, EverClient is designed to “guide investment and activation of lead gen marketing, improve the quality of the leads and create a nurturing strategy for each lead.” Agent benefits include streamlined and optimized lead generation, campaign activation, robust lead tracking and client nurturing. A beta launch is expected in late 2019.
Home Partners of America makes home ownership possible for many families through a lease program with a right to purchase the home in the future. With its expansion and three new products, there is increased certainty of closing for clients on both sides of the transaction. cataLIST keeps the real estate agent in the center of the transaction. OfferBOOST turns qualified buyers into cash buyer. FasTRACK turns listing into “push button purchases” for qualified buyers.
By leveraging Realogy’s scale, the Coldwell Banker brand benefits through partnership opportunities, superior training, leads. innovation and support.
