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REAL AI: Testing Meta AI Ray-Bans at the iOi Summit, AI videos, headlines and AI quote of the week

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 2 Post 35 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. Testing Meta AI Ray-Bans at the iOi Summit One of my favorite two-day annual real estate tech events is the NAR iOi Summit. I've been to every one, and this year, it was in my hometown, Chicago. Artificial intelligence had top billing throughout the conference, [...]

By |2024-08-30T08:28:43-07:00August 30th, 2024|Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Real Estate Technology, Technology, Video|Comments Off on REAL AI: Testing Meta AI Ray-Bans at the iOi Summit, AI videos, 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: FMLS Launches CoreLogic new AI Image Search, AI gets hyper-personal, AI facts, headlines and quote of the week

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 2 Post 33 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 to your inbox every Monday. FMLS launches CoreLogic’s new AI Image Search in OneHome   Jeremy Crawford continues to champion practical AI solutions for real estate. The CEO of First Multiple Listing Service, the largest MLS in Georgia and the fifth largest in the US, is bringing to 57,000 agents one of [...]

By |2024-08-16T12:05:57-07:00August 16th, 2024|Artificial Intelligence|Comments Off on REAL AI: FMLS Launches CoreLogic new AI Image Search, AI gets hyper-personal, AI facts, headlines and quote of the week

REAL AI: AI earthquake detector, AI liner notes – Apple AI fee + Captions.ai + AI bloat, AI facts, headlines and quote of the week

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 2 Post 32 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 to your inbox every Monday. AI earthquake detector When an earthquake shook the LA region earlier this week, news reports talked about residents knowing the quake was coming before it hit. How? The AI-powered MyShake app. Before the 5.2 shaker arrived, people received a warning on their phones. Akin to [...]

By |2024-08-09T08:16:04-07:00August 9th, 2024|Artificial Intelligence, PropTech, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on REAL AI: AI earthquake detector, AI liner notes – Apple AI fee + Captions.ai + AI bloat, AI facts, headlines and quote of the week

Will the world’s first major AI law impact real estate, AI liner notes about deepfakes + Taco Bell + AI trends, AI videos, headlines and quote of the week

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 2 Post 31 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 to your inbox every Monday. Will the world's first major AI law impact real estate?  The European Union's new Artificial Intelligence Act took effect on August 1, 2024. It is the world's first significant law that attempts to regulate AI. Despite being a European law, it will likely impact US-based [...]

By |2024-08-02T08:18:51-07:00August 2nd, 2024|Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, PropTech, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on Will the world’s first major AI law impact real estate, AI liner notes about deepfakes + Taco Bell + AI trends, AI videos, headlines and quote of the week

Is AI running out of data, AI haters, instructive AI videos, headlines and quote of the week

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 2 Post 30 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 to your inbox every Monday. Is AI running out of data? AI is at a crossroads. Numerous innovation-derailing issues are convening simultaneously. The hurdles AI faces today include accuracy performance, copyright and data scraping lawsuits, escalating costs, massive energy consumption, job displacements, and predictions of an AI bubble bursting – [...]

By |2024-07-26T08:21:37-07:00July 26th, 2024|Artificial Intelligence|Comments Off on Is AI running out of data, AI haters, instructive AI videos, headlines and quote of the week

REAL AI: Free AI image creation, 5 ways agents can use image generators, facts, headlines, and AI Quote of the Week

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 2 Post 29 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 to your inbox every Monday. Joining the AI image generator movement Have you noticed that the photo or image atop your favorite news story or feature often is crediting Midjourney? Chances are it used to say Adobe Stock, Getty Images, or a similar paid licensing image site. You will still [...]

By |2024-07-19T08:13:48-07:00July 19th, 2024|Artificial Intelligence, Marketing, News, PropTech, Real Estate Technology, Technology, Uncategorized|Comments Off on REAL AI: Free AI image creation, 5 ways agents can use image generators, facts, headlines, and AI Quote of the Week

Cash offers: Accelerating a first-time buyer’s ability to “win the deal”

Higher interest rates, record low inventory, rising home prices, and investors snapping up the most affordable housing – it feels like all the market conditions are working against first-time buyers. Then comes the news that zavvie, teaming with Luminate Home Loans and its NEO Home Loans, has been helping hundreds of first-time buyers (and others) break the bad-news cycle. By giving more buyers the opportunity to buy a home with a cash offer, there is some really good news – especially for first-time buyers. As a former loan officer for 8 ½ years – and from my time at Fannie [...]

By |2024-07-18T00:21:17-07:00July 17th, 2024|Industry Observations, Mortgage, News, Press Releases, Technology|Comments Off on Cash offers: Accelerating a first-time buyer’s ability to “win the deal”

REAL AI: RPR AI video scripts, Goodbye Google Hello AI, facts, headlines and AI Quote of the Week

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 2 Post 28 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 from RPR creates market trend video scripts Video for real estate agents has presented a conundrum since YouTube launched nearly two decades ago. Agents know the power of video, but most efforts have focused on posting listing videos that get very few buyer clicks. Even though YouTube [...]

By |2024-07-15T12:41:57-07:00July 12th, 2024|Artificial Intelligence, Builders, Industry Observations, Marketing, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on REAL AI: RPR AI video scripts, Goodbye Google Hello AI, facts, headlines 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: Update on AI in real estate from NAREE, facts, headlines and Quote of the Week

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 2 Post 25 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. Update on AI in real estate from NAREE This week at the National Association of Real Estate Editors (naree.org), Jason Hidalgo of the Reno Gazette-Journal hosted a panel discussion on “Nearing the Inflection Point: Artificial Intelligence and Housing.” Featured panelists included Zillow AI expert Ondrej Linda; Tech-pert Glenn [...]

By |2024-06-21T08:37:54-07:00June 21st, 2024|Artificial Intelligence, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on REAL AI: Update on AI in real estate from NAREE, facts, headlines and Quote of the Week

REAL AI: Will it be the Apple of your AI, Apple Intelligence could be the AI game-changer, facts, headlines and Quote of the Week

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 2 Post 24 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. Will it be the Apple of your AI? As we predicted two weeks ago, the tech world (and Wall Street) was abuzz this week about Apple's AI-related announcements at its developer conference. Our take: most press reports were off the mark, lamenting how Apple is playing “catch up” when it [...]

By |2024-06-14T09:27:05-07:00June 14th, 2024|Artificial Intelligence, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on REAL AI: Will it be the Apple of your AI, Apple Intelligence could be the AI game-changer, facts, headlines and Quote of the Week