Before Smart Cities Can Walk the Walk, They Need to Talk the Talk
by Michael Wolter The truly smart city in its fully realized form remains a glimmer in technologists’ eyes, as property and construction sectors uphold their reputation for being slow to adopt technology. The call to action has been made, with new proptech companies forming all the time and advanced digital systems offering property companies a […]
Saving Your Clients Money Will Make You A Better Business
by Michael Wolter “A business is simply an idea to make other people’s lives better.” -Sir Richard Branson We’ve referenced this quote before, and we continue to find ways that it applies to the relationship we have with our clients. The Importance of Client Interaction Being a mainly B2B organization, Imfuna offers its solution to other […]
Smartphone Entrepreneurs: The New Self-Made Person
How the gig economy is creating a new generation of entrepreneurs by Michael Wolter Gazing out over the ocean of possibilities created by mobile tech, there is no end in sight. Smartphones have not only disrupted our lives, but have also permanently changed entire industries – healthcare, real estate, finance. You name it, mobile tech […]
Imfuna’s Karl Lewis and Michael Wolter Interviewed at RICS Tech Affiliate Program Launch
Karl Lewis, UK sales manager, lettings, and Michael Wolter, content marketing specialist, were asked to provide their thoughts on technology in the property sector, also known as proptech, at the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors’ (RICS) Tech Affiliate Program launch in April. “Proptech” is a recent term used to describe technology that is created to […]
Saving Students’ Contents from Harrowing Housing Horrors
by Michael Wolter A university student, who wishes to remain anonymous, was renting privately in a 7 bedroom shared house in Birmingham. The house was still undergoing improvements when the lease was signed, but upon moving into the property and seeing that the size of one of the bedrooms was closer to a closet than […]
Imfuna Case Study: Bellvue Student Houses
The Imfuna software makes it easy for the clerks to perform the inventories, which speeds up the whole process for us to analyse the data and therefore distribute it to our students. Student housing can present both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, with a high rate of occupancy and what tend […]
The Surprising Business Benefits of Going Green
How being environmentally friendly will change the way you do business by Michael Wolter Today’s world is an eco world. What were once smokestacks pouring out pollution and reams of paper atop office desks are now government carbon emission regulations and paper-free office environments. Going green has gone from fad to standard in today’s world […]
The Wild, Untamed Android Jungle
by Michael Wolter Throughout history certain rivalries have waged on unresolved, and the tech world is no exception. There’s Star Wars versus Star Trek, Nintendo versus Sega, and likely the biggest tech rivalry of all, Apple versus Microsoft. The Apple versus Microsoft rivalry permeates into mobile devices as well. The two systems are vastly different, down to the […]
Imfuna Spotlight: Sarah Goddard
Trust your instincts, take risks and fight for what you believe in. At the center of the UK property market is London, the bustling capital that encompasses stereotypical high prices and the lightning-fast pace of every cosmopolitan European city. It is here that most of the UK’s highest-grossing property sales occur, as well as where […]
The Time for Proptech is Now
Part 4 in a 4 part series examining the next steps for proptech in 2017 by Michael Wolter Each day, proptech takes another step toward a full takeover of the property market. Deals are made, companies are bought and sold, and innovative new solutions break out onto the scene. Media outlets continue to write about […]