Tech Pulse: AI Summit delves deep on housing industry impacts

Welcome back to Tech Pulse — HousingWire‘s weekly series rounding up the latest in technology news, including tools, integrations and trends that impact mortgage and real estate.

Read on for a rundown of speakers who shared expert insight at this past week’s HousingWire AI Summit in Dallas.

Talk ranged from use of “digital twins” among eXp Realty executives to artificial intelligence’s impact on mortgage conversion rates and loan officer productivity.

UWM’s Jason Bressler encourages broker use of AI to ‘control your own destiny’

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) Chief Technology Officer Jason Bressler used the HousingWire AI Summit to warn brokers about industry consolidation while urging them to master AI to protect their independence. Showcasing UWM’s LEO and Mia agents, he stressed that reimagining workflows — not just speeding them up — is key to thriving in a tightening mortgage market.

eXp Realty’s Sumanth Kamath on AI and digital twins

At HousingWire’s AI Summit, eXp Realty Chief Technology Officer Sumanth Kamath detailed how the brokerage uses AI, from custom GPT assistants and executive “digital twins” to document automation and sentiment analysis, to boost efficiency, empower employees, and scale for its 83,000 agents.

Anywhere’s Eric Chesin says the AI transformation is already here for real estate

Anywhere Real Estate Chief Strategy Officer Eric Chesin called AI a “magic moment for progress” at HousingWire’s AI Summit, unveiling new Amazon Q and Google integrations, bottom-up innovation contests, and AI-enhanced tools like Listing Concierge — all aimed at boosting agent productivity and streamlining operations across the firm’s vast network.

Shawn Malhotra talks Rocket’s vision for AI-powered, people-centered mortgages

Rocket Companies Chief Technology Officer Shawn Malhotra says the firm is rewriting its entire operating system — from home search to servicing — on an AI foundation, already boosting conversion rates, loan officer productivity, and client outreach, while prepping to integrate Redfin and Mr. Cooper into a unified, data-rich ecosystem.

TidalWave’s Diane Yu on AI’s impact to mortgage jobs

TidalWave CEO Diane Yu and Next Belt Strategies founder Jeremy Potter say AI will change — if not replace — many mortgage roles in the next two years, urging firms to focus on tools with true product–market fit, like TidalWave’s new NEXA Mortgage partnership, to boost adoption and efficiency.

Lenders urged to build AI compliance foundations sooner rather than later

Colorado’s sweeping AI law, taking effect in February 2026, will reshape mortgage compliance, said Xactus Chief Product Officer Mike Brown and LOGS Legal Group’s Wendy Lee at HousingWire’s AI Summit — urging lenders to form AI governance committees, tighten vendor oversight, and bake compliance risk into ROI from day one.

Cenlar’s Leslie Peeler addresses ‘disruptive AI’ solutions in mortgage servicing

Cenlar Chief Operating Officer Leslie Peeler says AI can turn mortgage servicing from a back-office function into a proactive, tech-driven relationship builder — cutting compliance tasks from weeks to days, powering real-time “cockpit” dashboards, and handling millions of homeowner interactions with greater speed and quality.