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Post-pandemic living: NoBrokerHood app set to make society living safer and efficient in 50 new cities by June 2021

Nov 26, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Amit Agarwal, #Chandigarh, #Coimbatore, #Lucknow, #NoBrokerHOOD, #Post-pandemic living, #Raipur, #Surat, #Vizag

Building on its post-COVID-19 growth trajectory, NoBrokerHood – the visitor, society, and payments management app by NoBroker.com – is set to launch its services in 50 new cities over the next six months. Already available in 11 cities, the new expansion drive will see the innovative app making inroads in high-density urban markets such as Surat, Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Raipur, Lucknow, Vizag, etc. The expansion is estimated to provide secure and convenient living services to about 1,00,000 housing societies spread across these regions.

NoBroker has set aside INR 150 crore towards its expansion plans. Since the novel coronavirus outbreak, NoBrokerHood has made it safer for residents in housing societies to function as a part of the community through its society management application. When the first lockdowns were implemented, the app launched a grocery store overnight to help people procure daily essentials by partnering with grocery giants such as Bigbasket and ITC.

Its array of features also enables residents to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 spread. One such feature, Touchless Entry, uses facial recognition to detect residents and frequent visitors such as domestic help, drivers, and other staff, helping them minimize physical contact. The app also comes with a health tracker feature, integrated with Aarogya Setu, to optimize physical distancing efforts at the individual level.

NoBrokerHood’s features fall in line with its parent organisation’s mission of leveraging advanced technologies to enhance the consumer experience. Underscoring its unique value is the fact that the app has experienced 8x growth over the last 4-5 months, growing from less than 700 societies in March to 6000 societies currently.

Commenting on the next phase of expansion, Amit Agarwal, CEO and Co-founder – NoBroker.com, said, “NoBrokerHood provides an integrated application for visitor, society, and payment management services. This cross between world-class technology, customer-centric thought, and service enablement is why we have received an enthusiastic consumer response since its launch in 2018. New features, such as Touchless Entry and health tracker, were also introduced in the wake of the pandemic to cater to the emerging needs of society residents. The surge in the app’s adoption during the viral outbreak and ensuing lockdowns highlights its relevance in the ‘new normal’. Our decision to expand its geographical presence is built on this solid reception.”

“More importantly, the cities we plan to cover under the next phase of our growth have about 1,00,000 housing societies looking for innovative solutions to the pandemic-induced social distancing and lockdown regulations. We believe that, through our unique value proposition, we can make their residential experience safer as well as more convenient,” he added.

Society living is finding greater favour among new-age families on account of the benefits and amenities packaged within gated communities. NoBroker.com believes that the demand for robust security features will continue to rule the roost, especially with the pandemic factor now present in the residential equation. With more than 2 lakh societies in India, the company is optimistic about the limitless potential for disruption and growth and aims to be serving the needs of residential societies in 100 cities by end of 2021.

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5 new cities can now avail society management app Nobrokerhood’s services

Oct 29, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Ahmedabad, #Amit Agarwal, #Bangalore, #Chennai, #Delhi-NCR, #Hyderabad, #Jaipur, #Kochi, #Kolkata, #Mumbai, #Nagpur, #NoBrokerHOOD, #pune

NoBrokerHood, the visitor, society, and payments management app by NoBroker has been steadily gaining ground over the past few months. It is now available in a total of 11 cities including Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai, Delhi-NCR, Kolkata, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Kochi, and Nagpur. As the app offers convenient and secure living with numerous helpful features, the growth is fueled by imperatives such as social distancing and staying home due to pandemic scare.

As India entered into first lockdown and uncertainty regarding procuring daily essentials sent people into a state of frenzy, the app launched a grocery store overnight and was quick to partner with grocery giants- Bigbasket and ITC, to help society residents by optimizing deliveries.

