Real Estate Tech Awards: The 5 Best Apps Of 2015
With apps for ridesharing, couch-surfing and online dating, it was only a matter of time before real estate got into the app game—especially trying to compete with industry disruptors like Airbnb.
Bisnow has given you apps you can't live without, but who took the second annual Real Estate Tech Award (RETA) for best app of last year? Here are the 2015 RETA 5 Best Real Estate Apps.
1. VTS
What it does: Leasing and Asset Management
Founded: 2011
Equity Raised: $25M
Taking the top spot on the list, VTS (short for "View The Space") allows asset managers to manage their entire portfolio from their smartphone, track deal flow, monitor vacancies and collaborate with leasing teams.
2. Hightower
What it does: Commercial Leasing Manager
Founded: 2013
Equity Raised: $21.66M
Hightower is the commercial leasing manager that lets landlords and commercial real estate professionals hold their whole rent roll in the palms of their hands—there's access to tenant details, contact information, rent schedules and lease documents right on the app.
3. Apto
What it does: Brokerage
Founded: 2012
Equity Raised: $10.38M
Built by brokers, for brokers, Apto lets users track deals, manage contacts, properties, listings, deals and back-office—anywhere, from any device. Real-time deal tracking along with email integration helps streamline any broker's business. The app's advised by (clockwise from top left) former Loopnet president Tom Byrne, Adams Street Partners managing director Jeff Diehl, Mercury Fund managing director Blair Garrou and Q2eBanking CEO Matt Flake.
4. Bigger Pockets
What it does: Social Networking
Founded: 2004
Equity Raised: N/A
People who know the BiggerPockets website or follow Bisnow know how helpful all of its tips and tricks for real estate can be. The app is a social networking site for players in the real estate game.
5. Zumper
What it does: Multifamily leasing
Founded: 2012
Equity Raised: $14.6M
Zumper works for both renters and landlords, giving potential lessees a map layout of apartments they can instantly apply to rent—before they show up on Craigslist—and hooking landlords up with suitable tenants.
