Open Real Estate: The Brokerage and Franchisors are Bringing UpstreamRE Concept Back

On Monday, AGNT Inc. (eXp Realty and NextHome), HomeServices of America, Keller Williams Realty and Real REMAX Group announced Open Real Estate, a broker-owned national listing data-sharing initiative targeted for Q1 2027. If the pitch sounds familiar, it should. The industry has heard a version of it before, under a different name: UpstreamRE. The goal of this initiative along with BLX, Ocusell and historically, UpstreamRE, is the same - to better orchestrate  brokerage level listing management.  More of the details of this pain point is outlined below.

By |2026-11-02T11:03:48-08:00October 29th, 2026|Broker Information, Broker Public Portal, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on Open Real Estate: The Brokerage and Franchisors are Bringing UpstreamRE Concept Back
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More from Ai4: The legends of AI uncork the good, bad and ugly of AI today and tomorrow

What happens when three founders of modern artificial intelligence sit down together and discover they don’t agree on where it is taking us? That was the extraordinary moment at Ai4 when Geoffrey Hinton, Fei-Fei Li and Andrew Ng shared the stage for a conversation that ranged from runaway AI agents and job destruction to education, regulation, open models and whether AI’s biggest impact could ultimately be curing disease or eliminating illiteracy. These weren’t three AI commentators speculating from the sidelines. Hinton helped lay the foundations for modern neural networks and received the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work [...]

By |2026-08-11T09:22:29-07:00August 11th, 2026|Artificial Intelligence, Conferences, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on More from Ai4: The legends of AI uncork the good, bad and ugly of AI today and tomorrow
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Ai4: Would you trust a brilliant teenager to run your business?

What happens when artificial intelligence becomes smart enough to do more than answer questions, but still lacks the judgment to know when it is making a terrible decision? That was one of the most memorable themes from Jeetu Patel, president and chief product officer at Cisco, during his Ai4 keynote conversation last week. Patel compared today’s AI agents to teenagers: highly intelligent, fearless about consequences and occasionally capable of remarkably poor judgment. It was funny because it was instantly relatable, but it was also one of the clearest explanations I have heard of the risk facing companies as AI moves [...]

By |2026-08-10T11:16:10-07:00August 10th, 2026|Artificial Intelligence, Conferences, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on Ai4: Would you trust a brilliant teenager to run your business?
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Remember When a Mac Wasn’t Supported by Your MLS?

The evolution from Windows-only MLS systems to mobile apps and now AI-powered conversations reveals a consistent lesson: the MLS succeeds when it meets members where they work. This strategic perspective examines why MCP, conversational AI, and governance platforms like NexusRE represent the next chapter in that evolution.

By |2026-08-06T11:48:58-07:00August 7th, 2026|AI & Application Development, Artificial Intelligence, MCP, MLS Insights|Comments Off on Remember When a Mac Wasn’t Supported by Your MLS?
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Inside AI – Episode 4 with Drew Fabrikant: When AI agents start talking to each other

Don’t miss: Inside AI Episode 4: Drew Fabrikant, CEO and Founder of Scout, explains what real estate should be preparing for next About 18 months ago, Drew Fabrikant told me something I thought was completely insane. He predicted that his bot would eventually talk to my bot. They would have conversations, exchange information and then report back to us about what they had discussed. I told him it was never going to happen. I was wrong. Fabrikant is the founder and CEO of Scout, an AI-powered platform that helps real estate professionals find the right people, identify signals that they [...]

By |2026-09-17T13:10:13-07:00August 5th, 2026|Artificial Intelligence, Inside AI, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on Inside AI – Episode 4 with Drew Fabrikant: When AI agents start talking to each other
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Inside AI – Episode 3 with Ashley Fidler: The biggest AI mistake real estate companies are making

The biggest AI mistake real estate companies are making has nothing to do with choosing the wrong technology. It happens earlier, when leaders decide they need AI before deciding what they actually need AI to do. That mistake becomes far more amplified with agentic AI: technology that can take actions on a user’s behalf. Give a person the wrong permission, and the damage may be limited by how quickly that person can act. Give an AI system the same permission, and it can move at lightning speed, touch thousands of records and multiply the risk before anyone realizes what happened. [...]

