They were closing on their dream home. Then they fell for a little-known real estate scam

CNN  —  Three days before closing on his Chicago-area condo in September, Cullen Brown received an email detailing down payment wiring directions from the title company working with the seller, one of the final steps before he could achieve his dream of first-time homeownership. But the instructions hadn’t actually come from the title company. Brown…

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How will AI affect commercial real estate?

ChatGPT, Open Source’s artificial intelligence model, broke onto the mass market approximately two years ago. When Microsoft invested billions of dollars into this new technology, you knew it was a big deal. You can’t talk about the future of commercial real estate without recognizing the massive impact artificial intelligence is already having. ChatGPT, OpenAI’s groundbreaking…

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Leni Launches Industry-First Universal Data Model for Multifamily Real Estate

Leni Launches Universal Data Model (UDM): A Groundbreaking Milestone for Multifamily Real Estate Data Integration NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Leni, the leading AI-powered decision-support platform for real estate, is proud to unveil its Universal Data Model (UDM)—a revolutionary innovation redefining data integration and intelligence in the multifamily real estate industry. Developed over three years…

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Beyond The Hype: How Blockchain Is Quietly Transforming Business

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2025 Open Houses: Tech-Driven Property Tours Revolutionize Real Estate Investing

Last Updated on November 22, 2024 by CREW Editorial Real estate investing in 2025 brings exciting new opportunities through open houses. With advanced technology and changing market dynamics you’ll discover innovative ways to evaluate potential investments during property viewings. Virtual and in-person open houses now offer investors powerful tools to make smarter decisions. The world…

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Collabra’s Russ Cofano: ‘Sick brokerages’ will cause the real estate industry to suffer

[embedded content] In a new episode of the “Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered Podcast,” hosts James Dwiggins and Keith Robinson speak with Collabra Technology CEO Russ Cofano to dive into cooperative compensation and the National Association of Realtors‘ (NAR) Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP), among other subjects. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity. To…

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Proptech in 2024: Here’s What Stuck

In what was clearly a slow and difficult year for proptech, finding evidence of forward movement in the industry can be a frustrating pursuit. For every tech innovation and funding landmark, adoption continued to be slow and fitful. Yet, technologies such as artificial intelligence, multifamily renter screening, and climate control for buildings have increasingly been…

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