eXp launches AI assistant; Compass tool enhances market insight 

Editor's note: Technology is a driving force in real estate. From startups to established players, tech companies are constantly innovating, growing and forging partnerships. Here we highlight some of the latest news about the companies that help power the industry. 

New Compass tool sheds light on real-time buyer interest

Compass has unveiled Buyer Demand, a new proprietary tool that gives agents and their clients visibility into active buyer interest across the brokerage's nationwide network.

Drawing on millions of saved searches and user activity, the tool can help inform pricing strategies, marketing decisions and property positioning based on live demand rather than outdated data, according to a news release. Designed to complement existing Compass tools like Reverse Prospecting and Compass One, Buyer Demand is integrated into Compass' tech platform so that agents can better anticipate demand using their existing workflow.

The new tool gives Compass agents "the ability to walk into a listing appointment with real-time visibility into serious buyers, allowing home sellers to see exactly how much interest exists for their home at specific price points," said Robert Reffkin, Compass CEO and founder.

"It's another example of how we're investing in technology that reinforces the role of real estate professionals as trusted, data-driven advisors guiding their clients through one of life's most important decisions," Reffkin added.

eXp introduces AI-powered assistant

eXp has jumped on the AI-assistant bandwagon with the launch of Mira, an AI-powered business assistant designed to streamline information access and business operations for agents.

Mira uses AI and eXp's real-time data and systems to give agents instant, personalized insights, according to a news release. Accessible via voice or text in English, French and Spanish, Mira enables agents to check their cap status, track revenue share progress, view payouts and navigate directly to other eXp tools within a single platform.

"Our agents now have instant visibility into the health of their business — right at their fingertips," said eXp Realty CEO Leo Pareja, who described Mira as "a massive competitive advantage" for eXp agents.

"That clarity unlocks more time for what really moves the needle: building relationships, closing deals, and scaling their business with purpose and speed," Pareja added.

Other brokerages offering proprietary AI assistants for their agents include Douglas Elliman, which announced the launch of "Elli AI" earlier this month; KW, which introduced "KWIQ" in June 2024; and Real, which rolled out "Leo" in 2023 and is now using it for all agent support calls.

MIBOR streamlines MLS data access through new partnership

MIBOR Broker Listing Cooperative is partnering with Lundy to reshape how the AI-driven voice tech platform and other real estate technology companies access MLS data, according to a news release.

Through this collaboration, the central Indiana organization will authorize Broker Public Portal's (BPP) RealAPI to power Lundy's Finding Homes platform. Instead of manually integrating data from different MLS feeds, MIBOR's use of RealAPI will enable vendors like Lundy to focus on building better tools and will give agents and consumers faster, more efficient and more secure MLS data integration, the companies said.

"By enabling direct access through the RealAPI, we're cutting out inefficiencies and ensuring our members see faster adoption of high-value features" that platforms like Lundy offer, MIBOR CEO Shelley Specchio said.

"This partnership lets us do what we do best, deliver natural, intuitive voice and AI tools for agents and consumers while relying on BPP's Search-as-a-Service RealAPI to power the MLS data layer," Lundy CEO Justin Lundy said. "It's a shift that accelerates innovation across the entire industry."

Inside Real Estate expands AI toolkit

Inside Real Estate (IRE) has added a handful of new AI tools to its CoreHome platform.

CoreHome, which the real estate software firm launched in 2022 with the aim of connecting every stage of the homeownership process, now serves over 170,000 agents. The latest additions to CoreHome's AI-powered suite of tools include HomeSearch AI, Deals and a mobile app dubbed Streams.

HomeSearch AI offers a natural language search function that is integrated into CoreHome's homeownership hub, while Deals connects an agent's email to IRE's BoldTrail CRM, allowing the tool's AI-powered assistant to provide deal management support. Streams, which is still in beta testing, functions as a "mobile command center" for agents and teams, IRE said in a news release.

"While many point solutions offer pieces of the homeownership puzzle, we're bringing together the complete picture — search, transaction management, homeowner engagement, and service delivery — all in one seamlessly connected platform," IRE CEO Joe Skousen said.

"CoreHome represents our commitment to bringing the most powerful set of tools for the full homeownership lifecycle to life," IRE Chief Product Officer Julia Laurin added.

Revive renames, enhances AI platform

Renovation company Revive has announced that its AI platform Revive Vision AI will now be known as Revive AI. The name change was made to reflect the platform's expanding functionality as it adds tools designed to help agents "generate more leads, engage clients more effectively, and deliver a more personalized, branded experience," according to a news release.

Revive AI now features an Engaged Leads dashboard, which Chief Technology Officer Mansoor Bahramand said enables agents to identify which homeowners are using their AI-generated reports — and what their point of access is — so agents can keep track of their leads.

The new enhancements also include map views, filter tools, an enhanced comp tool, and white-labeled email notifications and intake paperwork, the release noted.

The latest updates aim "to help agents grow their business faster, smarter, and more authentically," Bahramand said. "Agents remain at the center of every transaction, empowered by new AI tools that are not only 'wowing' homeowners and giving them insight into what's possible if they sell their home, but also AI tools that are branded entirely around them."

FBS adds 'Buyer Listing Service' to Flexmls

FBS is making Gitcha tools available to users of the MLS tech company's Flexmls platform. The integration provides buy-side support for agents, with Gitcha's Buyer Listing Service, which launched in January, allowing agents to post what their buyer is looking for in case a sell-side agent has a property that matches.

This particular tool brings visibility to buyer searches — and "catering to those finer details" can be "key in achieving a successful sale," Gitcha Chief Product Officer Jake Hokinson said in a news release.

The Buyer Listing Service can help "promote more conversations between agents that lead to new deals being made," Hokinson added. FBS Director of Product Management Tyler Decker agreed that the new integration "supports better alignment between buyers and sellers and enhances collaboration between agents."

Propy expands, introduces AI escrow officer

Propy has secured a $100 million financing package — consisting of private credit and cryptocurrency-backed loans — that the company said will support its efforts to modernize the nation's title industry. Propy has also debuted Agent Avery, which the AI-powered title and escrow company introduced as the first AI escrow officer for real estate closings.

Agent Avery, which can work with traditional and cryptocurrency payments, can take on contracts, compliance, escrow and other manual tasks that tend to eat up time. Propy used its dataset to train Avery, which is also versed in RESPA regulations and real estate law, according to a news release.

"By automating the closing process itself, we're cutting out inefficiencies that have slowed this industry for decades," Propy CEO Natalia Karayaneva said. "Agent Avery and our acquisition strategy give us a path to scale nationwide, transforming closings into a faster, AI-driven experience built for modern buyers."

With its new financing, Propy aims to acquire title firms in major markets and digitize those firms' operations to improve speed and security, the company said.

Editor's note: AI was used in the initial drafting of this content, which was then thoroughly reviewed, fact-checked and revised by a Real Estate News editor.