James Harris, former Million Dollar Listing cast member and Founder and CEO of Breezy, joins Inman CEO Tom Bohn at Blueprint 2026 in Las Vegas to discuss building Breezy and partnering with Inman.

Breezy is an AI-powered platform designed to help real estate agents run their business - from property research and comps to client follow-up, pipeline management and day-to-day workflow.

Harris explains how the partnership will bring Inman’s real estate news and industry reporting directly into the Breezy app.

He shares how his experience as an agent shaped the product’s pricing tools and previews Breezy 2.0, including features designed to help agents uncover listing and buyer opportunities.

Connect with Breezy and James Harris:

Website: https://www.breezy.com/

Download the app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/breezy-your-real-estate-os/id6754045499

Breezy IG: https://www.instagram.com/breezy.ai/

Harris IG: https://www.instagram.com/jamesbondst

Connect with Tom Bohn & Inman:

Tom Bohn IG: https://www.instagram.com/thetombohn/

Tom Bohn LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tombohn

Inman Website: https://www.inman.com/

Inman Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOoTnCGZxXJo

Inman X: https://x.com/Inman

Inman IG: https://www.instagram.com/inmannews

Inman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/inman-news

The future of real estate runs on Agentic AI. Lofty helps agents, teams, and brokerages put their business growth on autopilot. Autonomous AI Agents work around the clock to uncover listing opportunities, engage every lead, schedule appointments, and handle the follow-up agents don’t have time for. The result? More conversations, more listings, more closings, and more time to focus on clients.

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In this episode of NOISE vs. SIGNAL, Inman CEO Tom Bohn talks with Bess Freedman, CEO of Brown Harris Stevens, to discuss why she remains committed to an independent brokerage model as consolidation continues across real estate.

Freedman explains why trust and transparency are central to how she thinks about the business, particularly as the industry debates private listings and who benefits when homes are kept from the broader market. She also shares why Brown Harris Stevens intends to remain independent after more than 150 years in business.

The episode closes with NOISE vs. SIGNAL, where Freedman gives her take on several of the biggest questions facing the industry and where she believes real estate is headed.

Connect with Brown Harris Stevens:

Website: https://www.bhsusa.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brownharrisstevens

Connect with Tom Bohn & Inman:

Tom Bohn IG: https://www.instagram.com/thetombohn/

Tom Bohn LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tombohn

Inman Website: https://www.inman.com/

Inman Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOoTnCGZxXJo

Inman X: https://x.com/Inman

Inman IG: https://www.instagram.com/inmannews

Inman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/inman-news

The future of real estate runs on Agentic AI. Lofty helps agents, teams, and brokerages put their business growth on autopilot. Autonomous AI Agents work around the clock to uncover listing opportunities, engage every lead, schedule appointments, and handle the follow-up agents don’t have time for. The result? More conversations, more listings, more closings, and more time to focus on clients.

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In this episode of NOISE vs. SIGNAL by Inman, Tom Bohn sits down with Side CEO Guy Gal at Inman Connect San Diego to discuss his view that the future of real estate belongs to local, independent brokerages.

Gal makes the case that real estate works best at the community level and explains why he remains skeptical of the industry’s current push toward consolidation. He also shares how Side is helping teams build companies under their own brands and where he sees AI fitting into the next phase of the industry.

The episode closes with NOISE vs. SIGNAL, where Gal weighs in on the future of NAR, agent count and what AI could mean for the way people work.

Connect with Guy Gal and Side:

Side Website: https://www.side.com/os/

Guy Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/https://www.instagram.com/iamguygal/

Side Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hello_side/

Side Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SideRealEstateCommunity/

Guy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guygal/

Side LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/siderealestate/

Side Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SideCommunity

Connect with Tom Bohn & Inman:

Tom Bohn IG: https://www.instagram.com/thetombohn/

Tom Bohn LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tombohn

Inman Website: https://www.inman.com/

Inman Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOoTnCGZxXJo

Inman X: https://x.com/Inman

Inman IG: https://www.instagram.com/inmannews

Inman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/inman-news

The future of real estate runs on Agentic AI. Lofty helps agents, teams, and brokerages put their business growth on autopilot. Autonomous AI Agents work around the clock to uncover listing opportunities, engage every lead, schedule appointments, and handle the follow-up agents don’t have time for. The result? More conversations, more listings, more closings, and more time to focus on clients.

