This week’s Inman Tech Roundup underscores just how mainstream artificial intelligence has become across real estate, from recruiting to risk management.
Delta Media Group’s fresh three-year data shows brokerage holdouts on AI have all but disappeared, while Roomvu and ClearValue are rolling out tools that put that adoption to work. One automates a brokerage’s recruiting pitch into branded video, the other gives lenders and appraisal management companies (AMCs) AI-powered eyes on property complexity before an appraiser is even assigned.
Agent recruiting on autopilot
Roomvu has launched a recruiting content capability that lets brokerages, teams and agencies attract agents the same way the platform already helps agents win clients: through branded video and social content that’s created, scheduled and posted automatically.
The tool turns a brokerage’s recruiting message, culture and values into a steady stream of branded content, including converting existing recruiting articles or pages into video via News2Video, then auto-posting across connected platforms on a consistent schedule.
CEO Sam Mehrbod said the feature solves a consistency problem: Leaders and top producers are best positioned to tell a brokerage’s recruiting story but have the least time to create content.
Early users include KIC Realty, a Canadian agent-owned brokerage equipping its full roster with Roomvu, and EXIT Strategy Realty’s Nick Libert, who reportedly averages around 5,000 weekly views using the tool for his brand and #ProjectX coaching platform. Roomvu’s recruiting content is available now.
What it means for agents
Brokerages can now compete for talent with the same automated, always-on content machine they use to win listings. So, a firm’s recruiting pitch may show up in an agent’s feed as consistently as its client-facing marketing does.
It also raises the bar for personal branding. Agents like Nick Libert are using the same tool to build outsized reach for their own name and coaching platforms, meaning the line between brokerage recruiting content and individual agent influence is starting to blur.
AI holdouts are now a rounding error
A new three-year analysis of Delta Media Group’s Real Estate AI & Leadership Survey finds AI “non-adopters” among brokerages have nearly vanished, falling to 1.9 percent in 2026 from 4 percent in 2025 and 10.6 percent in 2024.
Brokerages reporting zero AI use dropped from 24.8 percent (2024) to 3.9 percent (2026).
The data also shows mid-size brokerages (101–500 agents) have fully caught up to the largest firms (500+ agents) in agent AI usage. They are both now at 100 percent, closing a gap Delta Media has tracked since the survey began. The smallest independents (fewer than 10 agents) remain the lone laggards, with usage moving unevenly rather than climbing steadily.
Brokerage leaders are also increasingly favoring all-in-one AI/automation platforms over piecemeal tools, with average value ratings hitting 7.3/10 in 2026 and 51.5 percent rating such platforms 8+, up from 41.6 percent in 2025.
CEO Michael Minard said non-adoption of AI in real estate has become “a rounding error” and predicted further consolidation around unified AI platforms, teasing an upcoming Delta announcement.
The analysis draws on 100+ brokerage leader responses collected between 2024 and 2026.
What it means for agents
AI fluency has effectively become table stakes. If you’re at a mid-size or larger brokerage, your peers are already using it, and holding out is no longer a viable competitive stance.
The bigger shift to watch is brokerages consolidating around all-in-one AI platforms rather than a patchwork of tools. This means agents may increasingly find their AI workflow dictated by brokerage-level tech decisions rather than their own individual tool picks.
Modernizing appraisal assignments
ClearValue Consulting has integrated Restb.ai’s AI-powered Complexity Assessment into its Acuity platform, helping mortgage lenders and appraisal management companies flag potentially complex properties earlier in the appraisal process.
The integration uses Restb.ai’s computer vision and property intelligence to deliver objective, property-level insights as soon as an assignment is created, helping firms determine whether a property needs an appraiser with specialized experience, knowledge or licensing.
ClearValue CEO Don Juhl said the tool gives clients an added layer of objective data before assignments are made, improving workflow efficiency and decision-making.
Restb.ai’s valuations president, Tony Pistilli, called it a step toward appraisal modernization that keeps appraisers central to the process, noting earlier complexity detection can reduce delays and friction by matching the right appraiser from the start.
Beyond individual assignments, the integration gives ClearValue clients structured data to support quality control, risk management and consistency, including the ability to track complexity trends across markets, loan programs, clients and regions.
Restb.ai’s computer vision analyzes property photos to extract characteristics supporting valuation workflows. The company, owned by Clear Capital, processes over 2 billion property photos monthly for real estate clients industrywide.
What it means for agents
Listings with unusual features, such as additions, mixed-use elements and unique construction, may get flagged for specialized appraisers earlier. This could potentially reduce appraisal delays and value disputes that can derail a deal.
It also signals that AI-driven property assessment is increasingly shaping the lending side of transactions, so agents may want to understand how their listings’ photos and characteristics could influence how they’re routed through underwriting.
