The long game: How Florida Realtors® created a sustainable real estate tech ecosystem
Summary
This article highlights the Florida Realtors' long-term commitment to providing technology solutions for real estate professionals. The organization's tools, such as Form Simplicity and Sabal Sign, are designed to support members' success and offer cost savings. Hosts can take note of the benefits of these member-driven tools and evaluate whether they're suitable for their own business operations.
Key Insights
- •Florida Realtors created Form Simplicity and Sabal Sign because members needed practical, relevant tools—not to commercialize them.
- •The Innovation Fund ensures Florida Realtors actively shape technology solutions to serve their members, rather than simply being consumers of others’ tech.
Action Items
- ✓Evaluate technology solutions based on long-term affordability, deployment, and ongoing maintenance to find real savings.Effort: lowImpact: medium
Tools & Resources
- →Form Simplicity: Form Simplicity and Sabal Sign are tools mentioned.
- →Sabal Sign: Sabal Sign is a tool mentioned.
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