Home search is going AI-first with Realtor.com as attention gets harder to earn
How platforms are adapting to where buyers go first — and what actually stops the scroll
by Jessi Healey Apr 4
Zillow expands tech stack to include collaborative search
Zillow's second product launch of the year includes collaborative search. Buyers can now invite family and friends to help them search and discuss listings through in-app messaging
by Marian McPherson Oct 29
Real estate AI firm Shilo raises $2.6M in seed round
Shilo makes a virtual assistant meant to boost real estate agents' productivity. The cash infusion comes as interest in artificial intelligence soars
by Jim Dalrymple II Jun 12
Will your chatbot get you canceled? 10 AI questions to ask
Fair housing advocate Dr. Lee Davenport shares 10 questions to ask before adopting an AI-based chatbot or consumer-facing platform for your real estate business
by Lee Davenport Jul 2
Keller Williams launches AI-powered assistant, KWIQ
The interactive chatbot draws on Keller Williams' proprietary models, systems, books and training resources to answer agents' questions and assist with content creation
5 things you can do now to generate leads all year
It's your year, so jump in with both feet. Marketing expert Kate Hulbert tells you how to generate the leads you need now to keep you busy and productive throughout 2024
by Kate Hulbert Jan 11
How well do you remember 2023's biggest real estate stories?
Scandals, lawsuits, technology and more dominated the headlines in what turned out to be one of real estate's most eventful years in recent memory
by Jim Dalrymple II Dec 29
Reorzo's location marketing solution needs to find itself first: Tech Review
Reorzo integrates with Wordpress to deliver an AI chatbot, location-specific marketing reports and web pages
by Craig C. Rowe Dec 29
Compass adds new AI marketing tool to its tech platform
The new tool comes during a year of heightened interest in artificial intelligence. It'll help agents write listing descriptions, craft social media posts and more
by Jim Dalrymple II Sep 15
Will chatbots make housing discrimination worse?
New artificial intelligence technology can recommend real estate listings based on neighborhoods' ethnic makeup. Experts are worried about the tech's potential for discrimination
by Jim Dalrymple II Jun 20
Regulators are tracking complaints about 'deficient' financial chatbots
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warns of reputational and legal risks of relying on 'deficient chatbots' as a primary mode of interacting with customers
by Matt Carter Jun 6
Will AI replace real estate agents?
Opinion
While AI has the potential to automate and certainly enhance many aspects of the real estate industry, it is unlikely to replace human agents completely anytime soon
by Ken Sisson Jun 2
Spencer Rascoff
The portal's co-founder and former CEO also said that Zillow's impact includes creating tens of thousands of new 'super agents'
by Jim Dalrymple II May 25
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
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