Mydeposits and Reposit Join Forces
mydeposits has partnered with Reposit to let letting agents manage both traditional tenancy deposits and Reposit’s fee‑based alternative on a single platform. The integration combines mydeposits’ government‑authorised protection scheme with Reposit’s model where tenants pay a one‑week‑rent fee and landlords receive up to eight weeks’ coverage. Both companies say the partnership expands choice, speeds moves and improves affordability for renters. The deal reflects a broader shift toward flexible deposit solutions in the private rented sector.
AvidXchange Expands AppFolio Partnership with Embedded AP Automation Solution for Property Management
AvidXchange has launched an embedded accounts‑payable‑as‑a‑service (APaaS) solution for the AppFolio Property Manager platform, now listed in the AppFolio Stack Marketplace. The integration lets property‑management teams initiate and approve supplier payments directly within AppFolio, eliminating the need for separate finance...
The Real Cost of Space: What Your Facilities Data Isn’t Telling Your Leadership Team
Many companies believe they understand facility costs, but data gaps mask true space inefficiencies. JLL research shows executives estimate 65‑70% utilization while actual office use is only 30‑40%, creating hidden financial losses. An Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS) consolidates utilization,...
UTPro Dashboard Report: More Pre-Con, More Under Construction Across the GTHA
UrbanToronto’s UTPro dashboard for March 18, 2026 shows a modest rise in both pre‑construction and under‑construction activity across the Greater Toronto‑Hamilton Area. The number of projects in pre‑construction climbed to 3,609, representing about 1.435 billion square feet of gross floor area,...
Bringing Real Estate to the 21st Century, with Reannah Wyatt of the Real Time
Reannah Wyatt spent over a decade in residential real estate and witnessed Zillow’s launch, which proved technology could reshape the industry. While Zillow boosted her business, she realized no solution existed to track the entire real‑estate transaction from listing to...
As NYC Energy Code Enforcement Begins, Operators Face Decision on Pathway
New York City’s 2025 Energy Conservation Code enforcement begins March 30, making compliance mandatory for new construction and major renovations before a certificate of occupancy is issued. The code introduces stricter air‑tightness limits, mandatory duct‑leak testing, backup electric heating, and demand‑response...
Real Estate’s AI Challenge Isn’t Technology—It’s Communication
Columbia University has launched an Artificial Intelligence in Real Estate course aimed at creating professionals who can translate between real‑estate expertise and AI technology. The article argues that the primary barrier to AI adoption in commercial real estate is a...
On-Site with ICON: A Closer Look at 3D-Printed Homes
ICON, a 3D‑printing construction firm, is completing a 12‑home neighborhood in Austin’s Mueller district in partnership with large builder Lennar. The gantry‑style printer extrudes a proprietary on‑site concrete mix, allowing simultaneous installation of structural ties, openings, and reinforcement while the...
Government Mandates and Smart Infrastructure Planning Are Driving Growth of BIM Software Market
The building information modeling (BIM) software market is projected to grow from $7.1 billion in 2024 to $16.5 billion by 2033, reflecting a 10 percent CAGR. Government mandates for BIM‑enabled workflows and the surge in smart‑infrastructure projects are the primary growth engines. Architecture,...
Midlands College Builds Retrofit Training Houses
South & City College Birmingham has opened two purpose‑built retrofit training houses, funded by the West Midlands and Warwickshire Local Skills Improvement Plan and the WMCA. One house replicates a typical 1930s terraced home, while the other showcases modern, energy‑efficient...
Dubai PropTech Hub’s ‘PropTech 2033’ Whitepaper Targets AED 53 Bn in Annual Productivity Gains
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and Dubai Land Department released the ‘PropTech 2033’ whitepaper, identifying two business models that could generate more than AED 53 bn ($14.4 bn) in annual worker productivity. The Hub also opened its inaugural Global Landing Pad programme...
