NAR Study: Single women first-time buyers on the rise, and single men decline

The new NAR Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers 2024 is out! Release just before NAR NXT 2024 begins this week in Boston, it’s a study I look forward to unpacking every year. Already, the press coverage has uncovered several of these key trends from this report: Historic age spike in first-time buyers First-time home buyers' median age is now 38, the oldest recorded in the report's history, compared to the late 20s in the 1980s. This shift reflects how affordability issues, higher interest rates, and home prices are reshaping home buying. The delay in buying has significant implications for [...]

By |2024-11-07T06:25:46-08:00November 7th, 2024|Reports, Research|Comments Off on NAR Study: Single women first-time buyers on the rise, and single men decline

REAL AI: AI in real estate will CRE lead the way, AI at Associations and MLSs, Fast Facts, Headlines and AI Quote of the Week

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 2 Post 44 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. We post a new edition every Friday, and our free newsletter is delivered every Monday. AI in real estate: Will CRE lead the way? One real estate tech truism that has endured since I’ve been in the business is that the most advanced technology gets adopted in the Commercial Real Estate industry well before residential real estate. Often, the determining [...]

By |2024-11-01T08:18:19-07:00November 1st, 2024|Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, MLS, PropTech, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on REAL AI: AI in real estate will CRE lead the way, AI at Associations and MLSs, Fast Facts, Headlines and AI Quote of the Week

REAL AI: Debunking ChatGPT Myths, AI and Data Standards at RESO, Facts, Headlines and AI Quote of the Week

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 2 Post 43 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. We post a new edition every Friday, and our free newsletter is delivered every Monday. Debunking the Top 3 ChatGPT Myths For those born post-internet, a famous comedian named Rodney Dangerfield coined the line "I don't get no respect. No respect at all" as a catchphrase of his standup act. Often, AI is maligned just like Rodney. Some of the [...]

By |2024-10-25T08:20:44-07:00October 25th, 2024|Artificial Intelligence, MLS, PropTech, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on REAL AI: Debunking ChatGPT Myths, AI and Data Standards at RESO, Facts, Headlines and AI Quote of the Week

REAL AI: Clear Capital AI point of view, Apple Intelligence gets small, Facts, Headlines and AI Quote of the Week

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 2 Post 39 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. We post a new edition every Friday, and our free newsletter is delivered every Monday. Clear Capital AI point of view If AI ever needs a fairness advocacy group, they should recruit Clear Capital’s Kenon Chen to spearhead the effort. Real estate agents may know Clear Capital, a national real estate valuation technology company, best from its September 2021 acquisition [...]

By |2024-09-30T13:36:20-07:00September 27th, 2024|Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, PropTech, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on REAL AI: Clear Capital AI point of view, Apple Intelligence gets small, Facts, Headlines and AI Quote of the Week

REAL AI: Top AI tools for Realtors, new AI digital sales manager and coach, headlines, fast facts and AI quote of the week

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 2 Post 34 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. We post a new edition every Friday, and our free newsletter is delivered every Monday. Top AI tools for real estate agents I just got back from speaking at the Florida Realtor Convention in Orlando. The topic was “Top AI Tools for Realtors," and I attempted to pack a plethora of tips into a one-hour session while allowing time for [...]

By |2024-08-25T21:11:23-07:00August 23rd, 2024|Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, MLS, PropTech, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on REAL AI: Top AI tools for Realtors, new AI digital sales manager and coach, headlines, fast facts and AI quote of the week

REAL AI: AI convenience versus risk, Cool Gemini AI party trick, headlines, fast facts and AI quote of the week

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 2 Post 27 REAL AI is a human-created weekly roundup of all things AI in real estate and emerging AI innovations in other sectors likely to impact real estate. We post a new edition every Friday, and our free newsletter is delivered every Monday. AI convenience versus risk Trying to keep up with the latest AI developments is like solving a Rubik's Cube that changes colors every second. There's also an extra layer of cutting through the hyperbole and inaccuracies reported daily. For example, a recent blog post touted a "breakthrough" using [...]

By |2024-07-05T08:06:42-07:00July 5th, 2024|Artificial Intelligence, Industry Observations, PropTech, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on REAL AI: AI convenience versus risk, Cool Gemini AI party trick, headlines, fast facts and AI quote of the week

REAL AI: ChatGPT 4ooooh, Renovation AI, facts, headlines, and AI quote of the week

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 2 Post 20 Real AI is a 100% human-created weekly roundup of all things AI in real estate and emerging AI innovations in other sectors likely to impact real estate, posting weekly. ChatGPT 4ooooh (my goodness!) Did you see the live stream or video from OpenAI introducing ChatGPT 4o (pronounced “oh”)? The big news: the introduction of omnimodal AI. Oh, and it’s free for everyone (but much faster if you have the paid version and up to five times more capacity than the free version – more than worth the $20-a-month subscription). [...]

