Should your next hire be a generative AI assistant?

Forget searching online for the perfect assistant, trainer Bernice Ross writes. AI is rapidly evolving, and the best assistant you have ever hired may be just a few clicks away. Continue reading

Bay Area rail workers allegedly built secret apartments in train stations

Two railway workers in the Bay Area are facing felony charges for allegedly building secret apartments in two train stations. Continue reading

Newcastle Courtyards persists in court challenge to Measure ULA

The group filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, requesting that the court overturn the dismissal of their lawsuit seeking to end the transfer tax on property sales priced $5 million and up. Continue reading

Rocket Mortgage: Patented AI process cuts turn times by 25%

The Detroit-based lender unveiled “Rocket Logic” on Tuesday, an AI-fueled platform that can glean insights from 10 petabytes of proprietary data and transcripts from 50 million borrower calls each year. Continue reading

Tomer Fridman and Sally Forster Jones form new team

The LA-based luxury powerhouse agents have been collaborating together at Compass for six years, and after clients suggested they make their partnership official, the pair have formed Jones Fridman International. Continue reading

Brokers brace for NAR settlement to drive commissions south: Intel

A $418 million settlement in March by NAR caught agents and leaders by surprise. In a mixed bag of responses to the latest Intel Index poll, they shared their early reactions and existential fears. Continue reading

Title data is helping real estate agents and lenders prospect

DataTrace, which now operates more than 1,800 U.S. title plants, says the remarkable granularity of its data can help identify renters who are getting ready to buy, empty nesters and fix-and-flip investors. Continue reading

Spain to eliminate ‘golden visa’ program for foreign investors

The program, which allows non-European Union citizens who invest at least 500,000 euros in Spanish real estate three years of residency, will soon be eliminated amidst affordability concerns, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said. Continue reading