From the main stage at Inman Connect San Diego on Thursday, Schneider envisioned an era in real estate where a smaller number of competitors deliver a higher level of value for homebuyers and homesellers.

Market headwinds stunted eXp World Holdings' revenue growth during the second quarter, only rising 1 percent to $1.3 billion. However, the company is bullish about its future, highlighting eXp Global's growth.

U.S. stocks were mostly lower, with the Nasdaq leading declines as makers of AI infrastructure suffered steep falls, many in the double digits. Nvidia was down 16%.

Gold settled 1.4% lower, down two of the past three sessions, and silver fell 2.5%, down three of the past four sessions.

Panic fueling the selloff of Nvidia, Broadcom and other tech giants is overblown.