Ownli, a Denver tech startup, is racing to get an early start in deploying artificial intelligence and machine learning to replace the tasks that real estate agents have long handled. The end game – help consumers do it themselves, avoid commissions and keep more money in their pockets.

“I have sold $200 million in homes, yet I couldn’t shake the feeling that the system was outdated and unfair to consumers,” said Blake O’Shaughnessy, CEO and co-founder of Ownli.

O’Shaughnessy, a Colorado native and University of Denver graduate, became a Realtor after working in the oil and gas industry, which has an intense focus on productivity. He has struggled with how inefficient home transactions are and how the industry has resisted lowering costs for consumers, despite the dramatic rise in home p

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