Palantir and Moder Partner to Transform Mortgage Industry
Palantir Technologies and Moder announced a strategic partnership to co‑develop an AI‑powered mortgage operations platform, with Freedom Mortgage as the first pilot customer. The solution uses Palantir’s Ontology to translate regulatory guidelines into configurable, testable, auditable rules that integrate with...
PropTech Pulse Becomes Media Partner for London PropTech Show 2026
PropTech Pulse has signed on as the official media partner for the London PropTech Show 2026, positioning the AI‑driven intelligence platform at the centre of Europe’s biggest property‑technology gathering. The partnership gives PropTech Pulse access to an audience of roughly...
Promise of AI-Driven Efficiencies Draws Investors to Hotels, C&W Reports
European hotel investors remain bullish for 2026, driven by AI‑enabled cost efficiencies, according to Cushman & Wakefield. 58% plan to allocate more capital than in 2025, and 54% intend to be net buyers, while only 7% expect to sell. AI is...
Quin Wins Digital Innovation in Health, Safety and Wellbeing at the Digital Construction Awards
Quintessential Design’s Quin system – comprising the Quin Pod, Quin Within App, and Quin Tag – won the Digital Innovation in Health, Safety and Wellbeing award at the 2026 Digital Construction Awards. The solution embeds motion and impact sensors in...
BYLOR JV Wins Digital Innovation in Productivity at the Digital Construction Awards
BYLOR JV, a partnership between Bouygues Travaux Publics and Laing O’Rourke, captured the Digital Innovation in Productivity award at the 2026 Digital Construction Awards. The joint venture tackled the complex material‑management demands of Hinkley Point C’s heat‑sink pump house by...
RLB Digital Wins Information Management Best Practice at the Digital Construction Awards
RLB Digital’s Project Colin won the Information Management Best Practice award at the 2026 Digital Construction Awards. The solution tackles the chronic problem of fragmented construction documents by treating individual data pieces as the primary building blocks. It creates a...
Balcony Solar Bill Gains Momentum in Illinois
Illinois’ Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee approved a plug‑in solar bill that would let homeowners install up to 1,200‑watt “balcony solar” systems without interconnection agreements or fees. The legislation also bans HOA or landlord restrictions on units of 391 watts...
James Holbrook - Eliminating Industrial Real Estate Inefficiencies
In this episode, James Holbrook, founder and executive chairman of WearHub, discusses how proptech is evolving from fixing isolated pain points to redesigning market structures, using industrial real estate as a case study. He explains his 20‑year journey from brokerage...
Aurum PropTech Sells Navi Mumbai Towers for Rs 112 Cr to Fund AI-Driven Expansion
Aurum PropTech Ltd approved the sale of two commercial towers in Navi Mumbai for about Rs 112 crore. The proceeds will prepay a Rs 56 crore lease‑rental‑discounting facility and fuel the company’s AI‑centric proptech roadmap, positioning it for a debt‑free balance sheet...
Zoopla Updates Boost Housebuilder Leads
Zoopla reported a 21% year‑on‑year increase in new‑home searches, driving a 53% jump in leads delivered to housebuilders in 2025. The platform introduced map‑view listings and enhanced contact capture on virtual tours, making new‑build developments more discoverable. Search activity for...
First UK Region to Pilot New Model for Delivering Homes at Scale
Liverpool has been chosen as the first pilot site for the £85 million Industrialising and Digitalising Construction Challenge, a national programme aimed at boosting construction productivity. The initiative will test standardised components, digital coordination and manufacturing‑led processes on two social‑housing projects,...
Top-Down Construction, Mass Timber, and Nanotechnology Reshape Building
At a ULI Austin breakfast, industry leaders highlighted four emerging building methods—top‑down construction, mass‑timber framing, nanotechnology‑enhanced concrete, and modular prefab. Top‑down builds the roof and floors close to ground before lifting the stack, improving safety and eliminating interior columns. Mass...
