"Ireland is crammed full of tech talent. Big companies such as Google and Facebook are nestled in Dublin’s Silicon Docks
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With the tech scene growing in Ireland, we’ve compiled a list of companies you should know about."
"It’s been some time since the last great leap forward in consumer-facing property portal features and with the global pandemic accelerating how consumers interact with portals and perhaps even a sea change in how people see their homes ‘what will user experience look like in two years’ is not necessarily an easy question to answer.."
"An Ireland-based PropTech startup has published its study on Covid-19’s impact on the Irish property sector.
Beagel, headed up by industry veteran Healy Hynes, aims to provide transparent online sales technology for estate agents."
"Now that Ireland’s proptech industry is actually a thing, more companies are springing up to create digital methods of buying, selling and renting homes. The aim of most is to make life easier for sellers, buyers, tenants and landlords, and to introduce some transparency."
"The transformation currently underway for online marketplaces globally is unprecedented. Companies are either in survival mode or entering survival mode. Listings are down, revenues are down and teams are stressed."
"Irish property technology (PropTech) startup Beagel has today announced that over €100m of bids have been placed through its online bidding technology beagelbid.ie. According to CEO Healy Hynes, the response by the sector has been nothing short of “phenomenal”. “Beagel brings transparency and efficiency to what is arguably the most stressful experience someone can go through.” Mr. Hynes continued. “What beagelbid does is enable fast, efficient, transparent 24/7 worldwide sales transactions; making life easier for buyers, sellers and agents alike.”"
"This week we are asking ten questions to get to know another innovative proptech company: Ireland based Beagel, which uses technology to power property transactions."
"On Property Matters this week, host Carol Tallon is joined remotely by Graham Murray, Regional Director with Sherry Fitzgerald, Healy Hynes, Founder of Beagel.io and Gavin Coyle, CEO & Founder of Safety Freelancer."
"Regina Mangan, of Liberty Blue Estate Agents, shares (very generously) all of the systems that she uses in the property rental side of her business. During our conversation it becomes completely clear that any agent would be well advised to automate the "low value" work and allow their staff become focussed on client facing work"
"Online property bidding engine Beagel has carried out new research into how Covid-19 is impacting the level of bidding on properties – and the level of time it is taking to close a deal. "
"Malcolm Myers provides unique insights into the trends within the global marketplaces and portals markets and, through experience, identifies strong growth options for all players."
"Technology in the Real Estate Sector Technology in the commercial real estate sector is also transforming the way consumers interact with the industry. The revolutionary ‘proptech’ sector, the collective term used to describe technology designed for planning, construction, and property, offers realtors, investors, developers and home buyers innovative solutions and drives growth at an unprecedented rate"
"Put simply the main steps of a customer journey are identification, qualification, negotiation & close. Buyers go from looking at property, narrowing the search to ones they’re interested in, to negotiating a price, to closing the deal. As we all know it’s a long process with many stakeholders involved...digitising the customer journey doesn’t mean you lose the human connection. Quite the opposite in fact. "
"Seven in ten potential home buyers are planning on striking a deal in 2021...Healy Hynes expects demand for housing will continue to rise in the next 12 months. "