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NEO Launches NEO 2.0, an AI-Powered Global Listing Service Built for New Construction

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2 hours ago

August 25, 2026

Rebuilt from the ground up, NEO 2.0 expands professional distribution and introduces a new generation of tools for builders, real estate professionals and homebuyers

ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — New Estate Only (NEO) today announced NEO 2.0, the fully rebuilt generation of its Global Listing Service (GLS) for New Construction. The new AI-powered technology environment is designed to help homebuilders expand professional distribution while giving real estate professionals and homebuyers broader access to new-construction inventory.

Launched Aug. 10, NEO 2.0 represents the company’s most significant product expansion since NEO entered the market. The new system introduces natural-language search, buyer activity analytics, standardized community and floor-plan comparison, multilingual capabilities, white-labeled marketing tools and an architecture designed specifically around the way new-construction information changes throughout the life of a project.

NEO 2.0 builds on a distribution footprint that reaches more than 52,000 real estate professionals and includes relationships with more than 35 real estate associations in the United States and internationally. The company currently organizes thousands of new-construction communities, with established inventory coverage in Florida and Texas and broader U.S. expansion underway.

“NEO 2.0 is not an incremental upgrade to our original technology,” said Thomas Calusa, co-founder and chief technology officer of NEO. “We rebuilt the system around the actual data structure of new construction and created a modular architecture designed for AI from the beginning. That allows us to standardize information across builders, interpret complex buyer requirements through natural language and continue adding capabilities without being constrained by legacy architecture.”

The launch comes at a challenging time for homebuilders. Rising construction and financing costs, labor shortages and affordability pressures are weighing on demand and margins, while builders rely heavily on incentives and price reductions to attract buyers. In this environment, expanding visibility and reaching qualified demand without adding further pressure to margins have become critical.

The challenge is particularly acute for independent and mid-sized builders, which often cannot match the digital reach and broker outreach operations of large national competitors. NEO addresses one part of that equation through professional distribution, giving participating builders access to the same distribution environment regardless of the size of their marketing budgets.

For real estate professionals and homebuyers, the same model provides a broader view of the new-construction market. Rather than limiting discovery to builders and communities already known to the agent or surfaced through paid advertising, NEO organizes participating builders within a standardized environment where communities, floor plans and available homes can be discovered and compared using common criteria.

“Builders are being asked to generate demand in a market where nearly every major cost is under pressure, and many are already sacrificing margin through incentives and price reductions,” said Paulo Bethencourt Neto, president and chief growth officer of NEO. “We cannot solve construction costs or interest rates, but we can address distribution. Our objective is to give builders, regardless of size, greater access to the professional real estate market, so their communities can be discovered and homes can compete on their merits, not on the size of the builder’s marketing budget.”

NEO’s approach has received recognition from organizations representing both the real estate and homebuilding industries. The company won the National Association of Realtors® NXT Pitch Battle in 2025 and received the National Association of Home Builders’ Global Innovation, Research & Exchange Gold Award at The Nationals in 2026.

NEO’s Global Listing Service (GLS) is designed to complement, rather than replace, the Multiple Listing Service. While the MLS provides the professional infrastructure that organizes resale inventory, NEO is built around the distinct requirements of new construction: builder-originated data, project-level organization, evolving inventory and distribution across local, interstate and international markets.

NEO 2.0 will serve as the technology foundation for the company’s continued expansion across the United States and international markets.

About NEO

New Estate Only (NEO) is the AI-powered Global Listing Service for New Construction, a professional distribution system connecting homebuilders, real estate professionals and homebuyers across domestic and international markets. NEO structures and distributes builder-approved community information through a network reaching more than 52,000 real estate professionals and more than 35 real estate associations in the United States and internationally. NEO is headquartered in Central Florida, with operations in Europe and Latin America.

NEO. Built to Connect.

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LeanDNA Launches Demand Scenario Modeling in APEX, Replacing Spreadsheet Guesswork With Real-Time Production Feasibility

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5 minutes ago

August 25, 2026

New capability lets production planners test demand changes against live supply and BOM data in minutes, without exporting ERP data or risking live system records.

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — LeanDNA, a leading intelligent supply chain execution platform, today announced the general availability of Demand Scenario Modeling (DSM), a new capability within its APEX platform that lets production planners, buyers, and supply chain managers instantly test demand changes against real supply and Bill of Materials (BOM) data, without spreadsheets or system risk.

When forecasts shift, most production planners still turn to spreadsheets to find out whether production can support it: exporting ERP data, flattening multi-level BOMs, and reconciling supply just to answer one question — can we build this? The process is slow, error-prone, and disconnected from real-time system data, and it often produces false shortages that obscure the actual constraints.

