This week’s edition of Tech Trends offers four new solutions designed to make life easier for home sellers, property managers, and real estate investors.
A New Way to Sell Canadian Homes. Hyyve, a new platform for Canadian home sellers, has launched in Toronto.
According to the company, the platform is free for sellers who create MLS-style pre-listings with photos, videos, and property details that can be enhanced by AI-powered virtual staging from Hyyve’s partner, AI HomeDesign. Secure ID verification with Stripe also ensures trust for both sellers and agents. Sellers can receive upfront cash and compare side-by-side proposals from agents competing to earn their listing.
Hyyve only earns a success fee from the winning agent’s bid, aligning its interests with both sellers and agents and ensuring the platform is driven by outcomes, not upfront costs. Hyyve debuted this week with 500 select, invite-only realtors and home sellers.
“Selling a home is the largest financial transaction most Canadians will ever make, yet many are doing so without the tools or trust they need to feel confident,” said Patrick Armstrong, CEO and co-founder of Hyyve. “This survey reveals that finding a real estate agent is still largely based on referrals, yet nearly half of those surveyed would not use the same agent again. At Hyyve, we believe both home sellers and agents deserve a more transparent, merit-based, data and performance-driven way to connect when selling their most valuable asset.”
Detecting Fido and Kitty. PetScreening, the pet policy compliance software for the rental housing sector, debuted PetComply.ai, an exclusive feature that uses AI and advanced data analytics to help property managers identify pets that renters have failed to disclose.
PetComply.ai, which is available free of charge to PetScreening users, automatically identifies pet compliance red flags and engages the offending residents with personalized education and compliance prompts. PetScreening then provides property managers with actionable visibility on compliance status and strategies to accelerate the goal of achieving a 100% compliance rate with pet policies.
“PetScreening is reimagining how rental housing properties can achieve 100% pet compliance,” said John Bradford, founder and CEO of PetScreening. “PetComply.ai brings unprecedented efficiency and analytical power to operators’ efforts to make sure they are receiving the pet-related fees they are due. This tool will not only save time, but also will provide a powerful boost to the bottom line. By creating a framework and set of solutions that benefit property managers and pet-owning residents alike, we are unlocking tremendous value for the industry while ensuring safer and happier communities.”
Closing Deals Quicker. PropStream, the real estate data and analytics platform and company within the Stewart Information Services Corporation family of companies (NYSE: STC), announced its acquisition of Batch Leads and Batch Dialer, an AI-powered lead generation and marketing platform for real estate professionals and investors.
Users of both PropStream and Batch Leads will now have to nationwide data intelligence, enhanced lead targeting and a unified outreach platform via voice, email, and direct mail. According to the companies, this enables direct communication with property owners, helping users make faster, more informed outreach decisions while enhancing future-ready automation tools to accelerate their deal pipelines.
“This acquisition is about providing the best tools and experience to our customers,” said Brian Tepfer, president of PropStream. “We are empowering real estate professionals with an unparalleled advantage by uniting the robust capabilities of PropStream and Batch Leads into an all-in-one real estate data and lead generation solution, helping investors, agents, and wholesalers close more deals with greater efficiency.”
Buzzing In via QR Code. ButterflyMX, a cloud-based property access and security platform for multifamily and commercial properties, has unveiled its QR Code Intercom.
According to the company, the QR Code Intercom enables visitors, staff, and residents to access properties using just a smartphone. Built for developers, owners, and managers, the QR Code Intercom offers an affordable and flexible way to expand access coverage while integrating seamlessly with ButterflyMX’s property-wide access control platform. The QR Code Intercom also allows properties to extend access control to secondary entrances, garages, and remote areas where traditional systems may be cost-prohibitive or impractical.
“Our QR Code Intercom is a smart, simple, and secure way for property developers, owners, and managers to offer their residents, staff, and visitors many of the benefits of ButterflyMX’s industry-leading access control and security platform,” says Aaron Rudenstine, CEO of ButterflyMX. “It’s ideal for budget-conscious properties or those with multiple entryways that want to simplify resident, visitor, and delivery access without the need for additional hardware. With our new QR Code Intercom, properties can reduce upfront costs while still providing the award-winning access experience that ButterflyMX is known for.”
