AI can save time, but agents must protect customer information, question its answers and personally verify the final product, AI-expert Kevin Hawkins said during Florida Realtors Live at the Florida Realtors Convention & Trade Expo.

Uniform Appraisal Dataset 3.6, a major modernization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac appraisal reporting, will be here before you know it. Getting comfortable with it now will reduce the chance of transaction delays in the future. Waiting is not a strategy, says appraisal expert Michelle Czekalski Bra

Reading contracts closely and planning for likely problems can help agents respond confidently when negotiations become challenging.

Military buyers purchasing from afar need agents who can flag property concerns, explain VA financing and prepare early for remote closing.