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Real estate CRM#6 of 11 in real estate

Lofty

Agentic AI real estate platform (formerly Chime) — IDX websites, AI-powered CRM, Smart Plans, dialer/text, and lead-generation programs sold as packages.

Best for
Agents, teams, and brokers that want AI automation plus IDX and lead gen
Price
Contact for pricing
HQ
United States
Profile updated
September 26, 2026

Worth it for your operation?

Pros

  • IDX website + AI CRM + Smart Plans in one platform narrative
  • Heavy AI story — lead scoring, autonomous engagement, appointment setting
  • Dialer, email, and mass/auto texting documented on package pages
  • Agent, team, broker, and enterprise package matrix published (quote-based)

Watch-outs

  • No public dollar prices on the official packages page — request pricing
  • Lead-gen and ad-management fees can sit beside the platform fee
  • No Meta WhatsApp inbox
  • Not a property-management accounting suite

Score by criterion

The dark mark on each bar is the average of the 11 CRMs in this ranking. Criteria with higher weight pull the overall score more.

Inventory and proposalweight 1.3×
8.5

Property cards or unit inventory, matching to the lead, and a commercial proposal without a parallel spreadsheet.

Mortgage creditweight 0.7×
3.0

Simulate a purchase mortgage (or a builder’s loan pipeline) without sending the client to another portal. Tenant screening is not mortgage credit.

Leasing and post-saleweight 1.2×
6.6

Lease, collections, owner statements, or post-close assistance. A “won” stage in the funnel is not portfolio administration.

Native messagingweight 1.3×
8.5

Native SMS or messaging inbox on the lead card, with team history. WhatsApp Business API also counts. Marketplace apps, extensions, and website buttons do not.

Price and transparencyweight 0.9×
5.0

Public plan in USD, trial, and what sits outside the monthly fee. A mandatory add-on for day-to-day work lowers the score.

Learning curveweight 0.8×
7.2

English UI, listing and showing vocabulary, and time until an agent can work without a long implementation project.

What ships natively

We only mark “yes” when the feature is part of the product — marketplace integrations or third-party apps do not count.

  • Yes

    Property inventory

    Property listing or unit board inside the CRM

  • Yes

    Listing portals

    Publishes listings or receives leads from portals (Zillow, Realtor.com, and similar) without a spreadsheet

  • Yes

    Brokerage website

    Brokerage or builder website is part of the product, not a separate contract

  • Yes

    Native messaging

    Native SMS or messaging inbox on the lead/contact card (history preserved). WhatsApp Business API also counts. Marketplace apps, Zapier, browser extensions, website chat buttons, and sibling-SKU modules do not

  • Yes

    Showing calendar

    Showing or appointment calendar in the CRM

  • No

    Proposal or contract

    Creates a commercial proposal or contract in the product, not just a pipeline stage

  • No

    Financing

    Credit simulation or underwriting in the product — solar or real estate, depending on the vertical

  • Yes

    Agent app

    Agent app published by the vendor itself

Editorial analysis

Lofty in detail

Lofty (ex-Chime) sells an AI-first all-in-one: IDX site, CRM, Smart Plans, dialer/text, and optional lead-gen programs. Package pages list Agent / Team / Broker / Enterprise capabilities and send you to request pricing.

Who it is for

Teams that want the platform to chase leads when agents do not — and who will tolerate a quote plus possible ad-management add-ons.

What drives the score

Inventory/site/portals are strong. Price is hurt by opacity. Messaging scores for native SMS/inbox on the record. AI claims are vendor narrative; scores follow feature presence and public pricing rules, not lab tests of bot conversion.

How we read the sources

Based on lofty.com, price-packages, and the CRM marketing page.

Frequently asked questions

Is Lofty the same as Chime?

Lofty is the current brand for the platform formerly widely known as Chime Technologies. Use Lofty as the product name in 2026 comparisons.

Why is financing false?

Lofty documents IDX, CRM, AI, and lead gen. Native purchase-mortgage simulation inside the CRM is not a clear public claim, so the feature stays false.

Sources consulted

Everything on this profile comes from the pages below. We did not lab-test the platform.

Profile updated September 26, 2026. Found something outdated? Corrections are welcome.