AARP awards $8.3M in senior-focused housing and community improvement grants
The funds come at a time when the U.S. population is aging rapidly and seniors are overwhelmingly expressing a desire to age in place in their current homes.
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ICE executives detail AI cybersecurity efforts through Project Glasswing
ICE is using Claude Mythos via Project Glasswing to find vulnerabilities faster, with a focus on accuracy, speed and fixes.
Intent beats volume: What real estate teams are learning from AI-powered follow-up
Insights from one million calls show intent based targeting, better context, and local numbers can improve appointment conversion.
Fresh off seed round, BrokerBot eyes next phase of brokerage automation
Since launching in early 2025, BrokerBot has been deployed across 240-plus brokerages and more than 30,000 agent users.
Rechat adds custom app building features
Developers can build custom interfaces that run directly within the Rechat environment, while still being hosted on the developer’s servers.
Homebuilders are using AI-powered ERP to find margin leaks faster
No homebuilder would have asked for the headwinds that 2026 brought to both would-be homebuyers and the organizations that serve them. Still, given the level of preparation and de-risking most homebuilding firms have pursued since before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, this year’s raft of challenges may be delivering exactly the operating discipline the business […]
AppFolio launches connector for Realm-X AI suite and Anthropic’s Claude
The integration combines Claude’s reasoning capabilities with Realm-X’s understanding of property management operations.
HUD pilots robotics-built housing and automated permitting
A pair of ultra-modest, little-noticed funding opportunities from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development may signal a new strategy taking shape in Washington. The Builder’s Daily has learned that HUD recently opened applications for two new demonstration programs totaling $13 million that target two of the industry’s chronic obstacles to delivering housing at […]
Trump’s executive order unlikely to slow adoption of AI in real estate
eXp CTO Carrie Lysenko warned of three risks that matter most for real estate operators right now. The first is data exposure.
BOXABL expands offerings with ‘kit-of-parts’ modular platform
Boxabl is expanding from its Casita ADU to a Phase 2 catalog built from 3 standardized modules. A beta configurator shows 20 plus housing types, including single-family, townhomes, and multifamily, though availability depends on approvals and manufacturing scale.