Where bionic realtors are making headway in real estate, bots are quickly moving in, as well. Luke, an AI-powered chatbot from the start-up RealFriend, scours dozens of real estate databases to pull personalized recommendations. Users say the result is similar to texting with a person — if that person had access to every real estate listing in the city. One month ago, he decided to expand his search reach, and began using Luke to browse listings, while he also kept his human broker. He started using Luke by asking which neighborhoods in the city were considered “up and coming” with prices around $700 per square foot.

Source: New York Times November 13, 2020 12:56 UTC