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Inventory is rising as homes sell faster in the 2026 housing market
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (823+ words) Rising inventory has often meant homes are taking longer to sell. That may be starting to shift in 2026. New Housing Wire data suggests the 2026 housing market is becoming more capable of processing available inventory, even as more homes come online…...
Most agents are invisible in AI search, and the top 1% dominate
16+ hour, 48+ min ago (1047+ words) The report found only 8. 4% of U. S. agents appear in AI-generated answers to high-intent searches in their markets, while the top 1% capture 47% of citation share. It argues agents can improve visibility through third-party citations, consistent business data, distributed reviews, and original local…...
New book gives agents a system to target life events, not random leads
16+ hour, 59+ min ago (413+ words) New Kendall Bonner book gives agents a system to target life events, not random leads The book, titled The Motivated Mover Method: A Repeatable System for Real Estate Agents to Build a Predictable Pipeline of Clients Ready to Move, is…...
Using AI as your chief of staff: Expanding leadership capacity at work and at home
2+ week, 1+ day ago (181+ words) " Back to Sessions Today's leaders carry an enormous invisible workload as they juggle constant decisions, planning, communication and the responsibilities of both work and home life. In this talk, Sara Holtz explores how artificial intelligence can act as a digital…...
Generic AI won't fix mortgage lending. Intelligent AI will.
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (616+ words) Mortgage lenders are rushing to adopt AI, but many are repeating a familiar mistake: using new technology to accelerate old processes. Faster paper-pushing isn't transformation. AI presents an opportunity to go further'but only if lenders approach it correctly." Much of…...
Housing Stack On-Demand: The Empower Loan Origination System (LOS) by Dark Matter
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (211+ words) The Empower platform is supported by Aiva, Dark Matter's artificial intelligence document management capability, automatically classifying documents and extracting data from those documents." Data from documents is used for income and asset reviews and quality control checks to ensure loans…...
Recruiting Insight updates belief stack manual for recruiting
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (463+ words) Recruiting Insight published a second edition manual for brokerage leaders that reframes recruiting as a thinking and discipline problem, not a tools problem. It introduces bridge thoughts, a Belief Stack Workbook and a 48-hour rule for action." AI Summary Recruiting…...
Data center hyper growth is colliding with housing development
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (1033+ words) Data centers require large tracts with power and fiber, placing them in direct competition with residential land pipelines. In Texas growth corridors, infrastructure buyers can justify higher prices, thereby reducing the number of buildable housing sites and pushing development farther…...
From chaos to clean files: What happens when AI meets a 700-page loan file
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (624+ words) Shelley described the initial challenge that led to the collaboration. "With wholesale, we were growing so fast, and margins are thin and scalability is hard," he said. "What we saw with Diane's product is it's a way that we could…...
AD Mortgage broker survey finds rising AI use and training gaps
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (440+ words) AD Mortgage surveyed 250-plus brokers and found rising AI and digital tool use along with gaps in training and system integration. About 55% use AI regularly, 83% are ready to adopt new tech and 54% are undecided on what to implement next. " AI…...