REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT
Chime Technologies | September 15, 2022
Chime Technologies, an award-winning real estate technology innovator, today announced The Real Brokerage has engaged with the company to serve as the organization’s customer relationship management (CRM) platform of choice.
One of the industry’s fastest growing brokerages and a Chime customer since 2019, Real’s leadership undertook an extensive review of their technology partnerships earlier this year. After an exhaustive competitive review, Real has once again committed to providing their agents with Chime, the industry’s most innovative CRM, information data exchange (IDX) and marketing automation platform. To learn more about how Chime is powering Real agents' businesses, join us at the inaugural One Real Conference taking place October 17-19, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas.
“Eighteen months ago, we mapped a multifaceted plan to strategically grow our agent base, and industry-leading technology was foundational to that plan, We are committed to providing agents and teams with the best, most innovative tools on the market, and we are confident in Chime’s value to help our agents grow and scale.”
-Real Chairman and CEO Tamir Poleg
Brokerages like Real understand just how important technology is to underpin the growth and expansion of their business. Unlike other offerings, Chime’s all-in-one enterprise platform was expressly created with brokerages like Real in mind and built from the ground up based on customer feedback. The centralized platform features flexible account structure, unique lead routing and distribution capabilities, and even the ability to white label.
Under the expanded agreement, the agents and teams at Real will have access to an upgraded suite of innovative tools from Chime, including the new competitive market analysis offering and Social Studio, Chime’s social media marketing automation capability. With an easy-to-use system that improves agent productivity and takes the pain out of CRM adoption, Chime enables firms like Real to recruit and retain the industry’s best agents and accelerate profitable growth.
Shifting market conditions in the real estate industry result in tight competition at both the agent and broker level, Modern brokerages such as Real that embrace and adopt technology uniquely suited to address the complexities of brokerage operations will be well-positioned to stand out from the competition and thrive. We are thrilled the team at Real has reconfirmed the value we provide to their rapidly growing business and look forward to helping them achieve their goals,noted Joe Daee, Vice President of Enterprise at Chime.
Chime will also be a featured sponsor of the inaugural One Real Conference 2022. During the event, our executives will take the stage to highlight how Chime’s all-in-one CRM platform can grow agents' businesses.
About Chime Technologies
Chime is an award-winning real estate technology innovator headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Our AI-powered platform empowers real estate professionals, teams, and brokerages with the tools they need to automate lead generation operations, drive conversions, and grow their business.
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REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT
TPG Real Estate | July 08, 2022
TPG Real Estate Partners (“TREP”), the dedicated real estate equity investment platform of global alternative asset management firm TPG, and Taurus Investment Holdings, LLC (“Taurus”), a global private equity real estate firm, today announced a partnership for the development of a sustainable, 276-unit, garden style apartment complex within the Avian Pointe master planned community.
Located in the rapidly expanding Orlando metropolitan area, the project broke ground in May 2022. Upon completion, the community will be surrounded by dedicated conservation areas and include six residential buildings outfitted with an array of amenities, including a fitness center, outdoor pool, individual workspaces, fire pits and grilling patios. The partnership will work with EcoSmart Solution, a green energy services provider affiliated with Taurus, to incorporate innovative energy infrastructure into the development. Specifically, EcoSmart Solution will design and deliver geothermal heating and cooling technology, solar energy infrastructure and a comprehensive suite of low-carbon and energy efficiency resources to enhance the project.
“TREP is excited to be investing in a sustainable multifamily development that we believe should generate superior resident and investor demand while aligning with our focus on ESG,” said Tripp Johnson, Partner at TPG Real Estate. “We look forward to expanding this partnership with Taurus and EcoSmart Solution to build apartments that meet our collective investment objectives while leading the way in developing a more sustainable future.”
“EcoSmart Solution has already shown it’s a viable green energy service provider through its existing developments, but validation from an established firm like TPG further shows that there’s a need for its innovative geothermal infrastructure and impressive suite of advanced sustainable technology, Taurus has a longstanding commitment to creating environmentally conscious properties and TPG is a firm that shares our core values. We are excited to partner with them and take the first step in what will be a best-in-class, sustainable and healthy Central Florida community.”
Peter A. Merrigan, CEO of Taurus
Utilizing EcoSmart Solution’s GeoGrid™, a community-wide utility, similar to water, sewer and electric lines, the geothermal exchange system will power the initial multifamily development. The system is uniquely designed to take advantage of local ground conditions and will tap into the Floridan Aquifer to exchange heat with the subsurface body of water that continuously moves underground across the state of Florida. The program at Avian Pointe will also include energy efficient technology such as geothermal heat pumps, Solar PV systems, EV charging and advanced energy monitoring tools, resulting in an energy resilient and sustainable community.
