CoStar lays off staff amid drastic Homes.com cost-cutting campaign

The company has vowed to slash over 35 percent of its spending on Homes.com after years of attempting to build a fourth major real estate listings search portal. Continue reading

Testing Reffkin’s big idea: Take the Intel Index survey today

Each month, hundreds of real estate agents, brokers, executives and investors contribute to one of real estate’s most ambitious monthly efforts to document changes to the industry. Add your insights. Take the survey. Continue reading

The downturn punished proptech, but this exec says it’s coming back

Artificial intelligence, profitability, construction — Second Century Ventures’ Ashley Stinton tells Inman where proptech investors are putting their money as the sector comes back to life. Continue reading

The downturn punished proptech, but this exec says it’s coming back

Artificial intelligence, profitability, construction — Second Century Ventures’ Ashley Stinton tells Inman where proptech investors are putting their money as the sector comes back to life. Continue reading

Why smart AI adoption is the new competitive advantage for agents

The AI advantage will belong to those who use it more intentionally, more consistently and more intelligently than everyone else, Mauricio Umansky writes. Continue reading

How AI may be driving interest rates higher: Redfin economist

Lenders are pouring money into AI, Redfin’s Daryl Fairweather said. As a result, there’s less capital leftover for loans on everyday items. Continue reading

Homes.com moves toward filterless search with AI assistant

CoStar debuted Homes AI on Tuesday, its home search assistant that guides homebuyers through Homes.com listings and proprietary market data with natural language. The tool will be added to other CoStar-owned sites later. Continue reading

Opendoor pushes AI pivot amid stock volatility

Opendoor’s CEO shakeup and AI pivot signal a push toward software-driven homebuying, as the iBuyer navigates investor scrutiny. Continue reading

7 AI tools that help agents do in hours what used to take days

The real estate agents who are winning with technology right now are using it to remove friction and create efficiency, Jimmy Burgess writes. Continue reading

James Harris wants Breezy to be the agent’s daily operating system

James Harris’ Breezy platform promises to simplify real estate workflows by replacing scattered tools with a unified AI system. Continue reading