Move Concierge, a real estate services platform that helps brokerages and agents manage, market, and grow their business has announced its acquisition of LiveBy, a neighborhood data and analytics platform designed to enhance client representation for agents and their clients. The transaction signals a broader movement across the real estate industry, particularly in New York, where professionals are seeking more reliable and integrated data solutions to support complex residential and commercial transactions.
LiveBy provides hyperlocal neighborhood insights, market analytics, and customizable data tools that help real estate professionals guide clients with greater accuracy and confidence. The platform aggregates information on schools, lifestyle metrics, demographics, and market trends, giving agents and brokerages a clearer picture of the communities they serve. By integrating LiveBy’s data into their workflow, professionals can deliver smarter recommendations, strengthen client trust, and better navigate competitive markets.
As the market becomes increasingly competitive, firms are investing in technology that strengthens advisory services, improves transparency, and supports the expectations of modern buyers, sellers, and counsel.
Why Neighborhood Analytics Are Becoming Essential for New York Professionals
New York homebuyers and investors routinely evaluate micro markets that differ block by block. Neighborhood intelligence about pricing trends, inventory shifts, school performance, lifestyle amenities, demographic patterns, and the subtle hyperlocal factors that influence value and desirability is no longer a supplemental tool. It has become a core advisory resource.
Platforms such as LiveBy provide consolidated, structured insights that support:
- Providing clear neighborhood context so buyers and investors understand value and tradeoffs
- Stronger buyer consultations
- Clearer seller presentations
- More efficient attorney and lender communication
- Early identification of market trends that influence negotiation strategies
This aligns with the rising demand for clarity throughout the transaction. Buyers and counsel expect data supported explanations of everything from projected appreciation to local considerations that may influence long term value.
Proptech Consolidation Reflects Rising Advisory Expectations
The integration of LiveBy into Move Concierge illustrates the larger shift toward unified solutions that combine workflow tools with reliable analytics. Proptech, meaning technology that powers and improves real estate processes, has become central to how professionals deliver guidance. Real estate attorneys and brokers in New York, who increasingly rely on accurate data to advise clients, will feel the impact of this consolidation in several ways.
1. Advice is becoming more structured and data forward
Clients rely on their professional team to verify information and explain local conditions. Integrated neighborhood insights strengthen early advisory conversations and reduce the information gaps that often complicate New York transactions. For example, an attorney reviewing a condo purchase may need to explain why two similar units a block apart have materially different tax exposures, carrying costs, or resale trajectories. Having reliable neighborhood data at the start prevents surprises mid-deal and allows the client to make an informed decision sooner. This reflects what attorneys already look for in their title partners. They expect accuracy, diligence, and reliable communication throughout the closing process.
2. Brokerages are elevating the client experience through value added tools
As service expectations rise, firms are differentiating themselves by offering more robust data resources. Providing neighborhood analytics at the start of a client relationship supports better decision making and reinforces professional credibility. It also aligns with the broader industry trend toward partners who remove friction from transactions and support clean closings.
3. Accurate data is becoming a competitive advantage
New York’s market is complex, and clients have access to vast amounts of unverified online information. Consistent and centralized analytics help mitigate misinformation that can trigger renegotiations, delays, or uncertainty. Professionals who can verify, contextualize, and communicate data are better equipped to manage expectations on both sides of the table.
What This Means for Real Estate Attorneys and Industry Partners
The acquisition highlights a growing preference for early due diligence and centralized, easy-to-access information, which mirrors the evolution of the title and closing experience. Attorneys increasingly prefer working with partners who identify issues early, streamline communication, and support the full transaction arc. Neighborhood analytics will influence professional practice in several ways:
Advisory will begin earlier in the transaction timeline
Clients expect informed guidance before signing contracts or submitting offers. Access to neighborhood data helps attorneys, brokers, and lenders align clients with appropriate strategies from the outset.
Risk assessment will expand beyond title and legal review
Market data, demographic patterns, and neighborhood level trends are becoming part of a broader risk evaluation framework, complementing traditional due diligence steps.
Team based coordination will benefit from shared information sources
Professionals who work from the same dataset reduce friction and improve communication. This parallels why New York attorneys prefer title partners who coordinate proactively, maintain clarity, and prevent last minute issues.
The Larger Trend: New York Real Estate Is Moving Toward a Data First Professional Standard
For attorneys, brokers, lenders, and title companies operating in New York, the message is consistent. The market is prioritizing tools that support accuracy, transparency, and efficient deal management.
Professionals increasingly seek:
- Reliable analytics for neighborhood level decision making
- Clear communication supported by verified data
- Technology that enhances, rather than complicates, the closing process
- Partners who strengthen client trust and support smoother transactions
The Move Concierge and LiveBy acquisition is one example of how the industry is shifting toward this standard.
Closing Perspective
The integration of proptech and neighborhood intelligence is shaping the next generation of real estate advisory in New York. For industry professionals, these tools are not simply add ons. They are becoming central to how transactions are evaluated, explained, and executed.
As the ecosystem continues to evolve, firms that invest in reliable data and strong collaboration tools will be better positioned to meet rising client expectations and support efficient, well informed closings.
Written by Peter Carrozzo and Justin McCartney
