AI for Real Estate Businesses: September 2026 Panel Recap
Minnesota Real Estate Club , November 10, 2026
On September 10, 2026, four Twin Cities operators showed the Minnesota Real Estate Club how they use AI in the real estate and lending businesses they run every day.
Event at a glance
- Date: Thursday, September 10, 2026, 6:00 to 8:00 PM
- Location: 7500 Flying Cloud Drive, Eden Prairie, MN
- Format: a moderated panel Q&A, followed by open networking
- Cost: free and open to the public
Hosted by Adam Hunt and moderated by Ricky Collins of The Startup Hussle.
The panel
- Reda Ransom, founder of ELEVATED, a Minneapolis-Saint Paul consulting practice that helps businesses build memorable brands and implement AI-powered systems.
- Tom Gould, Branch Manager of Strategy and Systems at Fairway Home Mortgage in Eden Prairie, where he co-leads a team of roughly 24 loan officers.
- Ryan Schroder, founder and owner of Fuze Real Estate, which combines property management, brokerage and construction and manages 700+ units across the Twin Cities.
- Matt Faschingbauer, founder and managing principal of Corporate Advancement Resources, which oversees operating businesses and real estate holdings across several industries.
Read full bios on our speakers page.
What the panel covered
- How self-taught operators built AI into businesses they actually run
- What works with AI day to day, and what is just hype
- Why build your own AI tools instead of buying software
- Individual augmentation versus autonomous workflows
- Where AI gets it wrong, and what you never fully hand over
- Common AI mistakes operators make and how to avoid them
Watch the highlights
- AI for RE Businesses: event recap
- How an AI system helped raise $2.5M
- Why build instead of buy?
- Build websites for free with AI? It's real
- AI vs human: which jobs stay?
- From branding to AI: building a first lead gen tool
See the photos and every clip on the event page.
Frequently asked questions
How are real estate businesses using AI?
Panelists discussed building their own AI tools instead of buying software, using AI to augment individual work versus running autonomous workflows, and where AI gets things wrong and what they never fully hand over.
Who spoke at the September 2026 MNREC event?
Reda Ransom of ELEVATED, Tom Gould of Fairway Home Mortgage, Ryan Schroder of Fuze Real Estate, and Matt Faschingbauer of Corporate Advancement Resources. Ricky Collins of The Startup Hussle moderated, and Adam Hunt hosted.
Is the Minnesota Real Estate Club free to attend?
Yes. MNREC events are free and open to the public, thanks to our sponsors.
Where are MNREC events held?
Events are held in the evening at 7500 Flying Cloud Dr, Eden Prairie, MN. See upcoming events for the next date.