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World’s first AI real estate agent has already made $100M in sales

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Israeli startup eSelf AI has developed a technology that provides interactive AI real estate agents capable of answering questions and guiding prospective buyers through listings at any time. Porta da Frente Christies CEO Joo Clia told Fox Business that the firm has seen great results since live-testing the AI agent about a year ago.

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RealTrends launches real estate agent and team city rankings

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Understanding that real estate housing markets are hyperlocal, the RealTrends Verified City Rankings represent the newest evolution of RealTrends agent and team rankings. This year’s inaugural rankings feature agents and teams from 50 cities across the U.S., Find out which agents and teams ranked highest in your city here.

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What is a real estate broker vs. an agent? We explain the key differences

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So, let’s start with the basics: What is a real estate broker vs. an agent? To answer that, we’ll take a deep dive into the differences between the many types of real estate professionals, including a real estate agent and a real estate broker. Summary What is a real estate agent? What does a real estate agent do?

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Commission facilitator RLTYco secures $20 million in Series A funding

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A startup that wants to help independent real estate agents and brokers manage the logistics of their business is getting a big boost. The funding gives agents and brokers access to all of RLTYcos services effective immediately. ” RLTYco provides four primary services. RLTY Tax provides a network of CPAs.

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Florida Realtors’ Tim Weisheyer on using servant leadership to drive success in business

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Weisheyer is also the CEO of Dream Builders Realty and DBR Commercial in central Florida. Velt: For a lot of brokers, agents and team leaders, they’re comfortable and successful in what they do. There’s Dream Builders Realty, DBR Commercial Real Estate and Avanti Way Realty.

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Stone Point Capital takes a stake in Keller Williams

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This is an exciting milestone for all Keller Williams agents and franchisees, Gary Keller, the co-founder and executive chairman of Keller Williams, said in a prepared statement. Stone Point is no stranger to the real estate industry, as it also holds strategic investments in Lone Wolf Technologies , Homepoint , CoreLogic and Meridian.

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Opinion: Why aren’t more commercial brokerages seeking affiliated arrangements?

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So why aren’t more commercial real estate (CRE) entities – investors , principals, banks, law firms or developers – seeking the same? Market conditions have certainly trended downward for residential or commercial real estate. Right now, we’re generally seeing more mixed-use developments and multifaceted commercial projects.