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AppFolio Debuts AI Upgrades to Real Estate Tech Platform

AppFolio Debuts AI Upgrades to Real Estate Tech Platform
AppFolio Debuts AI Upgrades to Real Estate Tech Platform
September 29, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Real estate technology company AppFolio has introduced new artificial intelligence (AI)-focused upgrades to its platform. The updates, announced Tuesday (Sept. 29) at the company’s annual FUTURE conference,...

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Home Depot and Lowe’s Battle Over the Housing Market’s Maintenance Economy
Home Depot and Lowe’s Battle Over the Housing Market’s Maintenance Economy
August 19, 2026  |  Earnings

Second quarter results from Home Depot and Lowe’s offer perhaps the clearest evidence yet of how a prolonged period of elevated mortgage rates is changing...

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ApartmentIQ Raises $25 Million for Real Estate Intelligence Platform
ApartmentIQ Raises $25 Million for Real Estate Intelligence Platform
August 12, 2026  |  Investments

Real estate market intelligence platform ApartmentIQ has raised $25 million in new funding. The company announced the funding from Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE) Tuesday (Aug....

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Martha Stewart-Founded Hint Launches AI-Powered Homeownership App
Martha Stewart-Founded Hint Launches AI-Powered Homeownership App
July 29, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

An artificial intelligence (AI)-powered homeownership platform co-founded by Martha Stewart launched in the United States Wednesday (July 29). Hint, whose co-founders also include Yih-Han Ma and Kyle Rush,...

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Rent Payments Platform Flex Seeks Bank Charter
Rent Payments Platform Flex Seeks Bank Charter
July 24, 2026  |  Banking

Flexible Finance aims to secure a Utah industrial bank charter to support its flexible rent payments solution Flex Rent. The company has submitted applications to the Federal...

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She Couldn’t Find the Right App, So She Had AI Build It
She Couldn’t Find the Right App, So She Had AI Build It
July 23, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Maggie Gao posted on X in June that she had analyzed more than 10 million lines of public data to build a free tool for...

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Apartments.com Offers Renters AI-Powered Search Options
Apartments.com Offers Renters AI-Powered Search Options
June 16, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Apartments.com owner CoStar Group is introducing a new artificial intelligence-powered search tool. Apartments.com Ai trades standard filters and keyword searches with real-time conversations designed to...

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The AI House Hunter Meets a Skeptical Market
The AI House Hunter Meets a Skeptical Market
June 02, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Realtor.com launched RealAssist AI, a conversational assistant built on Google’s Gemini that lets buyers describe what they want in plain language and receive listings: pulling...

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