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Remembering LA Times reporter Dave Myers

The caller ID on my cell displayed the name of a friend of 30+ years who calls randomly, and I always answer. This time, the news was unfortunately sad. A friend and business colleague we had known for decades had passed away. Dave Myers, former real estate reporter for the Los Angeles Times, died at 62 years young. Another dear reporter friend, Ralph Bivins, editor of Realty News Report, noted that Dave shared in Pulitzer Prize wins for team coverage of the 1992 riots and the 1994 Northridge earthquake. Dave Myers with NAREE friends on a trip to Napa [...]

By |2023-10-13T11:39:24-07:00September 25th, 2023|Industry Observations, News|6 Comments
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Real AI: MBAs vs. ChatGPT, NYT and DALL-E 3, and Crazy-Scary Deepfakes

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 1 Post 5 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. Innovation Challenge: MBA students vs. ChatGPT – Who wins? The Wall Street Journal earlier this month featured a terrific story by Christian Terwiesch and Karl Urich, testing how good AI is at creating new ideas. Terwiesch and Ulrich are professors of operations, information and decisions at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Their hypothesis: that when [...]

By |2024-05-15T14:50:35-07:00September 22nd, 2023|Artificial Intelligence, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on Real AI: MBAs vs. ChatGPT, NYT and DALL-E 3, and Crazy-Scary Deepfakes
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Real AI: Green Catch-22, AI Webinar, and The Creator (ugh)

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 1 Post 4 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. AI and the Green Catch-22 Among the biggest risks that AI faces on its trajectory to impact nearly every aspect of our daily lives before we know it is the Green Catch-22. The paradox: On the positive side, AI has the potential to tackle the environmental impact of humans, from dramatically improving energy efficiency and reducing [...]

By |2024-05-15T14:52:03-07:00September 15th, 2023|Artificial Intelligence, Real Estate Technology, Technology, Webinars|Comments Off on Real AI: Green Catch-22, AI Webinar, and The Creator (ugh)
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AI tied to CRMs is the first big wave

Do you hear that buzz? AI this, AI that? There is a lot of activity swirling around artificial intelligence, but also a lot of questionable noise and hyperbole mixed in with a few scare tactics. Some real estate agents may be wondering if this is just another Web3-NFT-cryptocurrency craze thing that will disappear if they ignore it. The answer from nearly every leading Tech CEO is a resounding – no! But agents are correct. AI is not going to replace them. However, real estate agents who don’t use AI are more likely to be replaced by agents who do. And [...]

By |2023-09-13T09:06:27-07:00September 13th, 2023|Artificial Intelligence, Marketing, PropTech, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on AI tied to CRMs is the first big wave
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Real AI: $300 billion, Digital Twins and Musk says he’s an idiot

By Kevin Hawkins with Korey Hawkins | Vol. 1 Post 3 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. Why Revive Vision AI is a game-changing use of AI Pre-sale renovation leader Revive kicked off their biggest product release – Revive Vision AI – with a huge Launch Party this week. This is precisely the kind of AI we need right now in real estate. First, a bit of background. The pre-sale renovation category is [...]

By |2024-05-15T14:53:25-07:00September 8th, 2023|Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, PropTech, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on Real AI: $300 billion, Digital Twins and Musk says he’s an idiot
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Revive uses AI to introduce a new era of pre-sale renovations

Revive Vision AI is a game-changer for agents and home sellers alike. Think smart CMA meets AI-powered AVM, providing a more detailed foundation for pre-sale renovation discussions to help agents with their listing and pricing strategy.

By |2023-09-06T15:56:59-07:00September 7th, 2023|Artificial Intelligence, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on Revive uses AI to introduce a new era of pre-sale renovations
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Real AI: iOi, Fearing Singularity and Five AI Facts

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.

By |2024-05-15T14:57:50-07:00September 1st, 2023|Artificial Intelligence, CRM, PropTech, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on Real AI: iOi, Fearing Singularity and Five AI Facts
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Real AI: Florida, Headlines and The Beatles

Introducing Real AI – a human-curated 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.

By |2024-05-10T10:30:32-07:00August 25th, 2023|Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on Real AI: Florida, Headlines and The Beatles
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Computer vision is revolutionizing MLSs: The appraisal industry is next

I spent a large part of my career in the mortgage business - long before computer vision was a thing. I was a VP at one of the largest nationwide retail lenders (Great Western), a Fannie Mae Director both in public affairs and later as head of the Seattle Partnership office, and finally, a mortgage loan officer for over eight years with the largest lenders (Countrywide, Wells Fargo and Chase) in the country at the time. These combined experiences give me a unique vantage point of looking at this industry from a 35,000 foot level and the surface as a [...]

By |2023-08-11T07:34:27-07:00August 4th, 2023|Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, MLS, Real Estate Technology|Comments Off on Computer vision is revolutionizing MLSs: The appraisal industry is next
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Ben Caballero does it again: HomesUSA.com launches new listing technology for home builders

Ben Caballero is relentless when it comes to creating new technology and achieving major milestones. The founder and CEO of HomesUSA.com, Ben is currently the No. 1 ranked real estate agent by RealTrends and has been every year since 2013. He is clearly the world’s most productive agent. Ben is an exclusive listing agent for over 60 home builders. He invented the technology for builders that helped earn him three Guinness World Records for home sales and a slew of accolades, including “Most Innovative Agent” by Inman News and a Pinnacle Award for Entrepreneurship from Keller Williams, presented by Gary [...]

By |2023-07-19T07:05:05-07:00July 18th, 2023|News, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on Ben Caballero does it again: HomesUSA.com launches new listing technology for home builders
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zavvie expands its Power Buying services to the mortgage industry

Here's the zavvie stat that tells you why agents will LOVE their LOs for putting together a cash offer for their buyers: mortgage-backed buyers had to make an average of 7 bids when buying a home, compared to just 1.1 offers when using cash.

By |2023-06-30T11:30:12-07:00June 30th, 2023|Announcements, Broker-Agent Information, Technology|Comments Off on zavvie expands its Power Buying services to the mortgage industry
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Big conventions are back – believe it or not: A look at the Builders Show in Vegas

I had an immediate pandemic flashback as I looked around at the thousands of people that filled the Las Vegas Convention Center at this week's National Association of Home Builders annual International Builders Show. I remember asking colleagues on virtual conferences at the height of the pandemic if anyone thought we'd ever have major, mask-less conventions again. The consensus was “no way.” NAHB's International Builders Show or IBS is the nation's biggest real estate show by nearly every measure. Yes, way. In fact, it was rare to see many masks at the latest builder show. And I probably [...]

By |2023-02-03T12:41:23-08:00February 2nd, 2023|Conferences, Real Estate Technology, Technology|Comments Off on Big conventions are back – believe it or not: A look at the Builders Show in Vegas
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