Not just that, it has also launched an array of features to help residents mitigate the risk of Covid-19. Many of these features are first of their kind such as Touchless Entry using facial recognition that detects residents and frequent visitors such as domestic help, drivers, and other staff without physical contact. The app is also integrated with Aarogya Setu to ensure that visitors entering the society do not bring in any risk of infection. The Health tracker feature on the app which was also launched in the interest of safety gives hyperlocal details about containment zones near the society and if a visitor is coming from one.

NoBroker is a tech-driven platform and uses advanced technologies to the benefit of the customers. As a testimony to the tech innovations in NoBrokerHood, the app has experienced 8x growth over the last 4-5 months. It grew from less than 1000 societies to over 6000 societies quickly. Expanding to more cities was the next natural step and it has already been onboarded by famous societies across the newly launched cities; Silver Crown in Jaipur, DLF Galleria in Kolkata, Indraprastha Tower in Ahmedabad, Empress city in Nagpur and Trinity World in Kochi.

Commenting on the fast expansion, Amit Agarwal, CEO and Cofounder of NoBroker said, “We have launched over 11 new features in the NoBrokerHood app over the last 4 months in the interest of resident safety during these trying times. We want more and more cities and more and more societies to benefit from it. The scope of growth in cities where the app is newly launched is immense. Combined they have over 8500 gated societies and over 11,00,000 flats. We saw this opportunity amidst the pandemic and quickly launched NoBrokerHood in the interest of convenience. We are very humbled by the warm reception that we have received from these cities. We have always been a customer-centric company and all of what we do and innovate hinges on customer experience. We are happy to be able to bring the safety experience to more and more societies.”

City Number of Societies Number of flats
Ahmedabad 2822 366860
Jaipur 1215 97,200
Kolkata 2500 4,00,000
Nagpur 1010 99,990
Kochi 1252 1,40,224

Society living is increasingly becoming the preferred option by most people today because of the many benefits and amenities that are packaged with gated communities. NoBroker believes that the pandemic necessitated the launch of these security features. India has over 2 lakh societies and NoBroker feels it has just scratched the surface and there is a lot more to conquer. The app which went live in 2018 is onboarded by over 6000 societies across Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Chennai, Delhi-NCR, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Nagpur, and Kochi. It is aiming to be present in 20 cities by 2021.

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Covid Fuels NoBrokerHood Expansion to 5 more cities

Sep 30, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Amit Agarwal, #NoBrokerHOOD

September 30, 2020: NoBrokerHood, the visitor, society, and payments management app by NoBroker has been steadily gaining ground over the past few months. It is now available in a total of 11 cities including Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai, Delhi-NCR, Kolkata, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Kochi, and Nagpur. As the app offers convenient and secure living with numerous helpful features, the growth is fueled by imperatives such as social distancing and staying home due to pandemic scare.

As India entered into first lockdown and uncertainty regarding procuring daily essentials sent people into a state of frenzy, the app launched a grocery store overnight and was quick to partner with grocery giants- Bigbasket and ITC, to help society residents by optimizing deliveries.

Not just that, it has also launched an array of features to help residents mitigate the risk of Covid-19. Many of these features are first of their kind such as Touchless Entry using facial recognition that detects residents and frequent visitors such as domestic help, drivers, and other staff without physical contact. It is also integrated with Aarogya Setu to ensure that visitors entering the society do not bring in any risk of infection. The Health tracker feature on the app which was also launched in the interest of safety gives hyperlocal details about containment zones near the society and if a visitor is coming from one.

NoBroker is a tech-driven platform and uses advanced technologies to the benefit of the customers. As a testimony to the tech innovations in NoBrokerHood, the app has experienced 8x growth over the last 4-5 months. It grew from less than 1000 societies to 4500 societies quickly. Expanding to more cities was the next natural step and it has already been onboarded by famous societies across the newly launched cities; Silver Crown in Jaipur, DLF Galleria in Kolkata, Indraprastha Tower in Ahmedabad, Empress city in Nagpur and Trinity World in Kochi.

