“Build affordable housing.” Easier said than done. Build it where? Which surplus city properties would be good candidates for this kind of project? What types of policies do a better job of fostering housing development?...more
10/18/2023
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When Simon & Garfunkel sang “The Sound of Silence” back in the 1960s, they could have been singing about a PropTech ecosystem that currently finds itself in the depths of summer doldrums....more
Venture capital investment in PropTech continued its downward trend as the dollar volume of funding dropped 77% annually in the first quarter of 2023. At the same time, the number of investment deals appears to be holding...more
REITs are increasingly reliant on technologies across the spectrum of information technology and operating technology that range from cloud-based systems and the Internet of Things (IoT) to automated building management...more
3/30/2023
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Despite the current macroeconomic instability caused by high inflation and interest rates combined with a confusing employment market, PropTech-focused venture capitalists are not shying away from placing their bets on seed...more
2/23/2023
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With likely recession encroaching, PropTech seen as cost-cutting tool in CRE - Bisnow – October 11 A rolling series of challenges, from the pandemic to labor shortages to an unfolding economic downturn, have increased focus...more
11/23/2022
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FTC lawsuit: Roommate-finding app Roomster bought fake reviews and featured scam listings Bullet CBS News – August 30 California, the Federal Trade Commission, and five other states filed a lawsuit on August 30 against the...more
PropTech VCs hit a pause -
Wealth Management – July 27 -
Last year, VC firms invested $32 billion in PropTech companies across the globe, similar to pre-pandemic annual volume and an increase of 28% over 2020,...more
All signs point to a ‘growing appetite’ for digital twins Construction Dive – June 15 The implementation of digital twin technology is expected to increase by 36%, on average, over the next five years across major...more
Los Angeles pilots digital twin project to aid building decarbonization -
Smart Cities Dive – June 3 -
Cityzenith is partnering with the Los Angeles branch of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Challenge...more
Venture capitalists piled record $4B into PropTech in Q1 Bullet The Real Deal – April 19 A record $4 billion of VC equity funding flooded into the PropTech sector in the first quarter of 2022 as “investor confidence” in the...more
5/16/2022
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Major CRE players fuel PropTech funding boom aimed at hybrid, remote workers - Bullet Bisnow – January 26 - The PropTech boom reached record funding levels last year, fueled by venture capitalists investing in flex office...more
PropTech shatters investment record with $32B VC haul in 2021 -
Bisnow – December 21 -
PropTech’s rapid growth attracted a record-breaking amount of venture capital in 2021. Private investment into the sector hit $32...more
1/12/2022
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Broker 2.0: $1.5B investment into PropTech by big firms is changing how they operate -
Bisnow – October 27 -
Global venture capital investment in PropTech exceeded $61.1 billion since 2010, according to investment...more
Report: Investors put more capital into PropTech companies -
Connected Real Estate Magazine – September 30 -
PropTech startup companies are currently on the rise. Venture capital-backed real estate companies have...more
JLL: No better time to invest in real estate technology -
PlaceTech – August 31 -
Rebounding after a pandemic-led slump, funding for property technology hit a record high $9.7 billion in H1 2021. Although the COVID-19...more
PropTech funding is surging, with construction and property management leading the pack - Crunchbase – July 22 - Funding to venture-backed PropTech companies has surpassed pre-pandemic levels, according to Crunchbase data,...more
Real estate tech is bouncing back from its pandemic slump -
PitchBook – June 28 -
Over 2020, global VC deal flow into commercial real estate technologies fell nearly 80% compared with 2019. Meanwhile, venture...more
7/14/2021
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Why software is eating the home -
The Real Deal – April 19 -
Less than a decade ago, startups valued at $1 billion or more were so rare that the tech world took to calling them unicorns. In 2013, there were just 39...more
WeWork merger highlights real estate SPAC surge -
Commercial Property Executive – March 30 -
WeWork’s second stab at going public highlights the growing popularity of special purpose acquisition vehicles in the real...more
Cadre launches $400M fund targeting individual investors -
Forbes – February 2 -
Real estate financial technology company Cadre has launched a new $400 million real estate fund oriented to individual investors, financial...more
Rent tech space bounces back in Q3 -
Bullet GlobeSt.com – December 7 -
After experiencing its worst quarter since 2018 at the start of the pandemic, the rent tech space showed signs of recovery in the third quarter....more
Tishman Speyer forms $300 million SPAC to invest in PropTech companies -
Bullet The Real Deal – October 26 -
Tishman Speyer has formed a $300 million blank-check company — becoming the first major real estate owner to...more
11/23/2020
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BNP Paribas Real Estate backs Fifth Wall to launch first European PropTech fund -
Bullet Propertyfundsworld – October 6 -
Fifth Wall, a venture capital firm focused on real estate technology, has partnered with BNP...more
10/9/2020
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2020 is a tipping point for construction tech -
Bisnow – August 28 -
Not so long ago, construction was one of the least digitized industries in the U.S. But with increasing material costs, rising wages, and a labor...more
9/17/2020
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