Agent encounter with prowler amid digital home showing goes viral
Billings, Montana, real estate agent Alyssa Webb was taking a cellphone video of the vacant home during a tour with clients when she turned a corner and came face to face with the vagrant
by Ben Verde Apr 28
Chris Heller: Brokerages and teams are playing chicken. Who will win?
The chief real estate officer at OJO also believes teams will continue to get bigger, and that new agents will be willing to trade money for opportunity
by Jim Dalrymple II Apr 28
Can you spot the bot?
Inman asked chatbots and image generators to mimic human-made content, much of it from Inman's news coverage earlier this week. How many readers can see the difference?
by Jim Dalrymple II Apr 28
Mr. Cooper says it will use AI to service $1 trillion in mortgage loans
The loan servicer spends 'several hundred million dollars a year' on call center operations and expects $50M in annual savings at the outset of a 'multiyear' artificial intelligence project
by Matt Carter Apr 27
AI technologies and luxury market trends: What agents should know
Now streaming: Watch David Friedman and Kent Czechowski as they dive into new trends being seen in the luxury space and how the integration of AI tech will impact the real estate industry
by Claire Buzzanca Apr 27
Don't feed the trolls: How to manage negativity on social media
How to handle annoying and fake comments on social media so you’ll always look gracious while keeping your cool
by Jessi Healey Apr 27
Handwritten direct mail and AI landing pages? Addressable is the answer: Tech Review
Opinion
A USPS report found that more than 70 percent of Gen X survey respondents feel mail is more personal than online digital communications. Forty-seven percent of millennial respondents said they took the action of visiting the website of a company sending them direct mail
by Craig C. Rowe Apr 27
Learn from this smart home expert's biggest mistakes
Future-proof your smart home without the frustrations when you learn from smart home expert Brandon Doyle's biggest mistakes
by Brandon Doyle Apr 27
After years of hype, the all-in-one platform remains elusive
Inman's first-ever Intel technology survey suggests that industry members are more likely to assemble their own solutions rather than use a single, comprehensive technology platform
by Jim Dalrymple II Apr 26
BridgeMLS's connection with Restb.ai to enhance listing input
BridgeMLS is now working with Restb.ai to use its computer vision-based artificial intelligence to streamline how agents input listing data
by Craig C. Rowe Apr 25
CoStar Group bucks sluggish market as revenue jumps 13% in Q1
The company, which in recent years has been making inroads into the residential space, reported that both Homes.com and Apartments.com saw significant growth in the first quarter of 2023
by Jim Dalrymple II Apr 25
Plunk partnership delivers dynamic market data to SentriLock users
The integration is now live within SentriLock’s mobile app, and activating it displays a series of visual breakdowns on home valuation and adjacent market activity
by Craig C. Rowe Apr 25
LandOnEarth integrates ChatGPT to match buyers with lifestyles
The integration intends to enhance the accuracy of its HomeMatch algorithm, which is driven by a series of user prompts instead of the traditional 'filter-and-find' methodology, the company says
by Craig C. Rowe Apr 24
WATCH: Vaquero Capital's Dominic Chan on the future of proptech
This week, tune in to hear from proptech power player Dominic Chan, as he breaks down the impact of proptech on the industry and the benefits it offers in today’s economy
by Claire Buzzanca Apr 24
Here's every AI platform real estate agents need to know about in 2023
Tools such as ChatGPT and DALL-E have opened the artificial intelligence floodgates and promise to permanently transform the way agents operate. But there's so much more to explore
by Jim Dalrymple II Apr 24
More tech vendors approved to support appraisal-free mortgages
Stewart Valuation Intelligence (SVI) is the latest technology vendor to be approved by Fannie Mae to support new value acceptance + property data valuation process
by Matt Carter Apr 21