Commenting on the fast expansion, Amit Agarwal, CEO and Cofounder of NoBroker said, “We are consistently working to better our app to offer better customer experience. We have launched over 11 new features in the NoBrokerHood app over the last 4 months in the interest of resident safety during these trying times. We want more and more cities and more and more societies to benefit from it. We are very humbled with the warm reception that we have received from our newly launched cities. We have always been a customer-centric company and all of what we do and innovate hinges on customer experience. We are happy to be able to bring the safety experience to more societies.”

Society living is increasingly becoming the preferred option by most people today because of the many benefits and amenities that are packaged with gated communities. NoBroker believes that the pandemic necessitated the launch of these security features. India has over 2 lakh societies and NoBroker feels it has just scratched the surface and there is a lot more to conquer. The app which went live in 2018 is onboarded by 4500 societies presently and is aiming to be present in xx societies by 2021.

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NoBrokerHOOD Adds a Bundle of Security Features to Help Residents Fight Covid-19

Aug 14, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Akhil Gupta, #COVID-19, #NoBrokerHOOD, #Security Features

August 14, 2020: As India continues to fight the spread of the pandemic, NoBrokerHood, the integrated visitor, society, and payment management app by NoBroker.com has added multiple features to its existing suite of services. These features ensure that society residents are well-equipped to mitigate the risk of catching or spreading infection.

While information about the rise and decline in the number of cases in the vicinity is being dispersed by a few apps and news channels, none of them gives micro-level data. The COVID Tracker feature in NoBrokerHood gives details of the containment zones near a society. So, in case, domestic help or a driver are coming from any of the containment zones near the society, residents will be alerted and can choose to deny entry to them. Along with that, the app is also integrated with Aarogya Setu, an app that determines the risk status of a visitor or domestic help by scanning through a database of known cases across India. The app then marks individuals as safe, infected, at high risk, or at moderate risk. With NoBrokerHood integration the app scans QR code from the visitor’s Aarogya Setu app and their risk status is instantly sent to the residents along with their other entry details.

All the NoBrokerHood societies have mandated temperature checks and masks for any visitors entering society. Guards using the NoBrokerHOOD app will screen every visitor with a temperature gun and upload the respective details on the app, thereby alerting the residents. If a visitor has a high temperature, residents can ask the guards to deny them entry. They have also installed UV Sanitization kits at the entrance for products being delivered within a society.

Another safety measure that the brand has implemented across societies is a touchless entry with face recognition. The touchless entry process begins with a face capture with three scans from left, right and centre, which takes less than 30 seconds. During this process, encrypted representation of the face is captured, rather than an image to ensure high-level safety. Once this detail is added to the app, daily visitors will just need to face the guard’s mobile phone camera, get instant contactless approval and enter the society building – a much secure and faster process than any other solution available till date.

Committee members and residents can’t personally monitor if their security guards are checking every spot in the building society with many blocks and many miles to cover. With NoBrokerHood’s Live Patrol, residents and MC members can print out unique QR codes for the society. These QR codes are linked to latitudes and longitudes and QR code stickers can be placed at the matching locations. The feature uses geotagging and GPS on the guard devices which means each scan has to match the geotagged location, and GPS will show if the guard is actually at that spot while taking the QR scan.

The security staff or guard on patrol has to scan each QR code on his beat. Committee members can even track the guard’s movement and see the time and date of each scan from the NoBrokerHood dashboard.

This is a fool-proof method to ensure safety. If the guard tries to scan the QR code for the clubhouse in his cabin, or anywhere else, he will get an error message indicating the wrong location. If there is anything that seems out of place, the guard can instantly take a picture and create an Incident Report.

To ensure seamless and secure communication within society residents, the app has a feature called InterCaller, through which residents can communicate with each other and with guards without sharing personal numbers. A similar feature called Guard-talkie is also launched for guards to communicate with each other.

