Artificial Intelligence

eXp Realty launches AI assistant ‘Mira,’ AI training program

eXp Realty has announced the launch of two major artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives; Mira, a new AI-powered business assistant — and the eXp University AI Accelerator Series, an eight-week program aimed at helping agents learn to integrate AI and automation. Unveiled Tuesday at eXpCon Miami, Mira allows agents to instantly access real-time business data, navigate […]

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It’s up to MLSs to decide if the Zillow-ChatGPT integration violates IDX policies

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has weighed in on the ongoing debate over whether or not Zillow’s app integration with OpenAI’s ChatGPT violates MLS IDX policies.  In a statement issued on Tuesday, NAR said that when it comes to enforcement, “each MLS is individually responsible for conducting its own assessment of technologies that use

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Tech Pulse: Are MLS policies built for the ChatGPT era?

Welcome back to Tech Pulse — HousingWire‘s weekly series rounding up the latest in technology news, including tools, integrations and trends that impact mortgage and real estate. Here’s what happened this week: Are MLS policies built for the ChatGPT era? Zillow‘s integration with ChatGPT has ignited a debate over MLS compliance, with industry leaders examining the implications for data privacy

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Tech developments in the mortgage capital markets heat up

Several developments involving companies active in the industry’s secondary and capital market emerged this week. AI-driven pricing data provider buys MBS specialist Solve, a provider of pre-trade data and predictive pricing that has long used artificial intelligence to aggregate and analyze information, announced Thursday that it has purchased a company with similar but deeper capabilities

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Longbridge talks new tech tools at NRMLA meeting

Executives from Longbridge Financial gathered last week at the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA)’s Annual Meeting to discuss the company’s suite of technology tools and lending products aimed at helping wholesale reverse mortgage partners grow their businesses and better serve older homeowners. Wholesale and correspondent manager Bill Nolan opened the company’s session at the event by

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AI platform aims to tackle homebuilding bottlenecks

Swiftbuild.ai, a technology firm developing artificial intelligence (AI) tools to streamline government permitting, is drawing interest as federal officials call for faster homebuilding nationwide. The company’s main platform, SwiftGov, is designed to help local governments reform zoning and permitting systems while keeping sensitive municipal data on U.S. servers. Swiftbuild.ai’s offering comes as President Donald Trump

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Figure debuts AI-powered platform for DSCR loans

Figure on Wednesday launched an AI-powered platform for debt-service-coverage ratio (DSCR) loans, expanding its blockchain-based capital marketplace into one of the fastest-growing segments of housing finance. A release from the company confirmed that West Capital Lending and Axen Mortgage are among Figure’s first partners to embed its DSCR product. The platform allows investors to qualify

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Rechat, Loft47 partner to streamline brokerage operations

Rechat announced a new integration with Loft47 — a commission management and back-office automation system — with an aim of simplifying brokerage operations from deal creation to agent payouts. “Our integration with Loft47 reinforces our commitment to giving brokerages the flexibility to choose the tools that best fit their workflows,” said Shayan Hamidi, CEO of

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Blend Labs unveils AI system for lending

Blend Labs Inc. on Wednesday introduced Intelligent Origination, an AI-driven system designed to streamline the lending process by embedding automation and analytics throughout its digital origination platform. The company said the system integrates artificial intelligence into each stage of origination to interpret data and documents, perform complex tasks autonomously and learn from outcomes. Each feature

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AI in title and escrow is a ‘force multiplier’ not a ‘job killer’

AI in title and escrow is a ‘force multiplier’ not a ‘job killer’

Artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly become a cornerstone technology for the title and escrow sector, according to Qualia’s newly released State of AI in Title and Escrow 2025 report. Nearly 90% of professionals now use at least one AI tool — a sign of the technology’s influence moving from novelty to necessity. The study, which

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