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In this episode of NOISE vs. SIGNAL by Inman, CEO Tom Bohn sits down with Mauricio Umansky, CEO and Founder of The Agency, to discuss the changes he believes are needed across the real estate industry and why he helped launch the American Real Estate Association (ARA).

Umansky shares his case for raising the standards of the profession and creating a more collaborative approach to private listings. He also discusses The Agency’s expansion into New York and how the company plans to preserve its boutique culture as it grows.

The episode closes with NOISE vs. SIGNAL, where Umansky weighs in on where the MLS is headed, the impact AI could have on the agent population and whether a future run for mayor of Los Angeles could still be on the table.

Connect:

The Agency Website: https://www.theagencyre.com/

The Agency IG: https://www.instagram.com/theagencyre/?hl=en

Mauricio IG: https://www.instagram.com/mumansky18/?hl=en

American Real Estate Association: https://americanrea.org/

Tom Bohn IG: https://www.instagram.com/thetombohn/

Tom Bohn LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tombohn

Inman Website: https://www.inman.com/

Inman Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOoTnCGZxXJo

Inman X: https://x.com/Inman

Inman IG: https://www.instagram.com/inmannews

Inman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/inman-news

The future of real estate runs on Agentic AI. Lofty helps agents, teams, and brokerages put their business growth on autopilot. Autonomous AI Agents work around the clock to uncover listing opportunities, engage every lead, schedule appointments, and handle the follow-up agents don’t have time for. The result? More conversations, more listings, more closings, and more time to focus on clients.

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In this episode of NOISE vs. SIGNAL by Inman, Tom Bohn sits down with Lofty CEO Joe Chen at Inman Connect San Diego to discuss how quickly AI is changing real estate and what the next stage of adoption could look like for the industry.

Chen explains why he sees AI token consumption as a measure of how deeply the technology is being used and predicts a major increase over the next year. They also discuss Ask Inman, the new AI-powered tool Inman is building with Lofty to give real estate professionals direct access to Inman’s decades of industry reporting and data.

Chen also shares why he believes experienced agents stand to gain considerably from AI as the technology becomes cheaper and more widely integrated into everyday real estate work.

Connect with Lofty:

https://lofty.com/AOS?utm_source=Partners&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=inman_signal_podcast

Connect with Tom Bohn & Inman:

Tom Bohn IG: https://www.instagram.com/thetombohn/

Tom Bohn LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tombohn

Inman Website: https://www.inman.com/

Inman Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOoTnCGZxXJo

Inman X: https://x.com/Inman

Inman IG: https://www.instagram.com/inmannews

Inman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/inman-news

The future of real estate runs on Agentic AI. Lofty helps agents, teams, and brokerages put their business growth on autopilot. Autonomous AI Agents work around the clock to uncover listing opportunities, engage every lead, schedule appointments, and handle the follow-up agents don’t have time for. The result? More conversations, more listings, more closings, and more time to focus on clients.

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In this episode of NOISE vs. SIGNAL by Inman, CEO Tom Bohn sits down with Amanda DiVito Parle, REALTOR® with DiVito Dream Makers and host of At The Kitchen Table Podcast. They discuss why getting back to basics still works in the real estate industry in spite of industry changes.

After 22 years with RE/MAX, Amanda moved her team to Real Broker, only to learn months later that the two companies were headed toward a deal that could bring them under the same ownership.

She shares what drove the move and why she believes agents need to stay focused on the fundamentals of building a durable business.

The episode closes with NOISE vs. SIGNAL, where Amanda weighs in on several hot debates shaping real estate right now.