Sidekick + Lone Wolf: Unifying Brokerage Workflows Nationwide
Sidekick and Lone Wolf have formalized an integration that lets real‑estate brokerages run TransactionDesk and zipForm tasks from a single interface. Sidekick’s AI layer pulls data from agents and automatically populates Lone Wolf’s jurisdiction‑wide forms library, selecting the correct template...
Top Homebuilders Trust ResiClub for Data-Driven Decisions
Teams inside major homebuilders, lenders, and operators are using ResiClub research and analysis to inform real decisions—including firms like Meritage Homes, a giant homebuilder ranked No. 554 on the Fortune 1000. That’s exactly what we’re aiming for: clear, data-driven housing market...
Beyond Systems: Why Electrical, Mechanical, Thermal, and Environmental Performance Must Converge
Building performance has long been assessed in isolated silos—electrical, mechanical, thermal, and environmental—each using its own metrics. The article argues that this fragmentation prevents a true understanding of what a building actually does over time, proposing a unified energy-to-environment conversion...
Mamdani Launches Program for Homeowners to Plan and Finance ADUs
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the Plus One ADU program to simplify creation of accessory dwelling units in New York City. The initiative provides an ADU guidebook, an online application portal, and a library of pre‑approved plans managed by the Department...
Telehouse Parent KDDI Acquires Office Site in London's Docklands Zoned for Data Center Expansion - Report
KDDI, the Japanese telecom group behind Telehouse, has agreed to buy the Republic campus in Tower Hamlets for roughly £250 million. The 483,000‑sq‑ft office site carries planning consent for a 376,000‑sq‑ft, 30 MW multi‑story data centre, directly adjacent to Telehouse’s existing Docklands...
Invisible Infrastructure: Why Your Building’s Digital Experience Is Key to Ensuring Occupier Trust
The office market is moving beyond flashy amenities toward seamless, invisible digital infrastructure that underpins tenant trust. Multi‑tenant buildings face a "paradox" where legacy, siloed systems create friction at entry, connectivity, and booking points. Operators who replace fragmented tech with...
What Happens when You Use ChatGPT to Sell Your Home?
A South Florida homeowner, Robert Levine, sold his house using ChatGPT for marketing copy, pricing guidance, and document drafting, claiming cost savings. Real‑estate brokers and loan officers cautioned that AI cannot replace the nuanced negotiation and emotional intelligence of licensed...
Pi Labs Leads $7M Round in VerbaFlo for AI Real Estate Platform
VerbaFlo, a conversational AI platform for residential real estate, secured a $7 million seed round led by Pi Labs, bringing its total financing to roughly $9 million. The startup automates leasing, operations, and resident engagement through purpose‑built AI agents that integrate with...
Form, Function, and Funding: The High-Tech Urbanism of San Francisco
San Francisco’s urban fabric is being reshaped by the tech economy, driving a wave of high‑tech architecture and material refinement while sidelining existing residents. The city faces a mandate to add more than 82,000 housing units by 2031 under California’s...
Arthur, Veyco, and Just Move Unite in New Rental‑Tech Partnership
On March 18, 2026, three UK‑based rental PropTech firms—Arthur, Veyco and Just Move—announced a strategic partnership that stitches together the entire tenancy journey, from lease signing to utilities set‑up. The integration, delivered through Arthur’s dashboard, gives letting agents and landlords...
Spicerhaart Deploys AI ‘Amplify’ and ‘EchoIQ’ to Boost Agent Productivity
On March 18, 2026, Spicerhaart, one of the UK’s largest estate‑agency networks, announced the rollout of two AI‑powered solutions – Amplify and EchoIQ – across its national branches. The tools aim to sharpen CRM data usage and provide real‑time call...
Knox Systems Raises $25M Series A to Accelerate AI‑Managed FedRAMP Cloud Platform
On March 18, 2026, Knox Systems announced a $25 million Series A round led by a group of prominent venture firms. The funding will be used to scale its AI‑managed cloud platform that delivers FedRAMP compliance in 90 days at roughly 90% lower...
