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Sign into your accountThe Seven Technology Trends that Will Impact Real Estate in 2017
November 22 2016
Last week, Forbes put out their annual report on technology trends to watch in the coming year. We pulled those trends into real estate to see how they might impact our industry.
1. The Internet-of-Things
The idea of connecting smart home technology is seeing more progress since larger corporations like Google and Amazon have joined the fray. Now that they are pushing forward, 2017 should bring the "Internet-of-Things" (IoT for short) into the homes of many Americans. Soon, asking the air for a weather report, shipping confirmation, or to turn on the lights in another room will be commonplace.
How will this impact real estate?
This is another advancement in how consumers find the information they need. Certainly, there will come a point where home search enters this realm, as well. The practice of consumers going online and pecking their way to their perfect home might be replaced with something more sophisticated.
