Lagos State Launches Fully Automated EPPPS Building Permit System
The Lagos State Government, under Governor Babajide Sanwo‑Olu, activated the Electronic Physical Planning Permit System (EPPPS) on April 1, 2026, making all building‑permit applications digital and illegal to process on paper. The reform aims to cut delays, curb discretionary approvals and boost investor confidence in Nigeria’s largest city.
PROPTECH-X : Is Trying to Fix ESG in Commercial Real Estate Just a Waste of Energy?
UK commercial real estate faces mounting ESG pressure as regulators and capital markets demand carbon‑zero performance. While proptech promises data‑driven measurement and optimisation, the sector is drowning in dashboards with little actual emissions reduction—emissions have risen 6% since 1990. Deep...
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Lucie Fortier, head of ICE MLS Solutions, argues that the U.S. Multiple Listing Service (MLS) is the silent engine behind every PropTech, AI, and portal application. While the world admires the MLS’s breadth and real‑time accuracy, many stakeholders take its...
RACE Alliance Forms Blockchain Framework for Real‑Estate Asset Management
RACE Ecosystem, Lynd Labs and RealAssets Technologies and Labs announced a strategic partnership to build a blockchain‑based infrastructure for the full lifecycle of real‑world assets. The alliance will deliver a self‑custody wallet, Layer‑2 blockchain and programmable governance tools aimed at...
McKinsey, ALICE Technologies Partner on Generative AI Scheduling
McKinsey has teamed with ALICE Technologies to deliver generative‑AI scheduling software for large‑scale infrastructure and construction projects. The solution, already deployed with more than 35 clients, can accelerate schedules by up to 20% and, in pilot cases, shave 28 days...
Square Yards and RBIH Digitise 100 Million Indian Property Records
Square Yards, India’s largest integrated real‑estate platform, announced it has digitised more than 100 million property registration records and signed a Platform Service Provider Agreement with the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub. The partnership will deliver e‑valuation and title‑search services through RBIH’s...
Solve the Electrification Equation (BOMA 2026 Preview)
The 2026 BOMA International Conference & Expo will host a panel on building electrification, moderated by JLL’s Josh Toothman and featuring leaders from MetLife, Leading Edge Consulting, Southern California Edison, and BXP. Panelists will dissect the financial, regulatory, and technical...
Why Most “AI for Facilities” Is Still Just Expensive ChatGPT in a Hard Hat
Most facilities‑management AI pilots have flopped – about 95% failed to deliver scalable value in 2025, largely because legacy building data is messy and costly to clean. Data‑readiness alone can consume 70‑75% of a project’s budget, leaving generic chat‑GPT‑style tools...
Warehouse Automation Expands Real Estate Value as Adoption Accelerates, Notes Prologis Report
Prologis’ new report links rising warehouse automation to higher demand for well‑located, technology‑enabled logistics real estate. Automation now powers roughly 30% of U.S. warehouses, up from 20‑25% five years ago, and is projected to hit 50% by 2035. The study...
Kadence Reaches $15M ARR Managing Hybrid Work for Revolut & Boeing
In this episode, Dan Bladen, co‑founder and CEO of Cadence, discusses how his company helps large enterprises like Revolut, Boeing, and Rolls‑Royce manage hybrid workspaces through a people‑centric booking platform priced at $48‑$80 per user per year. He recounts pivoting...
Prefix Secures $7.5M Seed Round to Scale AI Facility‑Management Platform for 10,000 U.S. Sites
Prefix, a New York‑based AI‑driven facility‑management platform for multi‑site retailers and restaurants, closed a $7.5 million seed round led by Collide Capital and Slow Ventures. The funding will fuel AI infrastructure, sales expansion and a push to cover more than 10,000...
AI Price Advice Now Derailing Real‑estate Offers
Ok so this is a first for us: Broker gives us pricing guidance, we make an offer, and broker gets back to us. “The seller was happy with your offer. But ChatGPT told him it’s worth $2M more, so he’s going...
