CREA
continues to support Canadians on their real estate journeys through research
tools on REALTOR.ca. Consumers have come to trust and rely on features like
transaction history including sold data, multimedia, REALTOR ratings and
reviews, and neighbourhood and market intelligence. Openn Offers is the latest
in a series of initiatives to deliver meaningful data points to the site.
“Multiple
offer scenarios have become increasingly commonplace in today’s real estate
environment,” said Michael Bourque, CREA’s Chief Executive Officer. “Canadian
property buyers and sellers seek greater confidence in the process, while
Canadian Realtors seek tools to enable and more easily manage these situations.
We’re very excited about the potential of this pilot to address both.”
“Through
six-plus years of development, execution, and innovation in the Australian
market, we have proven that both the real estate professional and consumer
benefit greatly from enhanced transparency”, said Duncan Anderson, Executive
Director of Openn and President of Openn North America. “We are thrilled by the
opportunity to partner with CREA to introduce Openn Offers to the Canadian
marketplace.”
The
pilot, scheduled to begin this summer in select markets across Canada, will
support REALTORS in reinforcing consumer confidence in the current home buying
and selling process via REALTOR.ca.
“This
opportunity is well-timed and well-suited for our market”, said Jeff King, CEO
of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver. “We are excited to participate
in a by REALTORS for REALTORS solution that provides equality of access to
information and facilitates increased transparency for the consumer.”
About
Open Offers
Openn Negotiation
Limited is an Australian property technology company offering a proprietary
cloud-based software platform to support real estate agents in selling property
online with greater transparency. The Openn Offers platform facilitates a
negotiation process, featuring streamlined digital contracting and automated
communication tools, enhancing a property transaction. The solution provides
buyers with real-time feedback through their device on how much competition
exists and where their price stands in the negotiation, resulting in an optimal
sales outcome.
Source
By: CREA