Aims to become the largest supplier of real estate information in world KATIA DMITRIEVA The Vancouver Sun Altus Group Ltd. plans to double its revenue to about C$800 million ($608 million) in the next five years as the Canadian real estate data provider expands further into property-tax consulting with acquisitions in the U.S. and U.K. […]
New propulsion system stores energy so engines don?t work so hard The Province Despite social media being hailed as the 21st century form of communication, you can still quickly get a message out by simply telling one truck driver. We know how to spread the word like wildfire. I was reminded of this recently when […]
other CES – Consumer Electronics Show – also known as the most important tech innovation convention in the world, is happening this weekend. CES is held yearly in Las Vegas, and is the site where the newest and shiniest tech innovations (in everything from headphones to drones) are unveiled to the world – ready or […]
GERRIT DE VYNCK AND SCOTT DEVEAUThe Vancouver Sun Canada is set for a parade of initial public offerings by technology firms next year — this time for real. Real-estate data company Real Matters Inc. and marketing-software firm Vision Critical Communications Inc. are likely to lead the advance in the first half of 2017, according to […]
QUENTIN CASEYThe Vancouver Sun Alex Kolicich has spent the eight years since he graduated from the University of Waterloo working in California, first for Google and Palantir Technologies, and later with billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel at Mithril Capital Management. Those eight years, Kolicich says, have delivered a “new renaissance” in the Waterloo and Toronto […]
Search engine optimization can help purchase-ready customers find your website Chris Johnstoneother A 2015 study by Accenture found that 23 percent of U.S. consumers who applied for a mortgage in the previous year did so through the internet. These are local customers who researched rates and products, and decided which mortgage company or specific loan […]
ALISTAIR BARRThe Vancouver Sun Google nailed email with the 2004 introduction of Gmail. Now it’s the No. 1 form of electronic correspondence in the U.S. But as traditional email falls out of favour with a growing sliver of the population, Google has struggled to release newer messaging tools that resonate widely. Now Google is trying […]
Thieves can take your car in seconds, and some automakers don?t care David BoothThe Province This is all that an enterprising young — and digital-savvy — car thief has to do to steal your new, high-tech, it’s-computerized-so-it’s-got-to-be-luxury sedan. First, follow you into your favourite chic little boîte, wait for you to get nice and comfy […]
John TenpennyOther With activity on social media platforms at increasingly higher levels, including many in the real estate industry, the temptation for others may be to jump in with both feet, but one agent warns to look before you leap. “Social media is a small part of my marketing activity,” says Erwin Szeto, a sales […]
Jordan MaxwellOther Real estate agents are turning to guys like Derek Celedon, a real estate photographer in Fresno, California, who uses drones to photograph homes and properties in the region. “For people who can’t travel to see homes, it gives you a high-definition look at images of the property, both inside and out, and gives […]