The Cost Of HVAC Systems
HVAC systems account for roughly 40% of a building’s energy use, making them the single largest load. Inefficient operation can waste up to 30% of commercial building energy, driving higher utility bills and regulatory risk. Reactive, manual maintenance is proving...
Ordnance Survey Works with Snowflake to Tackle Flood Risk
Ordnance Survey has teamed with Snowflake to launch Intelligent Flood Readiness, an AI‑driven model that blends building, deprivation and flood‑risk data to pinpoint vulnerable properties across England. The analysis reveals that 1.2 million people live outside existing flood‑protection schemes, with 68%...
Compliance Tool Launched to Help Agents Prepare for Renters’ Rights Act
Bilans Solutions has launched Compliance Tracker, a dashboard that integrates with Reapit’s AgencyCloud platform to help letting agents ready their portfolios for the UK Renters’ Rights Act, which takes effect on 1 May. The tool automatically pulls gas safety, electrical, EPC...
Purplebricks Brings Back Virtual Valuations
Purplebricks has reintroduced virtual house valuations, letting UK homeowners receive an initial price estimate via a video call with a local property expert. The service combines a live walkthrough with the firm’s proprietary valuation software that analyses local prices, sale...
Mortgage Advice Bureau Snaps up HomeOwners Alliance in Ambitious Move
Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has acquired HomeOwners Alliance (HOA), a high‑traffic digital platform that offers tools and guidance to homeowners and prospective buyers. The purchase lets MAB engage consumers at the earliest stage of the home‑buying journey, well before they...
Proptech Startup Helium Raises Angel Funding From Albinder Dhindsa, Kunal Shah, Others
Helium, a proptech startup that rents out apartments in gated societies, announced an angel round of ₹5 crore (about $600,000). The round was led by Indian startup veterans Albinder Dhindsa, Kunal Shah and other founders. The capital will be used to...
Kennedy‑Wilson Acquires Toll Brothers’ $2.2 B Apartment Platform to Speed Multifamily Build‑out
Kennedy‑Wilson Holdings bought Toll Brothers’ Apartment Living platform, taking $2.2 billion of assets and a $3.6 billion development pipeline, while hiring 85 of Toll’s in‑house developers. The deal positions the developer to accelerate unit delivery and lower costs, according to new president...
AI Leads CRE’s Next Wave of Innovation
CRE is at a major turning point: Four forces driving the next wave of innovation At the 2025 CoreNet Global North America Summit Colliers surveyed more than 600 industry leaders from across the globe, including occupiers, investors, and service...
Dwelling Platform Dwelly Acquires Eden Harper, Adding 250 London Units
Dwelly, the UK‑based property‑management platform, announced the acquisition of Eden Harper, a south‑west London lettings agency, adding roughly 250 fully managed units to its portfolio. The deal follows Dwelly’s recent £69 million ($87.6 million) funding round and marks the firm’s first entry...
KEENON Robotics Showcased Autonomous Cleaning Innovation at Interclean Amsterdam 2026
KEENON Robotics unveiled its autonomous cleaning fleet at Interclean Amsterdam 2026, targeting facility‑management firms grappling with labor shortages and rising operational complexity. The showcase highlighted AI‑driven Patrol Inspection, which lets robots detect debris, switch cleaning modes and reroute in real...
Goodman, DataBank Partner on 32-MW LA Data Center
DataBank and Goodman Group have formed a joint venture to develop a 32‑MW data center in Vernon, Los Angeles, slated to open in December 2026 with an initial 6 MW and full capacity by September 2027. The project is part of...
From LEED to Living: Aligning Smart Tech with Next-Gen Green Building Certifications
Building owners are shifting from paper‑based green credits to performance‑driven certifications such as LEED v5, WELL, and RESET. The new standards require continuous verification through real‑time sensors, AI optimization, and data analytics, turning decarbonization, indoor air quality, and occupant wellness...
WeWork Launches 'WeWork Go' Phone‑booth Pods to Tap Flexible Workspace Market
WeWork unveiled 'WeWork Go', a transparent phone‑booth office pod designed for single users or teams of up to four, and will place the units in airports, convention centers and hotel lobbies. The launch marks the coworking giant’s first new product...
