The future is now, and it looks bright if gadgets are your go-to. Think: smart homes with security, heating and cooling systems that can be managed remotely with the tap of an app; evolving control hubs such as Alexa, Amazon Echo and Google Home; appliances that connect to the internet and lights that dim depending […]
Features Real Estate
Josh Epps – Fickling & Company
After nine hours of bathroom breaks and arguments over which kid gets to use the iPad, you’re finally here: a beautiful beachfront rental house on Florida’s St. George Island. A four-digit key code quickly gets you in the door, where you’re instantly greeted by automated lighting. Too drained to figure out the sleeping arrangement, you […]
James Kurek – Liberty Property Trust
High-tech oversight of more than 600 properties in the United States and United Kingdom needed upgrading. In-house, legacy software was an impediment to efficiency. So last year, Liberty Property Trust looked to bring aboard an info-tech boss who could help on all fronts, settling on James Kurek, an IT veteran of a quarter-century, whose background […]
Teresa Duran – John L. Scott Real Estate
If you’ve tried looking for a house or apartment in the last five years, chances are you wound up on Zillow or Redfin, two of the world’s biggest real-estate websites. Here, with just a few clicks and field-fills, users can scroll through hundreds—even thousands—of listings, each with a profile of the property. Such functionality sure […]
