OJO CEO John Berkowitz on the AI revolution: ‘We’re in a hype cycle’

OJO founder and CEO John Berkowitz shares what a Chinese translation of “crisis” means for his company and what impact artificial intelligence might have on real estate. Continue reading

RealCheeky’s small brokerage transaction management solution needs work, but fundamentals are intact: Tech Review

RealCheeky isn’t necessarily a daily login. It’s a service provider that uses technology to deliver its transaction coordination service product after all pertinent paperwork is submitted. Continue reading

How to put AI to work to make more money in your real estate business

ChatGPT is poised to become a truly disruptive technology — if you know how to use it. As she wraps up this three-part series, Bernice Ross talks with Jeff Lobb about specific content marketing use cases for ChatGPT. Continue reading

It’s a tool, not a solution: What top pros are saying about ChatGPT

Unchecked and unregulated AI has the potential to blur the lines of authorship and ownership, at the very least. Perhaps the less obvious reason to proceed with caution is ownership of your voice and not abdicating your unique expertise and value to a … Continue reading

You plus ChatGPT: 3 ways to upgrade your Instagram content

Trying to figure out how to use AI without creating generic-sounding content? Social media expert Michelle Berman-Mikel shares three ways that you can use ChatGPT for Instagram without automating yourself out of personal connections. Continue reading

Real estate industry welcomes FHA premium cuts, with caveats

Cuts are expected to save borrowers $678 million a year but don’t apply to existing loans or release homeowners who have built up equity from “life-of-loan” requirements. Continue reading

Opendoor’s losses doubled in Q4 as the iBuyer’s revenue fell 25%

The dominant iBuyer lost nearly $400 million in the fourth quarter, according to an earnings call Thursday afternoon. That’s better than the previous quarter, but a big jump from the same period in 2021. Continue reading

Chime: Chatbot AI Assistant at 93% conversational accuracy

The company attributes the success to “consistent coaching and humanizing of the chatbot,” which in the past year increased daily messages by 322 percent and daily lead responses by over 108 percent. Continue reading

RE/MAX Alliance Group and Capital Realty join forces in merger

The deal brings RE/MAX Capital Realty under the operations of the RE/MAX Alliance Group, growing the combined companies’ forces into a total of about 400 agents and staff. Continue reading

Anywhere profitability dips in Q4 as executives brace for disruptive 2023

Revenue declined 33 percent in the fourth quarter of 2022 — and 13 percent year over year — as the franchisor dealt with double-digit declines in transaction and unit volume across every business segment. Continue reading