When Nick Van Assche set out to grow Sea Glass Properties into a full-fledged franchise operation, he knew that vision without infrastructure was just a dream. As a partner at the Virgin Islands-based brokerage with 140-plus agents that has sold over $2.4B of resort/lifestyle/second-home real estate and an emerging franchisor with ambitious expansion plans, Van…
PLACE announced that it has appointed Emily Paquette as chief strategy officer, where she will lead the company’s consumer growth strategy, content initiatives and strategic acquisition efforts. In the newly created role, Paquette will oversee the development of PLACE’s consumer platform, expansion of its content ecosystem and evaluation of acquisition opportunities aimed at strengthening the…
Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (LeadingRE) has announced that MaxHome.AI has joined its Solutions Group program, a collection of preferred business resources available to its global network of 500 real estate firms. According to LeadingRE, MaxHome.AI uses intelligent document understanding to interpret real estate documents in real time, extract structured data and orchestrate…
Second Century Ventures (SCV) has announced a strategic partnership with the Confederación Inmobiliaria Latinoamericana (CILA), the leading confederation of real estate associations, chambers and professionals across Latin America. SCV operates REACH, the world’s most active real estate technology accelerator, with programs spanning the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, Latin…
John L. Scott Real Estate announces the rollout of its new AI Home Search capability across its network of more than 3,000 broker websites, introducing a more intuitive and personalized way for consumers to discover properties online. According to the company, online home searches have relied heavily on structured filters such as zip codes, square…
Realtor.com® has announced the launch of RealAssist™ AI, a conversational home-search experience built with Google’s Gemini and Google Cloud that aims to transform how consumers navigate the homebuying journey. Currently available in beta to a select group users across desktop, mobile web and the Realtor.com® app, RealAssist AI enables buyers to search for homes using…
Lofty has announced the launch of its new Client Transaction Portal, designed to give homebuyers and sellers real-time visibility into their transactions while allowing agents to maintain control over their internal workflows. Delivered through the Closely app and integrated directly within Lofty Transactions, the company stated that the new portal enables agents to share transaction…
Second Century Ventures, an investment arm of the National Association of Realtors®, has announced the six companies selected for the 2026 REACH residential scale-up program. For more than a decade, the REACH program has identified and accelerated innovative technology companies focused on advancing the residential real estate sector. Since expanding globally and into commercial real…
HouseWhisper has announced a major expansion of its product suite with the launch of Lead Engine and Rules Engine—two new capabilities designed to help real estate teams automate lead engagement, improve routing efficiency and keep pipelines active at sale. The new tools work alongside HouseWhisper’s existing AI assistant to create a connected system that manages…
PropStream announced it will attend Henry Washington’s Road to the Closing Table 2026 conference, taking place June 26-27 in Dallas, Texas. The event is designed to provide real estate investors with practical, hands-on education focused on building and scaling successful investment businesses. Unlike traditional conference formats, Road to the Closing Table emphasizes interactive working sessions…
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