Fed Chair Kevin Warsh at ECB Forum: What Steady Rates Mean for Real Estate

by Brian Pate | Jul 3, 2026

At the European Central Bank (ECB) Forum on Central Banking in Sintra, Portugal, newly appointed Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh made his international debut. Speaking on a high-level policy panel, Warsh addressed global inflation, economic policy, and the future...

OpenAI Just Released Its Most Powerful AI Model Ever. You Still Can’t Use It.

by Brian Pate | Jun 29, 2026

If you blinked last week, you might have missed one of the strangest AI launches in recent memory. OpenAI introduced GPT-5.6, its most capable model family to date, and then immediately locked the front door. Only about 20 organizations, all individually approved by...

The Future of Real Estate: How AI and Tech Are Cutting Hidden Home Transaction Costs

by Brian Pate | Jun 25, 2026

The real estate industry is on the verge of its largest evolution yet. The ultimate goal? Modernizing one of the largest, least efficient consumer transactions in the United States. To understand the scale of this opportunity, we have to look at the macroeconomic...

What Is MyStateMLS? A Nationwide MLS Option Worth Knowing About

by Brian Pate | Jun 22, 2026

MyStateMLS is a nationwide Multiple Listing Service, founded in 2009, that lets licensed agents, brokers, and appraisers list and search properties in any state where they hold a license, all from one account. It runs alongside your local MLS rather than replacing it,...

Think ChatGPT Is Your New Corporate Counsel? Think Again: Why Chatting With AI Can Destroy Your Legal Privilege

by Brian Pate | Jun 1, 2026

If you’ve taken my AI Advantage or Cons, Scams, and Hacks courses, you already know that I am a massive fan of leveraging artificial intelligence to supercharge your real estate business. From drafting property descriptions to analyzing market statistics in the...