The future is now? Speak to your house, have an AI butler and automate your life… maybe not now but when? In this episode we chat to Brett Savill, CEO of Quantify Technology, an ASX-listed technology business dedicated to simplify living environments with ‘smart housing’. Our hosts and Brett discuss the current state of smart houses, the future of housing across the globe and how technology companies like Quantify Technology play into this.

Here’s what we covered:

• Why has it taken so long for smart houses to get where it is now?
• Out of all of the products which are best suited for home automation?
• What should a homeowner expect to pay for a smart house?
• Does fitting a house with smart technology increase it’s value?
• What are the benefits of fitting a house with smart technology
• How do big international players like Google and Amazon fit in this picture?
• Cyber-security is a major issue, how will you data be used?
• How should homeowners think about data communication?
• Is it expensive to set up and install?

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GUEST LINKS:https://www.quantifytechnology.com/directors/brett-savill/ http://linkedin.com/in/brettsavill 

HOST LINKS:Looking for a Sydney Buyers Agent? www.gooddeeds.com.au Work with Veronica: https://linktr.ee/veronicamorgan

Looking for a Mortgage Broker? www.wealthful.com.au Work with Chris: [email protected]

Send in your questions to: [email protected]

EPISODE TRANSCRIPT: Please note that this has been transcribed by half-human-half-robot, so brace yourself for typos and the odd bit of weirdness…This episode was recorded in February 2021

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