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How Zillow Group is thinking about AI and the future of real estate

GeekWire

Zillow CTO David Beitel was one of the first executive leaders at the real estate giant. “We want to make it easy for people to find homes they love,” said longtime Zillow CTO David Beitel. “We want to make it easy for people to find homes they love,” said longtime Zillow CTO David Beitel.

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Prophia, which extracts info from commercial real estate contracts, raises $10.2M

GeekWire

Prophia , a startup building a platform that scours and extracts key terms from commercial real estate contracts, raised $10.2 Increasing competition in the commercial real estate sector has forced many companies to adopt tech in order to operate faster, CEO and co-founder Cameron Steele told GeekWire. Prophia Photo).

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Former Amazon and Microsoft exec Joseph Sirosh launches stealthy new generative AI startup

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The longtime tech leader oversaw the development of AI-enhanced customer interactions while at Amazon. He previously was chief technology officer at real estate giant Compass, and was CTO of AI at Microsoft, where he worked for more than five years.

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JLL reinvents itself for the AI era

CIO Business Intelligence

City skyscrapers and office parks may remain scarcely occupied in the post-pandemic work era, but commercial real estate player JLL’s business is not slowing down, thanks to the company’s embrace of technology and high-growth opportunities to adapt and prosper. Generative AI and LLMs are changing all that.

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Inspectify, which sells software for property inspection services, lands $5.7M

GeekWire

million in new funding, helping the Seattle-based home inspection startup roll out new services and develop its platform. The startup serves real estate investors, property managers, lenders, insurance carriers, and brokerages. The fresh cash comes amid a real estate market slowdown. The Washington, D.C.-based

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Rethinking home inspections: Zillow and Flyhomes vets land $8M for Seattle startup Inspectify

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The news: Inspectify , a 2-year-old Seattle startup tackling the home inspection process, raised $8 million from several VCs, real estate giant Redfin, and execs from startups such as Built Technologies, Side, Sundae, Flyhomes, and Steadily. “It’s such a massive industry,” Jensen said of the real estate sector.

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Tech Moves: Picnic CEO steps down; Expedia adds board member; Accolade exec departs; and more

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Wood, a former Honeywell director, previously was CEO of Synapse Product Development and held executive roles at Planetary Power and IUNU. Expedia Photo) — Moina Banerjee , chief financial officer of real estate investment trust JBG Smith Properties, joined the board of Expedia Group. Moina Banerjee.

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