How do you get potential sellers to move off the fence?

    Americans are sitting on a record $17 trillion in home equity in the US. According to Cotality, the average homeowner has over $300,000 in wealth locked up in their homes. What if real estate agents could help their potential sellers see how they could increase their net proceeds by $100,000 or more? What if agents could reach out to past clients and "wow" them with a free AI tool that reveals how they can maximize the price of their home by leveraging the newest – and perhaps most powerful way – to sell a home? Research from the [...]

AI labeling laws are here: What real estate companies need to know and do

A breakdown of what these laws require, where they’re spreading, and how real estate businesses – including brokers, MLSs, tech firms, and vendors – must respond.

By |2025-05-19T13:34:47-07:00May 6th, 2025|Artificial Intelligence|1 Comment

A New Report: Presale renovation is moving from niche to mainstay – and AI is leading the way

Most agents sat on the sidelines when virtual tours made their debut. Now, they are ubiquitous. Back in the mid to late 1990s, when virtual tours were primarily used for luxury listings, they felt clunky and slow, and often required buyers to download special browser plugins just to view a listing. I remember vividly IPIX and its 360 virtual tour tech at the first mainstream Inman Real Estate Connect at the San Francisco Hilton. It wowed the crowd but cost $1000 a tour. Most agents initially looked at virtual tours as a marketing gimmick until around 2010. Fast forward to [...]

By |2025-04-18T12:35:05-07:00April 21st, 2025|Artificial Intelligence, Presale Renovation, Real Estate Technology|Comments Off on A New Report: Presale renovation is moving from niche to mainstay – and AI is leading the way

ChatGPT unleashes the AI copyright beast with its new image powers

We've used ChatGPT and ChatGPT Teams to create much of the accompanying artwork for the more than 200 stories I’ve written for our REAL AI weekly newsletter. For a time, Midjourney was our image champ. Then, we discovered some tricks we could do with Canva's AI image generation tools. But now, it’s all ChatGPT: its image generation capabilities just leapfrogged the competition. Upload a photo to render a new image in almost every art style. Social media users are losing their minds over its ability to Studio Ghibli-style capabilities. The demand on ChatGPT has been so massive that its leader [...]

By |2025-04-01T16:14:43-07:00April 2nd, 2025|Artificial Intelligence|Comments Off on ChatGPT unleashes the AI copyright beast with its new image powers

AI that Seems Like you are Really Talking to a Human

We all know that AI is moving faster than light. At WAV Group we look at new AI solutions all the time. The demo I have attached for you though is next level, though. 

By |2025-03-21T08:22:42-07:00March 20th, 2025|Artificial Intelligence, PropTech, Real Estate Technology, Technology Evaluation|Comments Off on AI that Seems Like you are Really Talking to a Human

High Tech Brokerage vs. High Touch Brokerage – AI May Change Strategy

Brokerages are now facing a crucial decision: lean into technology or double down on the personal connection that has long defined the industry?

By |2025-03-05T10:59:10-08:00March 6th, 2025|Artificial Intelligence, Broker-Agent Information|Comments Off on High Tech Brokerage vs. High Touch Brokerage – AI May Change Strategy

REAL AI: Turn AI into your daily habit, AI for criminal minds, AI facts, headlines and quote of the week

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 3 Issue 8 REAL AI is a human-created weekly roundup of all things related to artificial intelligence in real estate and emerging AI innovations in other sectors likely to impact our industry. WARNING: Beginning in LESS THAN 10 DAYS, on March 3, this content will only be available via our free newsletter, delivered by email every Monday, so please subscribe here! Turn AI into your daily habit CoreLogic’s Clareity25 MLS confab in the Arizona desert, attended by many industry leaders, just concluded. But unlike most real estate conferences, AI never really took center [...]

By |2025-02-21T08:10:06-08:00February 21st, 2025|Artificial Intelligence, PropTech, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on REAL AI: Turn AI into your daily habit, AI for criminal minds, AI facts, headlines and quote of the week

At bridgeMLS, Roomvo is the difference between a house and a home

Roomvo is a service offered by bridgeMLS that allows consumers to reimagine a home and its rooms styled differently.

By |2025-02-25T10:56:18-08:00February 19th, 2025|Artificial Intelligence, Press Releases|Comments Off on At bridgeMLS, Roomvo is the difference between a house and a home

AI will you be mine, AI makes free art but the legal rulings start, AI facts, AI headlines and AI quote of the week

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 3 Issue 7 REAL AI is a human-created weekly roundup of all things related to artificial intelligence in real estate and emerging AI innovations in other sectors likely to impact our industry. WARNING: Beginning March 3, this content will only be available via our free newsletter, delivered by email every Monday, so please subscribe here! AI, will you be mine? Are AI companions infiltrating Valentine’s Day? The statistics say absolutely: one in four young adults think AI boyfriends and girlfriends could replace real-life romance. AI companion apps are booming, with industry researchers expecting [...]

By |2025-02-13T17:00:31-08:00February 14th, 2025|Artificial Intelligence, PropTech, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on AI will you be mine, AI makes free art but the legal rulings start, AI facts, AI headlines and AI quote of the week

AI tech and MLS of Choice requires parity: How San Francisco Association of Realtors are doing that with Restb.ai

With the removal of compensation from the MLS and so much uncertainty in real estate, MLSs must decide what components of their value proposition to focus on to step up their game and communicate the tangible benefits they deliver. MLSs must lean in to find AI tools that make the jobs of agents easier and more productive. They must also remember that all agents are not created equal. Providing a choice with MLS systems, the core tool offered by MLSs is one significant way to ensure you are meeting the diverse needs of your MLS customers. True MLS of Choice, however, isn’t [...]

By |2025-02-13T16:05:14-08:00February 13th, 2025|Artificial Intelligence, MLS, PropTech, Real Estate Technology|Comments Off on AI tech and MLS of Choice requires parity: How San Francisco Association of Realtors are doing that with Restb.ai