By |2024-05-20T08:03:03-07:00May 17th, 2024|Artificial Intelligence|Comments Off on REAL AI: ChatGPT 4ooooh, Renovation AI, facts, headlines, and AI quote of the week

Real AI: AI agents are the next big thing, AI and the Big Apple, fast facts, and AI quote of the week

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 2 Issue 18 Real AI is a 100% human-created weekly roundup of all things AI in real estate and emerging AI innovations in other sectors likely to impact real estate, posting weekly. AI agents are the next big thing This week, Sam Altman, head of OpenAI, tells MIT Technology Review that AI agents are poised to become AI's killer app. Compared to what these new AI Agents will do, ChatGPT-4 will look pretty dumb, Altman says. What is the difference between an AI chatbot and an AI agent? Think of an AI chatbot [...]

By |2024-05-10T10:44:50-07:00May 3rd, 2024|Artificial Intelligence, Industry Observations, PropTech, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on Real AI: AI agents are the next big thing, AI and the Big Apple, fast facts, and AI quote of the week

Real AI: AI will make the big, bigger, latest AI trends, headlines, fast facts and AI Quote of the Week

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 2 Post 15 Real AI is a 100% human-created weekly roundup of all things AI in real estate and emerging AI innovations in other sectors likely to impact real estate, posting weekly. AI will make the big, bigger Today, AI is in the business news headlines everywhere you look. Within 12 hours this week, OpenAI, Google, and Meta announced new AI versions. The French AI startup Mistral also released its latest version. Meta is launching its third version of Llama. Google released Gemini Pro 1.5 at Google Next 24. OpenAI issued its final [...]

By |2024-05-10T10:52:07-07:00April 12th, 2024|Artificial Intelligence, PropTech, Real Estate Technology, Research, Technology, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Real AI: AI will make the big, bigger, latest AI trends, headlines, fast facts and AI Quote of the Week

Real AI: Chatting with the ChatGPT app, real estate agents and Chatbot privacy dilemma, headlines and an AI Quote of the Week

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 2 Post 14 Real AI is a 100% human-created weekly roundup of all things AI in real estate and emerging AI innovations in other sectors likely to impact real estate, posting weekly. Chatting with the ChatGPT app A splash screen inside my ChatGPT app on my iPhone 14 recently popped up, inviting me to select a "voice." Its prompt was that I could converse with ChatGPT rather than a text search. So, I went into Settings, which is a little tricky to find. First, go to the top left of the screen [...]

By |2024-05-10T10:53:52-07:00April 5th, 2024|Artificial Intelligence, PropTech, Real Estate Technology, Research, Technology|Comments Off on Real AI: Chatting with the ChatGPT app, real estate agents and Chatbot privacy dilemma, headlines and an AI Quote of the Week

Clareity24 Recap: From AI and cybersecurity to legal eagles and legends, this sold-out conference had it all

Kevin Greene, Executive, General Manager of CoreLogic's Real Estate Solutions With a new venue, fresh, cutting-edge content, a stellar lineup of industry experts, thought leaders, and legends – plus a sellout crowd featuring the Who's Who of the MLS world – all the right ingredients were in place to make this year's CoreLogic Clareity24 a best-yet event. And it delivered that – and much more. Kicking off 2024 Clareity24 marked the inaugural event for Kevin Greene, the newly announced leader of CoreLogic's Real Estate Solutions group, as its new Executive, General Manager. Kevin's been a mainstay at Clareity [...]

By |2024-03-12T07:57:59-07:00March 12th, 2024|Conferences, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Clareity24 Recap: From AI and cybersecurity to legal eagles and legends, this sold-out conference had it all

Real AI: ChatGPT adds memory, Trying Perplexity.ai, facts, headlines and a Quote of the Week from Google

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 2 Post 7 Real AI is a 100% human-created weekly roundup of all things AI in real estate and emerging AI innovations in other sectors likely to impact real estate, posting a new edition every Friday. ChatGPT is adding a memory feature OpenAI revealed this week that it is testing a new memory feature for ChatGPT. The goal is a more personalized and valuable experience without providing expert prompts for ChatGPT to remember any previous prompts or stay within the same prompt set. A key new feature of this potentially potent addition [...]

By |2024-05-13T13:51:05-07:00February 16th, 2024|Artificial Intelligence, PropTech, Real Estate Technology, SEO, Technology|Comments Off on Real AI: ChatGPT adds memory, Trying Perplexity.ai, facts, headlines and a Quote of the Week from Google