2025 Illinois REALTORS® President Tommy Choi asks if AI is helping us eliminate bias in real estate or reinforcing it in ways we don’t even realize.

Gateless has integrated Fannie Mae’s Income Calculator into its automated mortgage-underwriting package, which will enable lenders to quickly and accurately calculate income from self-employment, business ownership or rental properties.  

The real estate-technology firms will receive help scaling up their businesses from the association’s strategic investment arm, Second Century Ventures. 

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Building a luxury real estate brand starts with a luxurious website, says Malte Kramer, founder and CEO of Luxury Presence.

You don’t need to be an influencer. However, every working agent should manage some type of social media presence, if only to demonstrate you’re still in business.

Matt Laricy debuted his real estate video podcast Laricy Live on YouTube five years ago. Today, he has 32,000 subscribers.

The Houston Association of REALTORS® recently partnered with RentSpree, a rental software provider for agents, landlords and renters.

“It’s a brutal, hard market, and anything we can do to save Realtors time and streamline the process is a win for everybody,” said Co-Founder Phillip Elbert.

MLS freeze strikes agents in Florida, Massachusetts, Indiana, New York, California and elsewhere.

Austin-based property technology company homebldr is launching a new service that claims to “revolutionize” the relationship between investors and real estate agents: homebldr.ai.

“Real estate technology continues to undergo a significant transformation, and the startups selected for the REACH program will play a critical role in helping to drive that change,” said Bob Goldberg, CEO of NAR and president of SCV.

The National Association of Realtors® has named Revive as the winner of the 2022 Innovation, Opportunity & Investment (iOi) Summit “Pitch Battle.”

Houston will soon be home to the first multistory 3D-printed structure in the United States. Construction began last week on the 4,000-square foot single-family home.

Sellers using Zillow may request and view an offer directly from Opendoor and compare it to an open-market sale with a real estate agent. 

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