Akhil Gupta, Co-founder and CTO of NoBroker said, “COVID-19 has disrupted lives by affecting the daily routines and activities. The features that we have integrated are many firsts in a society app and are aimed at solving pain points of society living. We are leveraging solutions powered by a mix of man and machine such as face masks and touchless entry – to get the best of both worlds. With the combination of these measures, we hope to cut down the risk of COVID-19 transmissions across societies.

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Announcement – NoBrokerHOOD Adds a Bundle of Security Features to Help Residents Fight Covid-19

Aug 14, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Akhil Gupta, #Co-founder and CTO of NoBroker, #NoBrokerHOOD

As India continues to fight the spread of the pandemic, NoBrokerHood, the integrated visitor, society, and payment management app by NoBroker.com has added multiple features to its existing suite of services. These features ensure that society residents are well-equipped to mitigate the risk of catching or spreading infection.

While information about the rise and decline in the number of cases in the vicinity is being dispersed by a few apps and news channels, none of them gives micro-level data. The COVID Tracker feature in NoBrokerHood gives details of the containment zones near a society. So, in case, domestic help or a driver are coming from any of the containment zones near the society, residents will be alerted and can choose to deny entry to them. Along with that, the app is also integrated with Aarogya Setu, an app that determines the risk status of a visitor or domestic help by scanning through a database of known cases across India. The app then marks individuals as safe, infected, at high risk, or at moderate risk. With NoBrokerHood integration the app scans QR code from the visitor’s Aarogya Setu app and their risk status is instantly sent to the residents along with their other entry details.

All the NoBrokerHood societies have mandated temperature checks and masks for any visitors entering society. Guards using the NoBrokerHOOD app will screen every visitor with a temperature gun and upload the respective details on the app, thereby alerting the residents. If a visitor has a high temperature, residents can ask the guards to deny them entry. They have also installed UV Sanitization kits at the entrance for products being delivered within a society.

Another safety measure that the brand has implemented across societies is a touchless entry with face recognition. The touchless entry process begins with a face capture with three scans from left, right and centre, which takes less than 30 seconds. During this process, encrypted representation of the face is captured, rather than an image to ensure high-level safety. Once this detail is added to the app, daily visitors will just need to face the guard’s mobile phone camera, get instant contactless approval and enter the society building – a much secure and faster process than any other solution available till date.

Committee members and residents can’t personally monitor if their security guards are checking every spot in the building society with many blocks and many miles to cover. With NoBrokerHood’s Live Patrol, residents and MC members can print out unique QR codes for the society. These QR codes are linked to latitudes and longitudes and QR code stickers can be placed at the matching locations. The feature uses geotagging and GPS on the guard devices which means each scan has to match the geotagged location, and GPS will show if the guard is actually at that spot while taking the QR scan.

The security staff or guard on patrol has to scan each QR code on his beat. Committee members can even track the guard’s movement and see the time and date of each scan from the NoBrokerHood dashboard.

This is a fool-proof method to ensure safety. If the guard tries to scan the QR code for the clubhouse in his cabin, or anywhere else, he will get an error message indicating the wrong location. If there is anything that seems out of place, the guard can instantly take a picture and create an Incident Report.

To ensure seamless and secure communication within society residents, the app has a feature called InterCaller, through which residents can communicate with each other and with guards without sharing personal numbers. A similar feature called Guard-talkie is also launched for guards to communicate with each other.

Akhil Gupta, Co-founder and CTO of NoBroker said, “COVID-19 has disrupted lives by affecting the daily routines and activities. The features that we have integrated are many firsts in a society app and are aimed at solving pain points of society living. We are leveraging solutions powered by a mix of man and machine such as face masks and touchless entry – to get the best of both worlds. With the combination of these measures, we hope to cut down the risk of COVID-19 transmissions across societies.