A mock-up of RealScore\u2019s crypto credit scoring platform. Image Credits:<\/strong> RealScore<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cIt gives us an opportunity to go to our clients and say, hey, actually, right now is a really good time if you want to do that transaction. So it helps us as well so that we have a universal language between our clients,\u201d Quinn said.<\/p>\n

Quinn said the RealOpen platform has over $150 million worth of exclusive listings, primarily in Miami, which has emerged as a hub for cryptocurrency. Outside of Miami, Quinn said, RealOpen\u2019s crypto focus has attracted a strong pipeline of listings from sellers all over the world.<\/p>\n

The brokerage contracts with a network of ~50 local agents licensed in each jurisdiction, Dumontet added. The company employs three full-time engineers and has a four-person management team, including the co-founders, he said.<\/p>\n

While RealOpen\u2019s main focus is on buyers in the crypto world, the RealScore platform can also help both parties assess all-cash offers. Since the company officially launched in April 2022, it has closed just under a dozen transactions for its customers, Quinn said, though she did not share details on how many of those offers included crypto.<\/p>\n

RealOpen says it can facilitate transactions in all cryptocurrencies, though Dumontet noted that bitcoin, ethereum and stablecoins are the most popular choices among buyers. Both Quinn and Dumontet, who was an early adopter of crypto in 2013 when Foodler began accepting payments in bitcoin, said they are confident that the asset class is here to stay.<\/p>\n

Next up on RealOpen\u2019s product roadmap are features tailored toward people looking to buy investment properties using crypto, not just homes they themselves will occupy, Dumontet said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you look at the traditional [real estate platforms such as] Zillow and Redfin, the user interface is all the same. You input your parameters, price range, geographies, bedrooms, bathrooms, house type, and then you see your list and go from there \u2026 But when you think about asset diversification, real estate is an excellent investment. It\u2019s got leverage, and interest rate arbitrage, which you don\u2019t see on other types of assets,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Quinn, meanwhile, hinted at even bigger long-term ambitions for RealOpen, saying she hopes to eventually diversify beyond real estate and bridge digital assets with all sorts of physical goods.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of my girlfriends is actually a diamond dealer. She\u2019s the one who designed my ring, and she said, \u2018a lot of my clients have tons of cryptocurrency, and they would love to buy diamonds for their wife, how can I do this?\u2019 And I said, well, the process is exactly the same as it is for people who want to buy cars and stuff like that,\u201d Quinn said.<\/p>\n

All eyes will certainly be on Quinn as she continues building the venture that pulled her away from the television series and brokerage that brought her massive fame, but in her usual style, she seems confident that she is up for the challenge.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the Oppenheim Group will not exist in seven years. It can only scale for so long. Sotheby\u2019s, Berkshire Hathaway, I think those will be around forever, but I think boutique brokerages will be a thing of the past. So for me, it was just all about getting on the forefront,\u201d Quinn said of starting RealOpen.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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