Chicago Agent Magazine
Real estate and tech leaders from across the country gathered in Chicago for the recent Innovation, Opportunity and Investment Summit presented by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR).
The two-day conference at the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk included more than 20 presentations on how tech is affecting lead generation, productivity, insurance data, mortgages, the future of real estate and more.
“It’s up to the leaders in this room to work together, to imagine together what version of the future we want,” Alex Lange, vice president of strategy and innovation for NAR, told the audience at the outset of the conference.
One of the conference’s featured events was the sixth-annual Pitch Battle competition in which 12 startups pitched their real estate tech innovations to the audience and a panel of judges for a chance to win $15,000.
The winner was Tether RE, which offers a suite of tools to enhance safety and productivity for real estate professionals. The audience favorite, determined by a vote, was Tuesday, which streamlines real estate market data and intelligence into a user-friendly social feed.
“This year’s Pitch Battle showcased exceptional innovations that are setting new benchmarks in the real estate sector,” said Dan Weisman, NAR director of innovation strategy. “The ingenuity displayed by Tether RE represents the progressive strides we support at the iOi Summit and NAR’s ongoing efforts to enhance the services provided to real estate professionals and consumers alike. We congratulate Tether RE on their outstanding achievement.”