Inside Real Estate acquires AI marketing startup ListAssist

The deal, which comes on the heels of its purchase of Folio parent company Amitree in 2024, aims to build on Inside Real Estate’s consumer search, executives told Inman exclusively on Thursday. Continue reading

Higharc’s AI seeks to pick up the pace of home construction

Roughly a year after securing $53 million in a Series B round of funding, Higharc has delivered an AI upgrade to its homebuilding software. Continue reading

Julie Kheyfets named new CEO of AI renovation company Block

Kheyfets spent seven years as Block’s Chief Operating Officer, and prior to that, led North American growth for Tractable, a unicorn in the AI accident and disaster recovery space. Continue reading

Lundy rolls out AI-driven Navigator tool to 57,000 First MLS members

First Multiple Listing Service, Georgia’s largest MLS, has partnered with the maker of a voice-enabled home search platform to offer rapid, accurate assistance for everyday business tasks. 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

Entrata buys Colleen AI in bid for property management autonomy

Software company Entrata acquired its second company in a year with the acquisition of the rental industry’s Colleen, which provides artificial intelligence-based tenant communications and leasing operation support. Continue reading

To elevate the industry, Chime becomes Lofty

The rebrand to Lofty from Chime was driven by a number of business factors, such as ongoing confusion with the web bank of the same name and its evolution far beyond customer relationship management. Continue reading

Revive’s AI-upgrade improves post-remodel valuations

Revive Vision AI analyzes property photos to assess a property’s current value and renovation potential, utilizing Revive’s renovation recommendation engine to provide estimates backed by local contractors that maximize listing values. Continue reading

Academia to proptech, PropPal offers promising AI applications

The multifaceted software, built by the Atlanta-based company REAI, is designed to automate for agents a range of tasks that can often occupy hours of a standard work week, the company said. Continue reading

3 tech tools new agents should absolutely know about

Are you familiar with CRM software and lead generation tools? What about AI? If you aren’t familiarizing yourself with the latest and greatest in tech, you’re missing out on an opportunity to kick your business up a notch (or two). Here’s what to know. Continue reading