By |2026-09-17T13:10:46-07:00July 16th, 2026|Artificial Intelligence, Inside AI, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on Inside AI – Episode 3 with Ashley Fidler: The biggest AI mistake real estate companies are making
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Inside AI – Episode 2 with Dan Troup: Why the future of home search will look very different

Artificial intelligence is transforming nearly every corner of real estate. But what happens when AI is used to rethink one of the industry's most familiar experiences: searching for a home? That's the focus of Episode 2 of Inside AI hosted by me, The REAL AI Guy, a new interview series that gives real estate professionals an insider's look at the people shaping AI across the industry. Through candid conversations with technology leaders, innovators and executives, this new one-on-one interview series cuts through the hype to explore what's working today, what's changing tomorrow and what agents, brokers, MLSs and associations need [...]

By |2026-09-17T13:11:23-07:00July 1st, 2026|AI & Application Development, Artificial Intelligence, Broker Public Portal, Inside AI, Technology, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Inside AI – Episode 2 with Dan Troup: Why the future of home search will look very different
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The Build, Buy, Partner Question Just Got Answered. Watch the Webinar and Learn About the Keller Williams Lone Wolf Launch

Bottom line: Keller Williams just embedded Lone Wolf's Transact platform directly inside Command, and the announcement matters far beyond the KW agent base. It is a working blueprint for how the largest brokerages and franchises in North America will resolve the build, buy, partner question over the next 36 months. Every CEO and board member running an organized real estate organization should spend an hour with the recording. I moderated the webinar last week with David Voorhees, who leads Keller Williams Labs, and Kyle Hunter, the Lone Wolf executive who owns the partnership on the vendor side. The conversation was unusually candid. What follows is why broker-owners, MLS executives, and franchise leaders should put the recording on their calendar and what they will take away when they do.

By |2026-04-29T07:37:12-07:00April 29th, 2026|Broker-Agent Information, PropTech, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on The Build, Buy, Partner Question Just Got Answered. Watch the Webinar and Learn About the Keller Williams Lone Wolf Launch
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Clareity26: An industry in motion, not in transition

Clareity26 didn’t feel like a conference about change. It felt like a conference inside of change. More than 200 MLS executives, brokers, and industry leaders gathered in Tucson with a shared understanding that the rules are shifting in real time. From AI adoption and cybersecurity threats to private listings and legal pressure, the conversations weren’t about what might happen next. They were about what’s happening now. This was also the final Clareity Workshop after a 24-year run. That added weight to every discussion. This wasn’t just another event. It was a moment of reflection for an industry that is being [...]

By |2026-04-03T06:37:07-07:00April 3rd, 2026|Business Intelligence, Conferences, MLS, PropTech, Real Estate Events, Real Estate Technology, Technology, WAV Group Research|Comments Off on Clareity26: An industry in motion, not in transition
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Zillow’s CTO Spills the Tea on AI Strategy

Zillow’s artificial intelligence strategy is built on more than investment. It rests on a powerful ecosystem of listing, consumer, showing, agent, and transaction data accumulated over two decades. This article examines how integrated AI across these datasets could reshape competitive dynamics for brokers and MLS organizations.

By |2026-02-25T12:58:26-08:00March 4th, 2026|AI & Application Development, Artificial Intelligence, Data-Driven Culture, Technology|Comments Off on Zillow’s CTO Spills the Tea on AI Strategy
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The Real Estate Technology Arms Race: Is Your Strategy Built to Win, or Just to Close?

The real estate technology landscape is increasingly competitive, yet many brokerages remain focused on acquisition tools rather than retention strategy. This article introduces a strategic lens that distinguishes between building new relationships and maintaining them for life. In 2026, AI-powered retention may prove to be the industry’s true competitive advantage.

By |2026-02-25T12:40:56-08:00March 3rd, 2026|AI & Application Development, Artificial Intelligence, Technology|Comments Off on The Real Estate Technology Arms Race: Is Your Strategy Built to Win, or Just to Close?
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Why AI Has Not Moved U.S. GDP Yet (And Why That Should Not Worry Industry Leaders)

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping operations across MLSs, brokerages, and real estate technology companies, yet macroeconomic indicators like GDP remain largely unchanged. This disconnect is not a sign of failure, but a reflection of how outdated measurement systems struggle to capture efficiency gains, automation, and intangible digital output. Understanding where AI’s real value shows up today is critical for leaders making long-term investment decisions.

By |2026-02-09T08:59:08-08:00February 10th, 2026|AI & Application Development, Artificial Intelligence, Technology|Comments Off on Why AI Has Not Moved U.S. GDP Yet (And Why That Should Not Worry Industry Leaders)
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