Technology – RISMedia https://www.rismedia.com Integrity in Real Estate Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:02:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8 https://www.rismedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Technology – RISMedia https://www.rismedia.com 32 32 Homesmart: The Next Chapter https://www.rismedia.com/2026/03/06/homesmart-next-chapter/ https://www.rismedia.com/2026/03/06/homesmart-next-chapter/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2026 20:40:21 +0000 https://www.rismedia.com/?p=469500 Above, photo credit: Maximillian Conacher While bringing a period of quiet uncertainty for much of the real estate industry, 2025 proved in stark contrast to be a year of monumental change for HomeSmart. After spending decades shaping real estate’s first and most successful 100%-model brokerage into an industry powerhouse, Founder and CEO Matt Widdows now…

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]]> https://www.rismedia.com/2026/03/06/homesmart-next-chapter/feed/ 1 California Realtors® Adopt AI Tool That Aims to Turn ‘Conversation’ Into Completed Forms https://www.rismedia.com/2026/03/05/california-realtors-adopt-ai-tool-that-aims-turn-conversation-into-completed-forms/ https://www.rismedia.com/2026/03/05/california-realtors-adopt-ai-tool-that-aims-turn-conversation-into-completed-forms/#respond Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:02:12 +0000 https://www.rismedia.com/?p=469430 Above: C.A.R. President Tamara Suminski, left, and Ethica AI Founder and CEO Judd Hoffman, right For a company with a shiny new AI product and an industry association seeking to have its agent members cut down on paperwork so they can more efficiently guide clients to buy and sell homes, it’s looking like a perfect…

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]]> https://www.rismedia.com/2026/03/05/california-realtors-adopt-ai-tool-that-aims-turn-conversation-into-completed-forms/feed/ 0 Report: Agents Want Tech That Saves Brainpower https://www.rismedia.com/2026/02/26/report-agents-want-tech-that-saves-brainpower-zillow/ https://www.rismedia.com/2026/02/26/report-agents-want-tech-that-saves-brainpower-zillow/#respond Thu, 26 Feb 2026 18:32:55 +0000 https://www.rismedia.com/?p=469102 Real estate agents know that time is money, yet they would sacrifice both for technology that saves them mental energy instead, according to a new report. According to Zillow’s 2026 Agent Trends Survey, ease of use is agents’ top priority when choosing new tech tools, above both cost and time savings. Despite agents reporting they…

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]]> https://www.rismedia.com/2026/02/26/report-agents-want-tech-that-saves-brainpower-zillow/feed/ 0 12 Ways AI Can Fall Short for Real Estate Professionals https://www.rismedia.com/2026/02/09/ways-ai-falls-woefully-short-real-estate-professionals/ https://www.rismedia.com/2026/02/09/ways-ai-falls-woefully-short-real-estate-professionals/#respond Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:19:50 +0000 https://www.rismedia.com/?p=468415 Sailors awaiting rain aim straight, said Captain Craig. Does that sentence make any sense to you? Me neither. It resulted when AI was provided with text and tasked to create something readable, but was misinterpreted by the app to mean that each word had to include “ai.” Whoops. The lead sentence is, of course, laughable,…

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]]> https://www.rismedia.com/2026/02/09/ways-ai-falls-woefully-short-real-estate-professionals/feed/ 0 Purlin and Final Offer Merge to Create AI Operating System for Real Estate, Mortgage and Title https://www.rismedia.com/2026/02/03/purlin-and-final-offer-merge-to-create-real-estates-first-ai-operating-system-for-real-estate-mortgage-and-title/ https://www.rismedia.com/2026/02/03/purlin-and-final-offer-merge-to-create-real-estates-first-ai-operating-system-for-real-estate-mortgage-and-title/#respond Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:34:39 +0000 https://www.rismedia.com/?p=468225 Purlin®, an AI platform powering enterprise real estate operations, and Final Offer™, a consumer-facing offer negotiation marketplace, have announced a merger to create the first end-to-end AI operating system for residential real estate, mortgage, title and escrow.  The combined entity serves more than 35,000 real estate professionals, 15 million consumers, and leading brokerages including Douglas…

