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Citi mandates AI prompt training for most employees

Citi mandates AI prompt training for most employees

Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg Key insight: Citi is putting most of its employees through prompt training in the hopes of improving productivity.   What’s at stake: Poor prompting risks degraded competitiveness and slower operational outcomes.    Forward look: Prepare for expanded agentic AI rollouts and governance decisions across financial firms. Source: Bullets generated by AI with editorial review. […]

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Tech Pulse: Realtor groups talk tech; lenders stress compliance

Welcome back to Tech Pulse — HousingWire‘s weekly series rounding up the latest in technology news, including tools, integrations and trends that impact mortgage and real estate. Here’s what happened this week: Realtor association tools driving member success Florida Realtors and Virginia Realtors are investing in data-driven platforms, safety apps and legal support tools. Florida’s SunStats offers statewide real estate

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What are Tech Trendsetters most excited about right now?

With nominations for HousingWire’s 2025 Tech Trendsetters closing on Sept. 30, we’re continuing to spotlight previous honorees and industry leaders for their insights on tech in 2025. We asked one simple question: What project are you most excited about right now? Their responses highlight how artificial intelligence (AI), data, modernized infrastructure and tools for mortgage

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RealReports AI property data expands to MLS platforms

RealReports and Restb.ai announced a partnership on Tuesday to integrate appraisal-grade property insights into multiple listing service (MLS)-facing tools. First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS) in Georgia and MLS Now in Ohio will be among the first MLS organizations to offer the technology to members. FMLS serves 57,000 members across Georgia and the Southeast while MLS

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Seeking better results, FICO launches bank-specific AI models

Seeking better results, FICO launches bank-specific AI models

Adobe Stock: Tada Images FICO, the eponymous credit score provider, announced three artificial intelligence language models for financial services firms on Tuesday: Focused Foundation Model, Focused Language Model and Focused Sequence Model.   In developing its own language models, FICO is offering an alternative to the large foundation models that have become popular in the industry,

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Sun Belt leads sales volume but posts nation’s lowest absorption rate

The Sun Belt region continues to dominate the U.S. housing market in raw transaction volume, recording 25,857 weekly home sales across its metropolitan areas, nearly six times the Northeast’s 4,452 sales and more than double the West’s 11,061 transactions. However, this sales advantage masks a market efficiency gap. The Sun Belt’s inventory of 353,916 properties

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Innovation Challenge 2025 spotlights AI, retention tools

Innovation Challenge 2025 spotlights AI, retention tools

Left to right: Julian Hebron, Jonathan Kunkle, John Wines, Will Adams Artificial intelligence and borrower retention took center stage as 20 tech firms competed for top honors in the Innovation Challenge at Digital Mortgage 2025. New homeownership portals, voice agents and lead generation tools all may find their way onto mortgage technology stacks if they

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Tech Pulse: Real estate referral landscape; new e-sign tool

Welcome back to Tech Pulse — HousingWire‘s weekly series rounding up the latest in technology news, including tools, integrations and trends that impact mortgage and real estate. Here’s what happened this week: From Zillow to sphere: Why you must know the source of your real estate referrals Real estate agents are navigating a shifting lead-gen landscape — balancing referrals, paid

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Houston Home Values Provide Competitive Edge in Texas

Houston’s housing market maintains a competitive edge in affordability while still showing a slight seller’s advantage, according to the latest HW Data. With a median listing price of $351,900, Houston presents a value opportunity for buyers priced out of Dallas and Austin markets. Inventory and pricing vary significantly across Texas metros The Houston metro area

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Reverse mortgage AI tools set to transform senior borrower experience

Top U.S. reverse mortgage lenders are entering a new phase in their artificial intelligence (AI) strategy: deploying customer-facing tools to engage more directly with seniors. After achieving operational efficiencies by using AI internally, lenders now plan to roll out chatbots, voice agents and digital prequalification tools to a broader base of borrowers starting in the

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