SLMs and LLMs aren’t competing, they solve different problems. For real estate brokerages, MLSs, and proptech leaders, the real decision comes down to cost, speed, privacy, and control. This guide breaks down when a small, nimble model is enough, and when a powerful large model actually earns its keep.
The Linux Foundation’s new Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) introduces open standards for AI agents. For brokerages, MLSs, and proptech firms, it marks a shift toward interoperable, secure, and governable AI infrastructure. A major step beyond experimental tools.
AI costs are invisible to consumers but critical at scale. Smart routing across models protects margins and ensures sustainable, high-performance AI operations for MLSs and brokerages.
The paper outlines how today’s CMA falls short, why AI is the catalyst for a complete rebuild, and how the industry can construct the next generation of pricing tools from the ground up.
Real estate brokerages have always competed on reputation. For decades, word of mouth, Google reviews, and social media have shaped how consumers choose who to trust with their biggest financial transaction. But today, a new powerful influencer is entering that decision-making process — ChatGPT. Today, 59% of consumers said they’ve used at least one AI-powered platform to support their homebuying journey and get information about the real estate market, according to a new study from Veterans United Home Loans.
By bringing AI into the CRM itself, Real Estate Webmasters avoids the distraction of standalone tools and makes AI a natural part of the sales process.
The opportunity is immediate, but so is the risk of inaction. Associations that fail to deliver this benefit may watch brokers and vendors seize the role of trusted daily guide. The time to act is now.
If your team is deploying AI agents using the Model Context Protocol (MCP) without proper security, you're essentially leaving your business wide open to attack. A recent security assessment found that 43% of popular MCP implementations contain command injection flaws, 30% allow network infiltration, and 22% expose sensitive file vulnerabilities. With real-world incidents already occurring the solution isn't hoping for the best, it's implementing an MCP gateway before your next deployment.
WAV Group recently had the opportunity to sit down with Todd Teta, Chief Product and Technology Officer at ATTOM Data. Todd has spent his career at the intersection of product and technology, with deep roots in real estate, mortgage, and property data. Since joining ATTOM in 2016, he has guided the company’s transformation from RealtyTrac, a foreclosure portal, into one of the industry’s leading pure-play data licensing firms.
Over the past year, a wave of AI experts have suggested that the major LLMs – ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google Gemini – are poised to replace Google Search. Even at HousingWire’s excellent AI Summit this week, the myth that AI is already killing search was also stated as fact on stage by at least one AI speaker. The implication is that SEO as we know it is dying. Some go as far as to claim that SEO is dead. The reality? The data tells the truth. The numbers don’t lie Even as ChatGPT’s usage explodes, now processing more than 2.5 [...]
The standout takeaway? Nearly 2/3 of homeowners are very or extremely interested in an online homeownership portal—an all-in-one platform to help manage, maintain, and protect their most valuable asset. Here’s what homeowners want it to do:
A fusion of compliance, capital, and entertainment that could reshape how people discover, evaluate, and act on investment opportunities.
