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makes it easy to create group messages that work on any device.
“It has a nice, separate platform so I don’t get confused with all
the other streams within a regular smartphone,” Bell says.
Waze app helps commercial real estate professionals to navi-
gate around traffi c jams, accidents, and other road hazards, to
reach their destinations fast, safely, and on time.
While Waze helps busy professionals fi nd their clients and
properties faster, the TripLog app tracks mileage for business
and personal use, which is useful for tax reporting. It records
kilometers or miles using GPS, remembers reoccurring loca-
tions, and functions as a gas log to record gas costs and liters or
gallons used.
It also calculates the gas costs to run your vehicle, according to
Mike Milovick, CCIM, broker at Royal LePage Grand Valley
Realty in Kitchner, Canada. “TripLog has been a game changer
for me,” he says.
Haiku Deck app allows users to make professional-looking
presentations on the web, iPad, or iPhone. “Haiku Deck is a
super simple, quick way to develop a presentation on my iPad,”
says David Schnitzer, CCIM, senior vice president at Venture
Commercial Real Estate in Dallas. “It is nothing fancy, but it’s
great when you are just across the table from someone.”
WordSwag app is a quick, easy way to add text to commercial
real estate professionals’ photos. Use this app to add descriptions
to listing photos or share inspiring stats and quotes. Text is more
“Haiku Deck is a
super simple, quick
way to develop a
presentation on my
iPad. It is nothing fancy,
but it’s great when you
are just across the table
from someone.”
— David Schnitzer, CCIM
relatable, digestible, and memorable when it has an image.
Charlie app helps commercial real estate professionals to build
rapport with their contacts and sends the users information on
these contacts, which includes their interests, company, common
connections, and news related to them.
Sara S. Patterson is executive editor of Commercial Invest-
ment Real Estate. Samuel S. Moon is media relations manager
at CCIM Institute.
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