May 2026

As municipalities adopt AI tools to cut days or weeks from permitting and approval timelines, one company has introduced a free training initiative for local governments taking baby steps to explore deploying the technology internally.  Clariti recently announced the launch of Clariti AI Studio, which offers municipalities customized workshops that demonstrate how AI can reduce […]

Realty ONE Group International has launched ZONE Pro, a rebuilt proprietary tech platform that uses artificial intelligence to centralize business operations, referrals and training for its more than 20,000 real estate professionals, the company announced on Tuesday. The Laguna Niguel, California-based brokerage described ZONE Pro as a next-generation ecosystem and “command center” engineered to help

While there are still a few hours left in the trading day, it’s a near certainty that this week will end with mortgage rates at meaningfully lower levels compared to last Friday. Today is only adding modestly to that trend, but that makes it the 8th straight business day where rates have either held steady