The inspector found an old oil tank after the seller said none. What the listing agent and the seller each have to do in North Carolina, step by step.

NAR just surveyed 1,200 agents on how they actually use AI. The numbers back up something I’ve been teaching all year: most agents have the leverage exactly backward.

A new appraisal format becomes mandatory November 2, and appraisers say it takes about ten tries to get comfortable with it. That gap is where your next closing could stall.

We will be doing the General Update course (yes, the 1st hour we will discuss appraisals!) at 8:30am (breakfast provided) followed by 1:30pm (lunch provided) for our newest CE elective, “Lucky 13: 13 Artificial Intelligence Tools for Real Estate.”

We will be doing the BICUP course (yes, the 1st hour we will discuss appraisals!) at 8:30am (breakfast provided) followed by 1:30pm (lunch provided) for our newest CE elective, “Lucky 13: 13 Artificial Intelligence Tools for Real Estate.”

A federal judge just approved Meta’s $16.7 billion settlement over kids and social media addiction. Here’s what changes on Facebook and Instagram, and what still doesn’t.

Jason Kelce’s viral Liquid Death ad jokes about cooling AI data centers with pee, but the underlying issue is real! AI’s massive water consumption is impacting local infrastructure, zoning, and real estate.

If an agent wants me to copy a transaction coordinator on documents, emails, and other communications, I’m happy to do it.

Reddit’s share of ChatGPT’s citations collapsed 86% in the span of a week, from roughly 3.8% down to about 0.5% and it hasn’t recovered.

Most AI classes for agents are a tool tour. Brian Pate’s isn’t. Here’s what actually happens inside his AI training for real estate agents, and why students leave able to use it the same day.

Understanding the economics of land banking is crucial for real estate agents, investors, and anyone analyzing modern housing supply.

Because Siri and Alexa never solved contextual memory, and OpenAI built an assistant around exactly that. Brian Pate, Speaker, Teacher, Coach

Recently, I have had many of my students inquire about the American Real Estate Association (ARA) and its relationship to Compass.

A new class-action lawsuit targets CrossCountry Mortgage and AMCs over inflated, undisclosed appraisal fees.

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