CoStarGo App for CRE Industry Reaches 10,000+ Unique Users

In the age of smartphones and tablets there are applications available for just about everything in an effort to simplify our lives, and the same applies for commercial real estate industry. CoStar Group, the leading provider of commercial real estate analytic services and information, launched CoStarGo app in August 2011 for commercial real estate professionals and has since garnered over 10,000 unique users.

Just as with the majority of professional apps CoStarGo allows for increased productivity outside of the office. It provides brokers, property owners, investors, appraisers, and lenders with access to comprehensive property information on the go and in real time. More specifically, with the simple touch of a fingertip or stylus a CRE professional can view properties in their current area, view current tenants, search availabilities, sale history, and find leasing and owner contacts all in one interface.

Are there any apps that you use on a daily basis to help increase the productivity of your business? Share their benefits with us in the comments section!

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Are Tablets Right for Your Business?

When any type of new technology hits the scene for personal use, it’s only a matter of time before it crosses over into the business world. Just as smartphones made their way into the everyday lives of companies as a quick and easy way to communicate and handle business on the go, so are tablets. And although they seem to be replacing laptops are tablets right for your business?

When deciding if you should issue tablets to your company consider:

  • Function: Think about the main tasks that the tablet will be used for. Will it be mainly be used for presentations or when your employees are out in the field? our briefcase or purse.
  • Size: The whole point tablets are their portability. Do want it to slide into jacket pockets or be fit for a briefcase or purse?
  • Accessories: Just as with any other portable technology you will need the right accessories to ensure that it works efficiently for your company.
  • Internal management: Will you be able to use your internal applications with it and will it be easy for your IT department to manage?

Are you considering buying tablets for your business or do you already use them? If so share your thoughts with us.

2012 Technology Trends for the Office World

As information technology continues to develop the business world is seeing the rise of new office technology trends. Keeping these trends in mind and finding ways to make them work for you will give you an edge in your business.

Smartphones are rapidly shouldering aside the traditional cellular phone, leading to a significant decrease in the prevalence of traditional cell phones in business. This is due to the dramatically greater functionality of smartphones, including a number of useful business applications. For instance, cloud-based printing allows a user to connect to a printer from a smartphone or tablet computer via the Internet, enabling the user to manage important printing jobs such as adjusting brochures, customizing business cards, or completing documents, while on the road.

A smartphone can make you safer on the road, as well as more productive. In addition to the GPS apps that many people already use, newer apps such as iOnRoad expand the smartphone’s versatility in your vehicle, using the camera as a collision avoidance tool to keep you safer on the way to view a property.

If you are looking to expand your business Morris Southeast Group can help you find the commercial real estate you need.