Autodesk Forma: A New Era
Autodesk announced that its Construction Cloud suite will be folded into the Forma platform, effectively rebranding Docs, BIM Collaborate Pro, Build and Takeoff under the Forma name. The move creates a single, AI‑native, cloud‑based environment that links pre‑design, schematic design...
JPIN Corp Unveils Free AI‑Powered Web App to Value Real Estate in Real Time
JPIN Corporation has launched the AIsatei App, a free AI‑driven web platform that delivers real‑time property valuations in Japan. By cutting appraisal costs to roughly one‑third of industry rates, the tool promises to democratize real‑estate assessment for buyers, sellers and...
London Borough of Harrow Cuts Maintenance Costs with Digital Twin
The London Borough of Harrow has deployed Esri UK’s Site Scan drone platform to enrich its digital twin with high‑resolution 3D models of parks, council buildings and heritage sites. The hybrid approach combines low‑resolution citywide data with targeted drone captures,...
AI Estimates Can't Replace Seeing and Smelling a Home
“But AI says my home is worth” is the new “But Zillow says my home is worth.” I’ve been hearing this much more frequently lately. Just a reminder that seeing AND smelling a property can make all the difference. https://t.co/ZLmrvPsQPo
StreetEasy Product Aims to Give Agents an ‘Edge’ in Tough Market
StreetEasy, Zillow’s New York City brand, unveiled Agent Advantage, a two‑tier membership that gives agents priority search placement, analytics and customizable comps reports, with the Signature tier adding premium listing pages and predictive tools. The program aims to help agents differentiate...
'Sweater for Houses' Could Reduce Heating Bills by at Least 15%
Researchers at UMass Amherst have created a photothermal “skin” for buildings—a removable fabric panel coated with a PEDOT‑Cl polymer that converts sunlight into heat. Lab tests show the panels can raise indoor temperatures by about 4.8 °C and slash heating energy...
Why AI Needs to Stop Guessing and Start Reading the Knowledge Graphs
The industry’s AI‑first mantra is hitting a wall because building systems lack a shared, machine‑readable truth. In the PAE Living Building project, engineers cataloged 3,000 assets and generated a knowledge graph with 122,000 RDF relationships, exposing how equipment truly interconnects....
RACE, Lynd Labs and RealAssets Team Up to Build Institutional Rails for Tokenized Real‑World Assets
RACE, Lynd Labs and RealAssets Technologies have launched a strategic collaboration to develop an open, institutional‑grade infrastructure for tokenizing and financing real‑world assets. The partnership combines RACE’s programmable blockchain stack with Lynd’s 17,000‑unit portfolio and RealAssets’ five‑year fintech expertise, aiming...
Karis Could Build Data Center in Central Ohio
Data‑center developer Karis is evaluating a 127‑acre parcel at 535 Cole Road in central Ohio, adjacent to a railroad, a 345 kV transmission line and an AEP substation. The site sits within the environmentally sensitive Big Darby Watershed, prompting local concerns despite...
Primepoint Closes $10M Seed Round to Advance Intelligence Platform that Reads and Understands Construction Drawings
Primepoint announced a $10 million seed round to scale its AI‑driven construction intelligence platform. The funding came in two tranches—$4 million co‑led by Penny Jar Capital and NextView Ventures, and $6 million led by Navitas Capital with participation from several other investors, including...
Girish Gopalan of Meter: 5 Questions
Meter announced the acquisition of WiredScore, the global standard for building connectivity, integrating its certification program into Meter’s platform. The deal keeps WiredScore operating as an independent subsidiary under CEO William Newton, preserving its strong brand in the real‑estate community....
Report: Hospitality Tech Startups Raised More than $1B in the Last Year
Hospitality tech startups raised over $1 billion across 40 companies between April 2025 and March 2026, with property‑management systems (PMS) and AI‑driven platforms attracting the most capital. A three‑month surge from December 2025 to February 2026 produced three mega‑raises—Mews’s $300 million round, Kindred’s $125 million dual rounds,...
