Product and Services Roundup: Fotocasa Launches ChatGPT App

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Europe: Fotocasa launches ChatGPT app

Fotocasa is the latest big-name real estate portal to launch a ChatGPT app for its marketplaces.

It is available to all users, allowing them to search for rental or purchase properties by asking questions via conversational search.

From a single question, the application will show more than 30 accurate and reliable results that match users' search criteria, facilitating an assisted, contextualised search experience. Search results include direct links to continue the search within the Fotocasa ecosystem.

Alejandro Serrano, Chief Product Officer of Fotocasa, said:

"The launch of our app on ChatGPT marks a turning point in how people interact with the real estate market. Our goal is to eliminate friction in the search process: moving from a manual filtering model to a purely conversational experience where, with just one sentence, users receive a selection of over 30 properties that perfectly match their needs. By integrating Fotocasa's technology into such a widespread platform as ChatGPT, we are not only simplifying the home-finding process, but also offering unprecedented personalization that saves time and directly benefits our users' decision-making."

Jacob Cañada, CTO of Fotocasa, said:

“This integration is the natural result of our strategic commitment to generative artificial intelligence, which we began with milestones such as Fotocasa Brain and AI-assisted search. From a technological perspective, we have managed to connect our real-time data ecosystem with the most advanced natural language processing capabilities in the world. This is not just a new interface, but a robust architecture that translates complex human intentions into precise technical results. Being the first in Spain to commit to home search at this level of innovation demonstrates our commitment to leading the digital transformation of the proptech sector through cutting-edge technology."

Fotocasa says this move reinforces its leadership in the development of AI-based solutions. Fotocasa became the first technology platform in Spain to incorporate artificial intelligence into the process of resolving housing-related questions with the launch of Fotocasa Brain in 2024, a tool the company says handled over 34,000 queries in its first year of operation.

Fotocasa also launched AI-assisted search after running an AI Hackathon in October 2025. The company believes the ChatGPT integration adds further conversational benefits for property search. Fotocasa's artificial intelligence translates this intent into specific filters within the application, offering more relevant and personalised results.

Based on ChatGPT technology, Fotocasa Brain offers answers about buying, selling, or renting, as well as practical matters such as renovations, decorating, and subsidies. Its development paved the way for new, more direct interaction models, in which users can access useful information quickly and with greater decision-making power.

Fotocasa Group is part of Scout24, the leading German technology group in Europe that operates the market-leading real estate portal, ImmoScout24.

Leboncoin publicises new Tenant Pass+ product for rental applications

The French real estate portal Leboncoin says its new Tenant Pass+ solution is providing better pre-qualified tenancy applications to agents.

Launched at the end of 2025, Tenant Pass+ is a paid product that verifies tenant information in under five minutes, allowing users to share their profile an unlimited number of times during their home search process for a rental property.

Leboncoin entered a partnership with user data check specialists, MiTrust, to ensure users' personal data is valid and reliable.

Prospective tenants can pay a flat fee of €14.90 to boost the visibility of their profile, including proof of income and a 'seal of approval' via MiTrust. Paying customers get priority visibility when applying for properties for 30 days.

For real estate professionals, Tenant Pass+ guarantees the receipt of attractive and reliable applications that reduce high-risk tenancies, provide more direct communication, and shorten relocation cycles.

Leboncoin recently teamed up with PayPal to offer an integrated experience for buyers of real estate in France.

Kleinanzeigen opens Barcelona office

Kleinanzeigen, the German generalised classifieds platform, has opened an office in Barcelona in the same building as its parent company Adevinta's local office.

The Barcelona office will focus on research and development, according to a Spanish regulatory filing, but it does not imply that the company will look to enter the Spanish market.

Oceania: REA Group doubles down on AI for search, utilities and mortgage

REA Group has unveiled a suite of new features on realestate.com.au, sharpening its focus on artificial intelligence, immersive content and homeowner services.

The Australian market leader’s autumn product release introduces five updates spanning search, visualisation and post-transaction services, targeting its circa 12.7 million monthly users.

At the core of the release is a new AI-powered search assistant, designed to shift users away from traditional filters towards conversational discovery.

The tool allows buyers to combine budget, location, commute times and lifestyle preferences into a single query, reflecting a broader industry shift toward natural language interfaces.

Jonathan Swift, Chief Product Officer at REA Group, said:

“Our AI-powered search assistant encourages property seekers to take an action, such as saving or sharing a listing, adding it to an inspection plan or submitting an enquiry, and has the potential to broaden search results to help consumers think outside of their set filters. This experience will constantly evolve, becoming smarter and more helpful, as the level of intent data available increases exponentially.”

“New features like iGUIDE are designed to turn initial interest into serious buyer engagement. Highly immersive content drives more views and enquiries, while 1 in 3 buyers agree video or 3D tours make them more likely to inspect a property, which underpins the value we provide customers and vendors.”

“Supporting and engaging homeowners is just as important for us. We know homeowners regularly engage with realestate.com.au’s My Property owner dashboard to track the value of their property and now they can also reduce household costs by finding a better deal on electricity and gas plans.”

Meanwhile, a new AI assistant within the My Property dashboard provides users with insights into property values and local market trends. A utilities comparison tool allows homeowners to switch energy providers based on actual usage data.

And Mortgage Choice, the mortgage brokerage owned by REA Group, has launched an AI-powered policy search tool that the company says will reduce hours of brokers' manual work to mere minutes.

This agentic tool, built in close consultation with a pilot group of brokers, analyses over 5,000 residential policy pages to answer our brokers’ questions about lending scenarios.

Nicole Divine, executive GM of product for REA Group’s financial services division, said partnering with Mortgage Choice to create AI solutions ensures that tech does the heavy lifting, "freeing up our brokers to do what they do best."

United Kingdom: Rightmove adjusts tools for letting agents ahead of legislative change

Rightmove is rolling out updates to its Tenancy Manager service and a redesign of the Rightmove Plus dashboard as the Renters' Rights Act is due to kick in soon.

Updates to Tenancy Manager include compliant tenancy agreements in line with the Renters’ Rights Act, a built-in process to notify existing tenants of agreement changes, and extra rental data to support accurate rent reviews.

The Rightmove Plus dashboard will be redesigned to improve the user interface and more clearly show an overview of branch performance, including stock, instructions, and lettings agreements. Market share comparisons for lettings have also been simplified

Christian Balshen, director of agent partnerships at Rightmove, said:

“Letting agents have had to become experts at dealing with legislation changes and Tenancy Manager is here to help. Slightly unusually, the Renters’ Rights Act applies not only to new tenancies but also to all existing tenancies.

“This is a massive administrative task for letting agents with several compliance potholes, and I’m very proud that Tenancy Manager is helping our partners navigate these changes. Plus, the updates we’ve made to the Rightmove Plus platform are aimed at making it even easier for agents to act with confidence and clarity.”