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Virtual staging: The best apps for 2025 + mind-blowing AI picks

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Is virtual staging finally ready for its close-up? The days of AI-staged photos that look more like Salvador Dali paintings than comfy living rooms or HGTV-ready kitchens are long gone. The images todays virtual staging companies can create using AI are shockingly realistic and, dare we say it, stylish. We think it is.

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Rocket makes a Super Bowl commercial comeback

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I cant share the exact cost, but as you can imagine, a Super Bowl commercial especially one thats never been done before is a significant investment. He continued, The Super Bowl is the ultimate marketing stage. I honestly cant think of anything else that 92% of people in this country agree on.

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Gradient Mortgage Capital launches to serve DSCR clientele

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Florida-based Gradient Mortgage Capital , a wholesale mortgage banking platform, launched Monday with the intent to serve mortgage bankers and brokers across the country with debt-service-coverage ratio ( DSCR ) and small-balance commercial real estate loans. Banker and broker yield spread premiums are offered too. ” . ”

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Meet Collov AI: The world’s first listing marketing AI agent built for real estate

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Staging a home can make or break a sale but the traditional approach is broken. Even the traditional virtual staging solutions take days to turnaround, while todays buyers make decisions to attend an open house onlineoften in seconds. Collov AI : A smarter, faster and an AI way to stage Collov Inc. ,

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Eight startups selected for NAR’s REACH tech program

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The annual initiative which aims to advance innovation in the real estate sector focuses on scaling companies that provide digital solutions for the residential and commercial real estate markets.

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Looking backward to look forward: Kevin Sears discusses NAR’s vision for 2025

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Kevin Sears took to the NAR NXT main stage at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center on Friday morning with a large iced coffee from Dunkin’ in hand. And we protect consumers when we provide data and perspective on legislation that incentivizes the conversion of commercial space into affordable residential housing.”

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What is a real estate broker vs. an agent? We explain the key differences

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Though most commonly thought of for residential deals, real estate agents can also help people buy, sell or rent commercial properties, land and more. Commercial real estate agent: Commercial real estate agents specialize in transactions involving commercial properties, such as office buildings, retail stores, and industrial warehouses.

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