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A 20-year proptech pro joins the franchisor’s C-suite, fortifying its “powerhouse executive team.” Plus, new property insight tools; an AI marketing assistant.

Bright-Ocusell venture simplifies listing entry across multiple MLSs; Zillow-Flexmls integration enables easier media imports; a deal for ListAssist; more.

Real estate marketing and tech veteran Kim Koraca has been named chief marketing officer as the proptech eyes growth and "competitive differentiation."

The new tool can instantly add different kinds of furniture to listing photos, “a step forward in making home shopping more immersive,” the company says.

The marketplace, which includes pre-market as well as public listings, allows sellers to offer “buy it now” and other pricing with updates to agents and buyers.

Carey Schwaber Armstrong, former Zillow VP and Tomo COO, soft-pitched Truelist — an AI assistant with an agent-seller dashboard — via LinkedIn this week.

The all-in-one platform for real estate pros is now linked to Figma, a popular design tool, enabling faster distribution of visual assets to agents and teams.

RealPlus and BuildersUpdate.com introduce new agent tools; WAOR adds Property Shield as a member benefit; Knock becomes profitable; more.

Rechat’s founder and CEO discusses the industry’s growing adoption of AI and what agents should be doing in a market that’s “more competitive than ever.”

Plus, Rayse scores another MLS deal; NextHome sets "floor plan on every listing" goal; RentSpree, Mosaik and AccountTECH sign new partnerships.

Agent transparency platform Rayse is now available as a CRMLS, IRES, MLS Now and realMLS member benefit; Earnnest’s partnership with Lone Wolf expands; more.

A new study from Microsoft highlights the types of work that generative AI is best able to take over. “Trusted advisor” isn’t one of them.

Luxury Presence unveils “autonomous AI marketing team” for agents. Plus, Anywhere adopts Canva, York Baur joins Lone Wolf and more tech news.

Nest Realty’s 500+ agents now have access to the unified platform. Plus, Opendoor launches new agent app, ATTOM expands data access and more tech news.

The five “summer launch” features include a drone-like view of listings, tour scheduling updates and other “magic wand” improvements for agents.

Terms of the deal, described as a response to real estate industry changes, weren’t shared. Zenlist’s CEO called it an “incredible opportunity” for growth.

Newly launched brokerage WithJoy.AI aims to get buyers through most of a transaction with tech, providing a big commission rebate in return.

Watch the conversation with tech entrepreneur Joe Lonsdale as he explains how AI can help real estate professionals excel — and whose jobs are at risk.

Rechat introduces a new Digital Ads feature; Lone Wolf and Follow Up Boss team up; MLS United partners with CubiCasa; brokerdata.com launches.

Futurist and former Google exec Steve Brown said there are three waves of AI coming — far beyond ChatGPT — and they’ll hit real estate in different ways.