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No Time Like The Future
It’s time to hop into the DeLorean and take a cruise into the future – to the year 2030. As Christopher Lloyd’s character Doc, in the Back to the Future trilogy so elegantly expressed, “that this point in time inherently contains some sort of cosmic significance. Almost as if it were the temporal junction point for the entire space-time continuum. On the other hand, it could just be an amazing coincidence.”
There could be a touch of foreshadowing in the Doc’s quote. This is a pivotal moment in time for technology. The Post-PC Era has begun, which could have a significant impact on the future of real estate.
There are 3 technology shifts that are developing right now that are reshaping the industry.
1: Mobile:
There’s no doubt that the explosion of mobile has impacted most industries and real estate is no exception! ComScore reports that 82.2 million people now own smartphones and that number is growing everyday. It’s safe to say that all phones will soon be “smart.”
2: Cloud Computing:
According to the Wav Group study, “The Shift in Real Estate Technology,” technology is the new hub that businesses are built around. Cloud computing will help enable and power that hub allowing Realtors® to work remotely and better serve consumers with valuable data at their fingertips.
3: HTML5
HTML5 will be the future of real estate websites and applications permitting consumers to access technology across all devices and screen resolutions.
With mobile and cloud computing still in its infancy and standards still being finalized with HTML5, these technologies will shape brokerages for the coming years. But what will the real estate industry look like even further down the road in 2030?
Not only will technology change but the style of homes will change as well. “The biggest thing that is expected to change in future single-family homes is the size.” Erika Riggs, Zillow, wrote in “A Look Ahead at New Homes of 2015.” Many of these changes reflect a desire for builders and consumers going green. Smaller space means more efficient heating and cooling.
Space and communities will be an essential focal point. Real Estate agents will use mobile technology to work in the field and become experts in not only managing the transaction but educating buyers and sellers on green technologies, the community, schools, life style, architecture and more!
Now let’s head back to reality. As Marty McFly declared, “Time circuits on. Flux Capacitor… fluxxing. Engine running. All right!”
By Tom Flanagan, Technology Director at Residential Properties, serving Rhode Island Real Estate, a proud participant of the Holiday Blog Swap, presented by The Active Enterprise Network.
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