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AI usage is becoming the new standard for most brokerages

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The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming the new norm for many real estate agents and brokerages. Delta’s annual real estate leadership survey explores insights from brokerage leaders on AI, marketing technology and forward-thinking insights. Delta Media considered these brokerages to be “medium to large.”

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Home inspection startup PunchListUSA raises $39 million in Series A

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Charleston, South Carolina-based real estate tech firm PunchListUSA , which calls itself the first platform digitizing national home inspection data , closed on a $39 million Series A funding round this week. . ’s largest home inspection services providers, to offer customers instant repair estimates. .

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

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That can include being a housing market expert and advising clients on the best times to list or buy a home; having referrals handy for inspections, repairs, staging and photography; understanding the mortgage origination process; and more. Now, it’s time to join a brokerage. But keep in mind that licenses will need to be renewed.

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A homebuyer’s personal story from the post-Sitzer, post-settlement world

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31, 2023, and has since reshaped the business practices for real estate brokerages and agents across the country. In writing both offers, Angela and I made sure to fully disclose how I was expecting her to get paid , as well as all of my requests, including a home inspection contingency clause. Funny you should ask.

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RealReports enhances property document analysis with new multimodal AI feature

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The new feature harnesses the capabilities of multimodal artificial intelligence to instantly analyze and summarize complex property documents, including inspection reports, appraisals and seller disclosures. Proptech firm RealReports unveiled a new feature for its AI-powered assistant, Aiden, the company announced on Thursday.

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Coldwell Banker Realty adds top agent in Northern California

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On Monday, the brokerage announced that it was welcoming top-performing agent Jing Hu to the firm’s office in the Silicon Valley hub of Cupertino. My attention to detail with inspections, paperwork and closings are essential when it comes to helping clients buy and sell their homes,” Hu said in a statement. “I

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Agent commissions are being negotiated more often, but it’s a ‘tale of two markets’

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Like with the amount of earnest money deposit or including an inspection contingency, the amount the buyer is asking the seller to pay her agent is a term that impacts the strength of the offer,” Redfin chief economist Daryl Fairweather said in a statement. But different brokerages are experiencing different things.