Tech companies that could smooth out a rough 2024

A number of unique software products have emerged in 2024, which is proving to be a pivotal year for the industry. From AI search to AI sales coaching, a number of innovators have the chance to make waves before the year is out. Continue reading

Sidekick, OneKey MLS agree to new tech partnership

New York’s OneKey MLS has selected AI productivity solution Sidekick to be a new software option for its members. Continue reading

2024 Inman Innovator Awards finalists unveiled ahead of ICLV

Awarded since 1998, the Inman Innovator Awards honor the thought leaders making new visions of real estate a reality. Winners will be announced live at Inman Connect Las Vegas, July 30-Aug 1. Continue reading

Avenue 8 co-CEO on brokerage end: ‘We’re going all-in on Sidekick’

San Francisco’s Avenue 8, long a tech-minded independent brokerage, will stop working as a real estate company to focus on its AI brokerage productivity solution, Sidekick. Continue reading

Sidekick’s AI to assist Miami agents in latest MLS deal

Miami Association of Realtors is the most recent MLS to link up with Sidekick, an AI productivity solution spun out of Avenue 8, an independent brokerage based in California. Continue reading

Members of SFAR have a new AI productivity Sidekick

Sidekick was developed by San Francisco-based boutique brokerage Avenue 8. It primarily uses a text interface to send commands to retrieve data, execute tasks and in many ways, function as a common, “visual” interface would. It’s now offered to members… Continue reading

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

Avenue 8 unveils Sidekick, an AI assistant built with speed in mind

The spartan, amenity rich AI assistant is currently available to the 3-year-old brokerage’s 400 agents with plans to offer the tool to outsiders before the end of 2023, executives told Inman. Continue reading