“As investors, developers and homebuilders prioritize ESG-centric business initiatives, EcoSmart Solution offers an impactful solution for sustainable developments, which has become an urgent priority across the real estate sector,” said John Towle, CEO of EcoSmart Solution. “We’re tremendously appreciative of the opportunity to work with TPG to showcase our energy efficient technology that allows developers to meet increasingly aggressive energy efficiency standards.”
About TPG Real Estate Partners
TPG Real Estate Partners ("TREP") is the dedicated real estate equity investment platform of global alternative asset firm TPG. Today, TREP has $10.5 billion of assets under management. Since its inception in 2009, TREP has built a differentiated investment portfolio comprised primarily of real estate-rich platforms and portfolios located in the United States and Europe. TPG was founded in 1992 and now has approximately $120 billion of assets under management with investment and operational teams in 12 offices around the world.
About Taurus Investment Holdings, LLC
Established in 1976, Taurus is a global real estate private equity firm with over 45 years of experience as a general partner, investor, and operator. By empowering and combining the strength of in-house experts in the fields of multifamily, office, logistics, mixed-use, and renewable energy, the firm has created targeted, scalable investments into value-add, core-plus, and development opportunities.
Taurus is focused on using innovative energy efficient technologies to make the extensive infrastructure investments required to decarbonize residential and commercial buildings through its EcoSmart Solution and RENU Communities affiliates.
Throughout North America and Europe, Taurus is consistently recognized as one of the premier owners of both directly managed and joint venture commercial real estate. To date, Taurus has purchased and developed more than 69 million square feet of residential, office, industrial, retail and other commercial real estate assets throughout the world with a total acquisition value of over $10 billion.
About EcoSmart Solution
EcoSmart Solution, an affiliate of global real estate investment firm Taurus Investment Holdings (TIH) and a green energy services provider (Green ESP), is designing and delivering innovative geothermal infrastructure combined with a comprehensive suite of distributed energy resources; enabling developers and builders of large-scale new construction neighborhoods to create energy efficient communities and homes, providing new homeowners and tenants an affordable, comfortable, and sustainable living.
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BROKERAGE,AGENT
LIVING VOGUE REAL ESTATE | September 06, 2022
Living Vogue LLC, doing business as Living Vogue Real Estate, a Florida-based luxury real estate company, announced today it will begin offering agents a 100% commission compensation option. In addition to this new alternative, the brokerage adjusted its traditional commission plan, with higher take-home percentages, thresholds, and an added cap, making it much more attractive to accomplished agents. Earlier this summer the company shocked competitors when it announced it had terminated 10% of its workforce as underperforming. Today's news makes it clear that the company is going after the best, most successful agents as it continues to grow.
"While most of the industry is tightening, we're investing back into our most valuable asset: our agents. By offering more extensive benefits and higher compensation than our competitors, our goal is to attract and retain the best talent and thereby offer the highest level of luxury real estate services to consumers,"
- Mark Coppens, CEO of Living Vogue Real Estate
Following record growth in 2021, the brokerage has no plans of slowing down. With agents doing business across the state in six different REALTOR Associations, executives aren't shy about their bold plans to expand into other highly competitive markets. They credit the company's success to their fundamental shift in focus onto the client experience, beyond just the predictably impersonal transaction of buying or selling a home. By curating an upscale, uniquely luxurious experience for clients in their Showrooms; engagement, sales, and brand loyalty have been remarkable.
Visit a Chanel boutique in an upscale mall and you'll see a line to get in stretching around the corner. Why wait in that line when you can buy the same handbag online? It's the genteel staff, complimentary champagne, and exclusive feel that are the hallmarks of a truly luxurious experience worth seeking out. Buying a multimillion-dollar home in paradise should feel just as luxurious as scoring that latest Louis Vuitton scarf at their flagship storefront on the Champs-Élysées. So, we've structured our unique Showrooms to focus on this client experience, and placed them in high foot-traffic upscale locations to give agents the tremendous lead opportunities, added Mr. Coppens.
ABOUT LIVING VOGUE REAL ESTATE
Living Vogue Real Estate, headquartered in Sarasota Florida, is all about the exclusive experience. From the moment you step into one of their swanky showrooms you're greeted with a glass of champagne or cappuccino, and treated to an enjoyable, glamourous experience all the way through closing. No matter your budget, they believe the process of buying or selling a home should be fun, exciting, and fulfilling. From arcade games and pinball to occupy your little ones, to a pool table and wine bar for the adults, their goal is to make turning the page of life's next chapter relaxing and rewarding. You won't find 'cube-farms' and stuffy receptionists at Living Vogue. Their reimagined workplaces foster highly creative and collaborative agents with the expertise and charisma to help make your real estate and lifestyle needs a reality.
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