Rocket Homes app puts listings on your car’s infotainment screen

Integration with Apple CarPlay turns the commute “into an exciting and natural part of the homebuying journey” — unless you drive a Tesla. Continue reading

Automating verifications lets loanDepot OK loans in minutes

After months of beta testing, the melloNow underwriting engine can analyze credit reports, detect fraud, and validate income and employment data without human assistance. Continue reading

Simply Homes funded $22M to apply AI to home affordability crisis

Simply Homes applies a more proptech-oriented approach by using an artificial intelligence-generated performance model to determine what each property will require to reach livability and in time, profitability. Continue reading

Cloze teams with design platform Canva for seamless listing magic

Cloze is the first application in its category to integrate with the web-based graphic design platform Canva, the customer relationship management platform revealed exclusively to Inman. Continue reading

Inman expands awards program to honor future leaders, AI trailblazers

Public nominations are now open in four awards categories for 2024, including a slate of new honors designed to spotlight achievements in artificial intelligence and recognize real estate’s emerging leaders. Continue reading

How Andy Kurtz is leveraging tech to transform real estate

In the latest in his Snapshot series, team leader Brandon Doyle talks to Kopis CEO Andy Kurtz about how the real estate industry is harnessing custom, integrated tech solutions. Continue reading

How Craig Grant is educating real estate agents on embracing tech

By encouraging a focus on learning and embracing change, CEO Craig Grant offers a refreshing perspective that empowers real estate professionals to see technology as an ally, not an adversary. Continue reading

Redfin rolls out AI-enhanced digital self-staging tool for homebuyers

In partnership with Roomvo, the brokerage and search portal’s new Redfin Redesign tool grants homebuyers the ability to alter room finishes while alerting agents to a buyer’s growing interest. Continue reading

6 AI awareness strategies for real estate agents in 2024

According to land investment specialist Curtis Williams, real estate professionals with their fingers on the pulse of the latest developments in this domain are poised to have a critical advantage over colleagues less expert in AI.  Continue reading

Real Geeks new website builder is real fast, SEO-first

Real Geeks new feature was conceptualized to help real estate agents, teams and brokerages publish heavily SEO-optimized websites fit to handle IDX data feeds wrapped around content targeting agents’ specific markets. Continue reading