The Housing Market’s Uneasy Summer

The housing market continues to send mixed signals as we head into summer 2026. Mortgage rates remain elevated, with the average 30-year fixed mortgage hovering around the mid-6%…

AI Researchers Were Warning Us About Context Back in 1992

One of the more interesting papers I read this week was: Cherpas, C. (1992). Natural Language Processing, Pragmatics, and Verbal Behavior. What stood out is how accurately it…

AAEL Labs: Building a Local AI-Powered Dissertation LMS with Moodle, Python, and Analytics

Today I officially launched the first local prototype of my AAEL-LMS (AI-Augmented Exploratory Learning – Learning Management System) for my doctoral research and textbook development project. Setup took…

Is This the Beginning of the End of Zillow?

For nearly two decades, brokers and agents handed Zillow the single most valuable asset in residential real estate: Their listings. Now the industry appears shocked that Zillow became…

What Students Actually Value in College Might Surprise Higher Education Leaders

A new national survey from the LearningWell Coalition and AAC&U challenges the increasingly common narrative that students view college only as a pathway to employment. The findings suggest…

AI, Population Decline, and the Future of Human Work

AI, Population Decline, and the Future of Human Work For years, much of the public conversation surrounding artificial intelligence has focused on fear and disruption. Headlines often center…

Universities Should Follow Data Centers, Not Rankings

Universities chasing the next wave of tech growth may be looking in the wrong places. The next major opportunity may not be Silicon Valley or Seattle. It may…

AI, Work, and the Future of Human Labor

An article from this week’s edition of The Economist focused on a question that is becoming harder to ignore: What happens if AI eventually changes not just how…

AAEL Labs: Building a Human Reader App in 29 Minutes

My partner Dianne Keck, KPA-CTP, SDC complained to me about her “Gwyneth Paltrow sounding” AI reading tool. More specifically, she was frustrated that the platform: • sounded unnatural…

The Battle Over Private Listings

The constant battles over private listings are giving the real estate profession a black eye. First it was compensation. Then compensation disclosure. Now private listings and listing transparency….