Artificial Intelligence

Trump’s executive order unlikely to slow adoption of AI in real estate

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order calling for creation of a voluntary review framework for the nation’s most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models before public release. It also directs federal agencies to expand AI-powered cybersecurity programs and establish a new government-industry clearinghouse for software vulnerabilities. “Advanced AI capabilities make our Nation stronger, […]

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How Valon and Carrington plan to crack a servicing tech duopoly

How Valon and Carrington plan to crack a servicing tech duopoly

One of 2026’s latest acquisition deals involves two companies eyeing growth — one through addition and the other via the sale of assets, allowing it to focus on its core mission since inception.   Processing Content The May deal between Valon Technologies and Carrington Mortgage Services spotlights two running themes in the current wave of mergers

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Cloze Forge platform lets real estate firms ‘vibe code’ custom tools

Cloze announced Cloze Forge at the 1000WATT Signal conference on Tuesday. It’s a new platform allowing real estate brokerages to build and deploy fully branded digital tools without needing an internal development team. Cloze says Forge enables firms to “vibe-code” custom apps through its Forge Studio tool, powered by Cloze’s unified brokerage data layer, including

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Realty ONE Group launches ZONE Pro AI platform

Realty ONE Group International has launched ZONE Pro, a rebuilt proprietary tech platform that uses artificial intelligence to centralize business operations, referrals and training for its more than 20,000 real estate professionals, the company announced on Tuesday. The Laguna Niguel, California-based brokerage described ZONE Pro as a next-generation ecosystem and “command center” engineered to help

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Clariti AI Studio launches to help cities solve permitting delays

As municipalities adopt AI tools to cut days or weeks from permitting and approval timelines, one company has introduced a free training initiative for local governments taking baby steps to explore deploying the technology internally.  Clariti recently announced the launch of Clariti AI Studio, which offers municipalities customized workshops that demonstrate how AI can reduce

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TD’s new AI agent shaves 15 hours off mortgage decisions

TD Bank Group’s AI team has built and deployed its first AI agent — a model that completes mortgage loan applications in minutes as opposed to the 15 hours it normally takes a human to process.  Processing Content The new AI agent was deployed in January and mortgage loan officers have embraced it, he said.  “If

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Beeline seeks to buy remaining MagicBlocks stake

Beeline Holdings Inc. has signed a letter of intent to acquire the remaining stake in MagicBlocks, an AI-focused real estate technology firm that powers the lender’s chatbot and digital infrastructure. The deal is non-binding at this point, meaning either party can still walk away before signing a definitive agreement, the companies announced Thursday. Beeline currently

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NAR REACH taps real estate firms for tech program

Second Century Ventures, the strategic investment arm of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and operator of the REACH accelerator program, announced the six companies selected for the 2026 NAR REACH residential technology program on Thursday. The REACH program focuses on identifying and accelerating technology companies serving the residential real estate industry. Since launching more

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How independent brokerages can scale tech with AI

For many independent real estate brokerages, competing with national franchises’ market insight has long meant a painful choice; stay boutique or surrender your brand and hang a new sign. But Tim Rodland — founder of Rodland Real Estate in The Bahamas — believes artificial intelligence (AI) has changed that calculation entirely. His company is introducing

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New brokerage Showings bets on buyer leads over listing commissions

A new real estate brokerage aims to eliminate traditional listing agents and listing fees altogether — a model its founder says could challenge decades-old assumptions about agent compensation. Showings announced it will officially launch May 22 in New York City, Atlanta, Chicago and Orlando. The company describes itself as the first nationwide real estate brokerage

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