Winner receives $25k and prominent placement in Realogy's Open
Ecosystem, an agile platform that enables choice,
flexibility and business growth
MADISON,
N.J., April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Realogy
Holdings Corp. (NYSE: RLGY), the largest full-service residential
real estate services company in the United States, today announced that its annual
FWD Innovation Summit (FWD) will occur on Tuesday, May 10 from 1 – 3pm ET. Designed to further technology innovation
in the real estate services market, FWD is a one-of-a-kind pitch
competition that highlights forward-thinking technology, ideas and
solutions to unlock opportunity for agents and brokers.
The five finalists selected in December will present their
products and innovations to a panel of Realogy executives, brokers
and agents. The winner will receive $25k and prominent placement in Realogy's Open
Ecosystem, a technology platform that brings together agents,
brokers, partners and developers to enable choice, flexibility and
customized solutions for home buying and selling and beyond.
Meet the five finalists here:
- Earnnest is a secure, convenient, digital payments
platform that allows a fully digital transfer of funds in real
estate transactions. As the leading provider of digital earnest
money in the US, Earnnest has powered over 100,000 transactions
across all 50 states with zero instances of fraud.
- Elm Street provides the real estate sector with a
creative, thoughtful technology toolset to initiate conversations
& foster business relationships with and for the clients they
serve.
- Likely.ai uses Artificial Intelligence to help
agents and brokers find the best deals and make better business
decisions. Its AI models provide a competitive edge, allowing
agents and brokers to zero in on actual sellers in their market and
within their current database of leads, who are primed to sell in
the next 90-days, enabling them to maximize their marketing spend
and minimize the time they spend chasing after sellers. Likely.ai
empowers agents, lenders and investors to be more efficient with
their time and budget while still finding the right prospects for
their businesses.
- MaxaDesigns provides a white-labeled marketing
template and design platform for real estate companies to host
their marketing materials, including print, social media and email
marketing on a custom online portal. Its platform has been selected
by more than 200 of the top independent brokerages to help agents
own their marketing strategy.
- RealScout is a Silicon Valley-based technology
startup tackling residential real estate's core problem: matching
homebuyers and homes. In over 200 markets, the company provides the
only platform that enables brokerages to benefit from their buyer
data from lead to close. With RealScout, real estate professionals
can capture buyer attention, collect buyer data and use that data
to close more deals, more profitably.
"The FWD Innovation Summit is a unique opportunity for
technology organizations to access the rich data and
interconnectivity of Realogy's Open Ecosystem to showcase new ideas
and innovations that will define the future of real estate for
agents, brokers, and the consumers they serve," said
Kacie Ricker, Senior Vice
President of Product, Realogy. "Users are craving more
simplification, transparency, and expert knowledge in the home
buying, selling, and increasingly, the home ownership phases. Our
charter is to deliver flexible, connected, intuitive solutions that
empower agents to build their businesses as home ownership experts
over the entire lifecycle."
Realogy's Open Ecosystem is focused on connecting brokers and
agents with homeowners and buyers, using technology to better
support customers at every step in the home ownership lifecycle.
The finalists who will now be a part of Realogy's unique open
ecosystem are positioned alongside a robust set of tools and
technologies that empower better home ownership from purchase
to sale and beyond. For more information on Realogy's FWD
Innovation Summit and register to attend, please visit:
https://realogyproduct.com/fwd/
About Realogy Holdings Corp.
Realogy (NYSE: RLGY) is
moving the real estate industry to what's next. As the leading and
most integrated provider of U.S. residential real estate services
encompassing franchise, brokerage, relocation, and title and
settlement businesses as well as a mortgage joint venture, Realogy
supported approximately 1.5 million home transactions in 2021. The
company's diverse brand portfolio includes some of the most
recognized names in real estate: Better Homes and Gardens® Real
Estate, CENTURY 21®, Coldwell Banker®, Coldwell Banker Commercial®,
Corcoran®, ERA®, and Sotheby's International Realty®. Using
innovative technology, data and marketing products, high-quality
lead generation programs, and best-in-class learning and support
services, Realogy fuels the productivity of its approximately
196,700 independent sales agents in the U.S. and approximately
136,700 independent sales agents in 118 other countries and
territories, helping them build stronger businesses and best serve
today's consumers. Recognized for 11 consecutive years as one of
the World's Most Ethical Companies, Realogy has also been
designated a Great Place to Work four years in a row, named one of
LinkedIn's 2021 Top Companies in the U.S., and honored on the
Forbes list of World's Best Employers 2021.
Realogy
Contact:
Wyatt
Jefferies
Senior Director,
Technology and Product Communications
Realogy
+1-404-587-5368
Wyatt.jefferies@realogy.com
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