"Look, I'm as fed up as the next guy with AI chatbots stuffed into every app. I don't want to brainstorm coverage options with an LLM every time I renew my car insurance. I'd much rather message a human than a robot to pester FedEx about my missing package. But I have found one scenario where AI is actually pretty great: real estate."
"What if we moved to an island in the Puget Sound with iffy ferry service but gorgeous water views? I can spend hours on a real estate listing website imagining all the ways we could downsize, upsize, and sideways-size - with a little neighborly snooping in the mix. You better believe I'm taking a gander inside the house down the street the moment I see a for-sale sign pop up in the yard."
"It was on one such occasion recently when I opened the Redfin website and saw an unfamiliar prompt when I tapped on the search bar: the option to search listings with AI. I hadn't seen it before because it turns out to be a relatively new addition, one that hasn't even made it to the mobile app yet - you'll find it only using a desktop or mobile browser."
A frequent home-listing browser finds typical in-app AI chatbots annoying but recognizes AI's value for real estate searches. The browser habitually uses Redfin and Zillow to imagine potential moves and evaluate property layouts. Redfin added a desktop-only AI search prompt that accepts natural-language queries and returns curated listing results. The AI feature is not yet available in the mobile app and appears only via desktop or mobile browser. The tool converts conversational requests into targeted filters and suggested listings, simplifying exploratory browsing and surfacing relevant properties more quickly.
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