Realtor.com launches ‘first-of-its-kind’ home search platform 

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Realtor.com+ debuts in North Carolina market

Realtor.com has announced the launch of Realtor.com+, a "first-of-its-kind" home search platform built with multiple listing services to support agents and consumers, according to a news release. Realtor.com+ is designed to integrate directly into MLS systems while preserving agent, brokerage and MLS branding, Realtor.com said.

The new platform combines MLS-based search filters with agent-client collaboration tools, including shared searches, messaging, tour planning and insights into client activity. It incorporates technology from Zenlist, which Realtor.com acquired last summer, and is accessible via mobile, desktop and directly through an agent's MLS dashboard.

Realtor.com+ puts "more powerful tools into more agents' hands than any product in our history," Realtor.com CEO Damian Eales said, adding that the new platform "isn't just another tool — it's a step forward in strengthening the marketplace, empowering MLSs and agents, and enhancing the search experience for consumers."

The platform is now live for Canopy MLS's over 20,000 subscribers.

An additional 15 MLSs have signed on and will see the new product roll out in the coming weeks and months: Regional Multiple Listing Service, Central Texas MLS, Hive MLS, MLS United, Bonita Springs–Estero Realtors, All Jersey MLS, MLSListings Inc, bridgeMLS, MLS of Southern Arizona, Memphis Area Association of Realtors, Hawaii Information Service, Spokane Realtors, Bay East Association of Realtors, Contra Costa Association of Realtors and Southern Missouri Regional MLS.

ATTOM acquires analytics assets from ResiShares

ATTOM has acquired key assets of ResiShares — including its analytics platform and proprietary technology — as the company looks to deepen its data, analytics and AI capabilities, according to a news release.

ResiShares' technology includes price and rent forecasts, neighborhood-level performance analytics and quantitative research tools designed to identify risk and opportunity across markets. It adds institutional-grade forecasting and modeling tools to ATTOM's national property data platform, the company said, and expands ATTOM's offerings for financial services firms, insurers, technology companies and government agencies, among other clients.

"ResiShares meaningfully strengthens ATTOM's competitive moat and further differentiates us in a dynamic market," ATTOM CEO Rob Barber said. "As we continue to invest aggressively in data, analytics, and AI, this acquisition reinforces our long-term competitive advantage and our position as the most comprehensive source of property intelligence across markets."

ResiShares Co-founder and CEO Michael Greene described the move as "a natural next chapter for the technology and capabilities" that his company built.

"By combining our analytics platform with ATTOM's data at scale, we're excited to see these tools reach a much broader audience and deliver value across a wide range of use cases," Greene said.

Restb.ai unveils valuation tool to support new appraisal standards

Computer vision company Restb.ai has released a new API designed to help lenders, appraisal firms and software providers prepare for the Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) 3.6 requirements taking effect later this year, the company said in a press release.

The API, called Feature UAD, uses Restb.ai's proprietary image recognition software to extract property features, condition and evidence of damage directly from photos, then structure the data to align with the redesigned UAD 3.6 format. 

Restb.ai said the output can support more than 100 automated review checks, helping reduce manual appraisal work and compliance risk as reporting requirements expand. "Our AI solution has a primary goal: to help every link in the appraisal chain speak UAD 3.6 fluently," Chief Product Officer Nathan Brannen said in the announcement.

Feature UAD's property assessments are intended to complement the expertise of professionals, the company emphasized: "This is about enabling, not replacing, appraisers," said Tony Pistilli, Restb.ai's president of valuations. 

"We're providing tools that allow appraisers to create more powerful data-driven, consistent, and reviewable reports. UAD 3.6 is a massive change, but with the right technology, it doesn't have to be a painful one."

UAD 3.6 and the redesigned Uniform Residential Appraisal Report will be required for conventional loans delivered to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac starting Nov. 2, 2026.

RealReports adds Gulf Coast partner

RealReports' AI-powered property intelligence platform is now available to Gulf Coast MLS (GCMLS) members as a result of a collaboration with First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS), the company said.

The news serves as RealReports' first public partnership of 2026 and follows similar announcements late last year involving BAREIS MLS and New Mexico MLS.

The move provides GCMLS members with access to RealReports' full tech platform, which includes its property intelligence tools, AI property advisor Aiden and its Pulse client engagement engine. The platform is designed to integrate into agents' existing workflows and support client communication and decision-making.

Expanding access to RealReports' tech to agents in the Mobile, Alabama, market is "a great example of what's possible when strong MLS partners work together" and is "the direct result of the collaborative, member-first relationship between FMLS and GCMLS," FMLS President and CEO Jeremy Crawford said in a news release.

"Our members are working in a market that requires better data and better tools," GCMLS CEO Cy Cain said. RealReports is "practical, easy to use, and fits into how our members already do business," Cain added.

Rechat announces integration with The Agency

Rechat has announced that it will now serve as The Agency's centralized operating platform, a strategic integration aimed at supporting the agents and staff members who work in the brokerage's more than 150 offices in over 15 countries.

The move makes Rechat the core of The Agency's technology ecosystem, allowing agents to manage marketing, client relationships, transactions and AI-driven workflows within one mobile-first platform. Agents with The Agency will gain access to Rechat's CRM, marketing tools and AI agent assistant, Lucy, while maintaining connectivity with more than 60 third-party integrations, including Follow Up Boss, SkySlope, Zillow and ChatGPT, according to a news release.

"The Agency was built on the belief that collaboration, innovation, and world-class service go hand in hand," The Agency Founder and CEO Mauricio Umansky, founder and CEO of The Agency.

The brokerage's partnership with Rechat "reinforces that commitment" by "creating a more connected global ecosystem while delivering intuitive, best-in-class technology that drives efficiency, empowers our agents, and ultimately elevates the client experience," Umansky added.

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.