The real estate industry is preparing for the wrong disruption. For two years, brokerages, MLSs and trade groups have been consumed by the AI conversation. What tools to buy. Which workflows to automate. How to compete with ChatGPT-native upstarts. It’s a legitimate conversation, but it isn’t the one that’s about to redefine the business. The…
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The Senate’s confirmation of Kevin Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve is already reshaping conversations across the housing industry — particularly among real estate agents watching mortgage rates, affordability and transaction volume. Warsh is set to officially succeed Jerome Powell after a contentious confirmation process held against a backdrop of elevated inflation, geopolitical instability…
The Sarkis Team at Douglas Elliman has expanded into New Hampshire, adding agent Adam Pettitt to the team. This marks Douglas Elliman’s first entrance into the Granite State. Pettitt, who will represent the team in New Hampshire’s Lakes Region, brings LOOKOUT Lake Winnipesaukee, a 48-unit community in Laconia overlooking Lake Winnipesaukee into The Sarkis Team’s…
Artificial intelligence is reshaping nearly every corner of the mortgage business at United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), where chief technology officer Jason Bressler said the company is betting on AI agents to automate underwriting support and servicing operations at a massive scale. Speaking with HousingWire at the UWM Live! event in Detroit, Bressler said the company’s…