Articles filed underReal-estate
Real-estate prices predicted : latest news of startup Realo
By Pierre-Nicolas Schwab •
Last year we reported on the scandal that followed the launch of Realo, a website predicting real-estate prices. A Belgian initiative, Realo has European ambitions and is based on a business model that has proved its efficacy in the US…
Facebook new patent for credit rating through social networks
Have you heard about Facebook’s new patent to evaluate your credit rating based on your social network ? Everyone refers to it but despite all my efforts I’ve been unable to find a new such patent application filled in by Facebook…
Big Data : Belgian website Realo displays social profile of neighborhood
The news made a big buzz on 17 June in Belgium. Big Data based website Realo.com unleashed sudden polemic after months of existence (see for instance this article in French). Their mapping of real estate properties displayed not only properties…
Service quality and satisfaction : when will real-estate agents change ?
By Pierre-Nicolas Schwab •
Whether you are looking for a property to buy, sell or rent, chances are high that you have dealt with real estate agents. In Belgium real estate agents have a bad reputation and as we showed in a previous research,…
Quantitative market research firms threatened by a paradigm shift
By Pierre-Nicolas Schwab •
Well established players in quantitative market research are entering some troubled times. Their business model is being shaken by a paradigm shift operated by Big Data companies. Read further to discover two amazing examples of how big data and data…