Hugg & Hall Equipment Company Expands Scalable 3D Concrete Printing Solutions for Commercial Construction
Hugg & Hall Equipment Company has teamed with Alquist 3D to bring scalable 3‑D concrete printing systems to commercial builders in the South and Midwest. The partnership blends Alquist’s printer technology with Hugg & Hall’s long‑standing equipment distribution, service, and...
Prefix Raises $7.5M to Scale AI-Driven Facility Management Platform
Prefix Maintenance Inc. announced a $7.5 million seed round to expand its AI‑driven facility‑management platform. The startup, founded in 2022, already supports nearly 2,000 locations across 50 restaurant and retail brands, delivering threefold efficiency gains and over 15% cost savings. Funding,...
Free Browser‑Based 3D Building Editor Released Open‑Source
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Primepoint Raises $10M to Scale Construction Intelligence Platform
Primepoint announced a $10 million seed round, split into an initial $4 million and a follow‑on $6 million, led by Penny Jar Capital, NextView Ventures and Navitas Capital. The capital will accelerate its AI‑driven construction intelligence platform that reads drawings, links them to...
RAMSA’s Christina Victori Says AI Accelerates Luxury Farmhouse Design
Christina Victori, head of interior design at Robert A.M. Stern Architects, revealed how artificial‑intelligence tools are slashing administrative time on her 18th‑century New Jersey farmhouse project. The interview underscores a growing tension between AI efficiency and the handcrafted ethos of...
REVEL Realty Launches RealDesk, a Unified Platform to Modernize Brokerage Operations
REVEL Realty Inc. rolled out RealDesk, a next‑generation, single‑pane brokerage platform that consolidates transaction management, accounting, CRM and compliance tools. The launch aims to cut administrative overhead and boost agent productivity amid growing pressure on traditional brokerage models.
PROPTECH-X : CRE the Shift in Buyer Expectations – OpticWise Analysis
Commercial‑real‑estate buyers are adding digital infrastructure to their due‑diligence checklists, probing network ownership, system integration, data accessibility, and AI readiness. This shift reflects a broader focus on operational intelligence, risk mitigation, and scalability, with buyers scrutinizing hidden cybersecurity exposure and...
Data Centre Expansion to Drive European Logistics Demand
Savills’ latest research highlights that the rapid expansion of data centres is already generating measurable demand for logistics real estate in Europe, with early signals coming from Dublin and Houston. The study notes a surge in warehouse inquiries and distribution‑space...
The Builders Are Stuck in Admin Work, & It Is Killing Construction Productivity with Jennifer Hohman
In this episode, Jennifer Hohman, CTO of Baker Construction, discusses how excessive administrative tasks are dragging down productivity in the construction sector. Drawing on her diverse background in IT, oil & gas, and now concrete construction, she highlights the industry's...
Office Demand Trends Show How AI Is Changing Workspace Use
AI is reshaping how work is performed, separating production from the need for physical presence. As a result, office utilization in major U.S. markets has fallen to roughly 50‑60% of pre‑pandemic levels, while vacancy remains high. Companies are now using...
Vermont’s First Neighborhood Geothermal Project Prepares to Break Ground
Vermont Gas and nonprofit developers are set to break ground on the state’s first neighborhood‑scale geothermal heating and cooling system at the Riggs Meadow affordable‑housing project in Hinesburg. The scheme will serve 36 residential units and an on‑site childcare center...
How Barratt Redrow Is Building the UK’s Biggest Net-Zero Carbon Neighbourhood
Barratt Redrow has teamed with utility specialist GTC to deliver Cosmeston Farm, a 576‑home development in Penarth that will become the UK’s largest net‑zero carbon neighbourhood. The scheme combines networked ground‑source heat pumps, rooftop solar, home batteries and a smart...
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Placer.ai March 2026 Office Index: The RTO Marches On – Placer.ai Blog
Placer.ai’s March 2026 Office Index shows the strongest March foot‑traffic since the pandemic, with visits only 26.5% below 2019 levels and a 6.4% year‑over‑year gain. The data, drawn from about 1,300 premium office towers, highlights a clear rebound driven by...