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Can a market be too hot? Should smaller developers get worried when bigger developers pile in

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The Florida real estate market has reached unprecedented heights with major projects getting funding from developers across the country and even overseas. Cities like Miami have become microcosms of development, attracting major investors eager to capitalize on the state’s appeal, creating high-profile, mixed-use developments.

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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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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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Build-to-rent homes reach record completions

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These metros are becoming hubs for build-to-rent development, the report said. Florida added more than 5,300 new BTR homes last year and currently has nearly 7,800 more in development. Dallas followed with 3,197 new units, while Atlanta came in third with 3,035, a 15% increase from the previous year.

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Real estate teams are winning big. Is the solo agent era over?

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LPT Realty achieves growth by tailoring compensation models to the career stage of its real estate agents, from newbies who get the most out of a flat-fee model to superstars who like a traditional split. He believes the technology has great potential in helping agents develop leads.

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Zillow CEO Jeremy Wacksman: ‘We do tech so you can do real estate’

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Dwiggins: Tell us a little bit about the acquisition of Virtual Staging AI and the strategy for that. Wacksman: It’s a great young company that has innovated a way to do virtual staging. This complex project management of a bunch of parties all need to come together to enable that one-stop shop.

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With lower costs and other value, rural areas are enticing for older homebuyers

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And while it seems that this is a tactic for elders to avoid high costs, high crime and over development, those who keep an eye on who moves where in America say it has been happening off and on for decades. But the potential value for older homeowners is not strictly monetary, the article said.