Demand Scenario Modeling replaces that manual exercise with what-if analysis built directly into APEX. Production planners can model a demand change and immediately see which components truly constrain production, how many units can realistically be built, and where shortage risk increases, turning a process that has historically taken hours into a workflow measured in minutes.

Because DSM runs in a sandbox environment connected to live ERP and BOM data, planners can test and compare multiple scenarios, adjust quantities and dates, and recalculate instantly, without posting temporary plans or manipulating live records to get an answer. That combination of speed and system safety is central to how LeanDNA has built the capability.

“Production planners shouldn’t have to choose between speed and safety when they’re testing a demand change,” said Andy Ellenthal, CEO of LeanDNA. “Demand Scenario Modeling gives them both: an answer in minutes, grounded in the same supply and BOM data running their factory, without ever touching a live ERP record. It replaces guesswork with a repeatable way to say yes, no, or not yet with confidence.”

Demand Scenario Modeling is available now to APEX customers and is purpose-built for the tactical-to-mid-horizon planning window — roughly one to twelve months out — where production teams most often need to turn a demand question into a production commitment.

About LeanDNA

LeanDNA powers the world’s discrete manufacturing with a single source of truth for factory-first supply planning, materials management, and inventory optimization. APEX, the AI-powered expert execution platform from LeanDNA, transforms data into optimized decisions and action. LeanDNA empowers manufacturers in aerospace, HVAC,industrials, automotive, and medical to improve on-time delivery and working capital levels. Leading manufacturers including Caterpillar, Daikin Applied, Safran, and Siemens use APEX for supply chain orchestration to gain visibility into current and incoming materials, take action based on inventory criticality, collaborate in real time with suppliers, and track progress toward inventory optimization goals. Learn more at LeanDNA.com.

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OppFi to Participate in September 2026 Conferences

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August 25, 2026

CHICAGO, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — OppFi Inc. (NYSE: OPFI) (“OppFi” or the “Company”), a leading tech-enabled digital finance platform that works with banks to provide financial products and services for everyday Americans, today announced that management will participate in the following conferences in September 2026:

Oppenheimer Fintech Leaders Conference
Location: New York
Date: September 15, 2026

U.S. Bancorp | BTIG Consumer Finance Conference 2026
Location: Boston
Date: September 17, 2026

To schedule a meeting with OppFi, please reach out to your Oppenheimer or BTIG representatives.

About OppFi
OppFi (NYSE: OPFI) is a leading tech-enabled digital finance platform that works with banks to provide financial products and services for everyday Americans. Through a transparent and responsible platform, which includes financial inclusion and excellent customer experience, the Company supports consumers who are turned away by mainstream options to build better financial health. OppLoans by OppFi maintains a 4.4/5.0 star rating on Trustpilot with more than 5,400 reviews, making the Company one of the top consumer-rated financial platforms online. OppFi also holds a 35% equity interest in Bitty Holdings, LLC (“Bitty”), a credit access company that offers revenue-based financing and other working capital solutions to small businesses. For more information, please visit oppfi.com.

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Zillow Group to present at Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference

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August 25, 2026

SEATTLE, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Zillow Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: Z and ZG), which is transforming the way people buy, sell, rent and finance homes, today announced Zillow Group will present at this year’s Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference in San Francisco.

Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer Jeremy Hofmann will participate in a fireside chat on Thursday, Sept. 10, at 10:50 a.m. PT / 1:50 p.m. ET.

Register and access the live webcast here. Live and recorded versions of the webcast will also be available under the Events & Presentations section on Zillow Group’s Investor Relations website.

About Zillow Group:

Zillow Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: Z and ZG) is reimagining real estate to make home a reality for more and more people.

As the most visited real estate app and website in the United States, Zillow connects hundreds of millions of consumers with innovative technology, trusted agents and loan officers, and seamless digital solutions. With industry-leading tools and resources, Zillow supercharges real estate professionals so they can grow their businesses and deliver exceptional client experiences. For renters and housing providers, Zillow offers not only a robust marketplace but a set of end-to-end products and services to streamline applications, leases, payments and more.

Zillow’s ecosystem spans the entire home journey — from dreaming and shopping to renting, buying, selling and financing.

Zillow Group’s affiliates, subsidiaries and brands include Zillow®, Zillow Premier Agent®, Zillow Home Loans®, Zillow Rentals®, Zillow® New Construction, Trulia®, StreetEasy®, Out East®, HotPads®, Follow Up Boss®, ShowingTime®, dotloop® and Zillow® Closing.

All marks herein are owned by MFTB Holdco, Inc., a Zillow affiliate. Zillow Home Loans, LLC is an Equal Housing Lender, NMLS #10287 (www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org). © 2026 MFTB Holdco, Inc., a Zillow affiliate.

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