Connect with Amanda DiVito Parle: https://amandadivito.com

At The Kitchen Table Podcast Youtube: https://youtube.com/@atthekitchentable-adp?si=ANhNf4OVsd7G6kvx

At The Kitchen Table Podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/at-the-kitchen-table/id1846641187

Connect with Tom Bohn & Inman:

Tom Bohn IG: https://www.instagram.com/thetombohn/

Tom Bohn LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tombohn

Inman Website: https://www.inman.com/

Inman Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOoTnCGZxXJo

Inman X: https://x.com/Inman

Inman IG: https://www.instagram.com/inmannews

Inman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/inman-news

The future of real estate runs on Agentic AI. Lofty helps agents, teams, and brokerages put their business growth on autopilot. Autonomous AI Agents work around the clock to uncover listing opportunities, engage every lead, schedule appointments, and handle the follow-up agents don’t have time for. The result? More conversations, more listings, more closings, and more time to focus on clients.

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In this episode of NOISE vs. SIGNAL by Inman, Tom Bohn sits down with CEO of LPT Realty Global & Internacional Michael Valdes to unpack the idea behind his book, Fire Your Friends, and how the people around you can shape where your real estate career goes next.

Valdes shares his perspective on choosing the right circle as your goals change and knowing when your current environment may be holding back your growth. He also talks about what agents should consider when choosing a brokerage and why having a clear definition of success should come before deciding how to get there.

The episode closes with the NOISE vs. SIGNAL segment, where Tom puts some of real estate’s biggest debates to the test.

Connect with Michael Valdes:

Website: https://www.lpt.com/

LPT IG: https://www.instagram.com/lptrealty/

Michael Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelvaldesglobal/

LPTExitoEnEspanol: https://www.instagram.com/lptexitoenespanol/

Aperture Global Real Estate: https://www.instagram.com/apertureglobal

Grab a copy of “Fire Your Friends”: https://a.co/d/0ekKDK6h

Connect with Tom Bohn & Inman:

Tom Bohn IG: https://www.instagram.com/thetombohn/

Tom Bohn LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tombohn

Inman Website: https://www.inman.com/

Inman Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOoTnCGZxXJo

Inman X: https://x.com/Inman

Inman IG: https://www.instagram.com/inmannews

Inman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/inman-news

The future of real estate runs on Agentic AI. Lofty helps agents, teams, and brokerages put their business growth on autopilot. Autonomous AI Agents work around the clock to uncover listing opportunities, engage every lead, schedule appointments, and handle the follow-up agents don’t have time for. The result? More conversations, more listings, more closings, and more time to focus on clients.

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Matt and Megan Chionis, founders of SERHANT. Naples, join Tom Bohn on this episode of NOISE vs. SIGNAL by Inman to talk about the concierge model they've built around keeping clients engaged long after closing.

Matt and Megan walk through the decision behind that model and revisit the moment they first turned down Ryan Serhant, along with what ultimately convinced them to join SERHANT.

The episode closes with the NOISE vs. SIGNAL segment, where the conversation turns to AI, private listings, and the role personal brands continue to play in residential real estate.

Connect with Naples Concierge Group:

https://www.naplesconciergegroup.com/

https://www.instagram.com/naplesconciergegroup/?hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/company/naples-concierge-group

https://www.facebook.com/NaplesConciergeGroup/

Connect with Meg & Matt:

https://www.instagram.com/meganchionis/?hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-chionis

https://www.facebook.com/matt.chionis/

https://www.facebook.com/megan.chionis/

Connect with Tom Bohn & Inman:

Tom Bohn IG: https://www.instagram.com/thetombohn/

Tom Bohn LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tombohn

Inman Website: https://www.inman.com/

Inman Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOoTnCGZxXJo

Inman X: https://x.com/Inman

Inman IG: https://www.instagram.com/inmannews

Inman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/inman-news

The future of real estate runs on Agentic AI. Lofty helps agents, teams, and brokerages put their business growth on autopilot. Autonomous AI Agents work around the clock to uncover listing opportunities, engage every lead, schedule appointments, and handle the follow-up agents don’t have time for. The result? More conversations, more listings, more closings, and more time to focus on clients.

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