Sony Real Estate and Yahoo's "Ouchi Direct" business partnership
First written in FY2019-Q3. 1 of 2 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019. Latest entry: FY2019.
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- FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of its IT strategy, in November 2018 the company entered into a business alliance concerning the use of “Ouchi Direct,” a real estate transaction platform jointly operated by Sony Real Estate Co., Ltd. and Yahoo Co., Ltd. Through this alliance, approximately 950 Century 21 franchisees will be able to use 3 services: ① a property listing service on “Ouchi Direct,” ② an AI-powered automated valuation service developed by Sony Real Estate, and ③ a service for generating valuation inquiries through bulk valuations.」
The partnership with Ouchi Direct took concrete shape, with approximately 950 stores gaining access to three services: property listings, AI-powered automated valuations, and bulk valuations. - FY2019-Q3First statedAnnual report
「We entered into a business partnership concerning the use of Ouchi Direct, a real estate transaction platform jointly operated by ソニー不動産株式会社 and ヤフー株式会社. The partnership will enable franchisees to conduct sales activities more effectively and efficiently through an end-to-end, one-stop service covering the entire real estate brokerage process and delivered through IT. We aim to make the service more attractive and convenient for customers by maximizing the use of more than approximately 25,000 annual sales transaction records held by the Century 21 network, ソニー不動産's advanced technology and ヤフー's ability to attract customers online.」
The company began a business alliance concerning the use of a platform jointly operated by Sony Real Estate and Yahoo. The aim is to improve the efficiency of franchisee sales activities and streamline real estate brokerage operations through IT, using more than approximately 25,000 transactions’ worth of annual purchase and sale data and other information.