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]]> https://www.rismedia.com/2026/02/03/purlin-and-final-offer-merge-to-create-real-estates-first-ai-operating-system-for-real-estate-mortgage-and-title/feed/ 0 RISMedia Announces 2026 Real Estate Newsmakers & Hall of Fame Inductees https://www.rismedia.com/2026/02/03/rismedia-announces-2026-real-estate-newsmakers-hof-inductees/ https://www.rismedia.com/2026/02/03/rismedia-announces-2026-real-estate-newsmakers-hof-inductees/#respond Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:42:08 +0000 https://www.rismedia.com/?p=468155 RISMedia, the leading information and news provider for the residential real estate industry, has announced its 2026 class of more than 300 Real Estate Newsmakers. Hailing from across the U.S., RISMedia’s ninth annual Newsmaker honorees represent those who made headlines for their commitment and contributions to the real estate industry in 2025, going the extra…

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]]> https://www.rismedia.com/2026/02/03/rismedia-announces-2026-real-estate-newsmakers-hof-inductees/feed/ 0 PropStream Launches PropStream Pros Season 1 & 2 https://www.rismedia.com/2026/01/30/propstream-launches-propstream-pros-season-1-2/ https://www.rismedia.com/2026/01/30/propstream-launches-propstream-pros-season-1-2/#respond Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:27:48 +0000 https://www.rismedia.com/?p=467736 PropStream has announced the launch of PropStream Pros, its original video and podcast interview series, now available across all major streaming platforms, including YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music. Designed to educate and support real estate professionals, PropStream Pros features candid, unscripted conversations focused on real-world experience, practical insights and long-term success in today’s…

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]]> https://www.rismedia.com/2026/01/30/propstream-launches-propstream-pros-season-1-2/feed/ 0 SkySlope and OneKey® MLS Partner to Integrate SkySlope Forms https://www.rismedia.com/2026/01/28/skyslope-and-onekey-mls-partner-to-integrate-skyslope-forms/ https://www.rismedia.com/2026/01/28/skyslope-and-onekey-mls-partner-to-integrate-skyslope-forms/#respond Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:26:52 +0000 https://www.rismedia.com/?p=467065 SkySlope has announced a major collaboration with OneKey® MLS to roll out an integration of SkySlope Forms directly into the MLS’s Matrix platform. SkySlope stated that Forms streamlines the form-filling process with intelligent automation and seamless MLS syncing, giving agents more control and speed in managing transactions. With single Sign-On (SSO) and data integration, members…

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]]> https://www.rismedia.com/2026/01/28/skyslope-and-onekey-mls-partner-to-integrate-skyslope-forms/feed/ 0 RELIANCEai Partners with AREIA Synthetics to Deploy AI-Powered Digital Human Across Wide Range of Real Estate Platforms https://www.rismedia.com/2025/12/22/relianceai-partners-areia-synthetics-ai-powered-digital-human-real-estate-platforms/ https://www.rismedia.com/2025/12/22/relianceai-partners-areia-synthetics-ai-powered-digital-human-real-estate-platforms/#respond Mon, 22 Dec 2025 18:38:25 +0000 https://www.rismedia.com/?p=464306 Above, RELIANCEai™’s “Areia™,” which stands for Autonomous Real Estate Intelligence Assistant™, a first-of-its-kind real estate-focused, AI-powered digital human being released across a wide range of real estate platforms. RELIANCEai™, a provider of enterprise real estate technology, has announced a strategic partnership with AREIA Synthetics™ to introduce Areia™ (Autonomous Real Estate Intelligence Assistant™), a first-of-its-kind real…

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]]> https://www.rismedia.com/2025/12/22/relianceai-partners-areia-synthetics-ai-powered-digital-human-real-estate-platforms/feed/ 0 AI Won’t Take Your Job: Here Are 3 Ways to Use It https://www.rismedia.com/2025/12/18/ai-wont-take-your-job-here-are-3-ways-to-use-it/ https://www.rismedia.com/2025/12/18/ai-wont-take-your-job-here-are-3-ways-to-use-it/#respond Thu, 18 Dec 2025 18:03:50 +0000 https://www.rismedia.com/?p=464195 Everywhere you look, people are asking: Will AI replace agents? It’s a topic that’s sparked a lot of curiosity—and, let’s be honest, a fair bit of anxiety. At this year’s Zillow Unlock, I had the privilege of tackling this question head on with a session I led called “AI Won’t Take Your Job: Here Are…

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