Zero RFI Secures $13.8M Seed Round to Launch AI Construction Platform and Pursue Roll‑Up Strategy
Yesterday, AI‑native construction platform Zero RFI announced a $13.8 million seed round led by General Catalyst. Founder and CEO KP Reddy will deploy the capital to acquire Brookwood Group, BuildingWorks and KP Reddy Co., creating a unified AI‑powered platform for owners...
Global PropTech Market Projected to Hit $44.59 Billion by 2026, Report Shows
TechBullion analyst Reeves Birner reports that the global PropTech market is expected to reach $44.59 billion in 2026. The forecast, released in a March 2026 article, highlights accelerating enterprise spending, tighter regulatory frameworks, and a growing talent pipeline as key drivers....
FM Services Provider Intesia Selects Planon Platform to Streamline Operational and Work Order Processes Across Europe
Intesia Group has selected Planon’s Facility Services Business Solution (FSBS) to digitize and standardize its facility management operations across 15 European countries. The FSBS Accelerator will accelerate rollout, delivering unified work‑order, preventive‑maintenance, mobile, subcontractor and financial automation. Integration with Schneider...
PROPTECH-X : AscendixRE for Land Brokers: A Purpose-Built CRM for a Complex Asset Class
Ascendix Technologies has launched AscendixRE for Land Brokers, a Salesforce‑based CRM engineered specifically for the land‑brokerage segment. The platform centralizes parcel, owner, buyer, and transaction data, delivering a 360‑degree view that replaces spreadsheets and siloed tools. Integrated prospecting, geo‑search, pipeline...
Nexudus Launches “Fractional Offices” To Help Operators Monetize Hybrid Work Demand
Nexudus introduced Fractional Offices, a feature that lets workspace operators divide a single private office into multiple part‑time contracts aligned with specific weekdays. The tool addresses the mismatch between five‑day leases and the hybrid work model, enabling two or three‑day‑per‑week...
Pre-Marketing Could Boost Housing Supply by over 10%: Redfin
Redfin’s latest analysis suggests that allowing sellers to pre‑market homes could lift local housing inventories by 6‑12% in markets that adopt the practice. The report, released shortly after Redfin’s exclusive‑listing partnership with Compass, argues that price‑testing boosts seller confidence and...
When AI Chatbots Hallucinate, Infrastructure Pays
Construction firms are rapidly adopting generative AI copilots to speed document search and summarization. However, AI hallucinations—confident but incorrect outputs—can embed false information into safety logs, claims, and design decisions, risking costly errors. The article stresses that text alone is...
Wise Agent Launches Lead Pipeline
Wise Agent has introduced Lead Pipeline, a visual workflow tool that centralizes lead management for real‑estate professionals. The feature lets agents track prospects from initial contact through closing using customizable stages such as New Lead, Active Buyer, and Under Contract....
Zillow Launches Preview, Showing Pre‑market Listings with Major Brokers
Zillow fires back at Compass/Rocket/Redfin Today, Zillow announced "Zillow Preview", a "product" that makes "pre-market" home listings visible on their site Launch partners include Keller Williams, REMAX, HomeServices of America, Side and United Real Estate
CRE Finally Adopts Docusign, Brokers Stay Low‑tech.
CRE just finally adopted Docusign years after Realtors... Don't expect many brokers to run out and purchase a Mac mini and set up OpenClaw 🚫🦞
How Variable Speed HVAC Motors Can Accelerate Facility Decarbonization
Industrial facilities are turning to variable‑speed‑drive (VSD) motors to slash the energy intensity of HVAC systems, which account for 28% of global building‑related emissions. ABB’s LV Titanium motor‑drive unit combines an IE5 premium‑efficiency permanent‑magnet motor with an integrated drive, delivering...
Emerging Tech Redefines Construction and Built Environment
Paul Brussow @RLBAmericas joins me to talk about the forces reshaping #construction and the built environment. Tune in live at 12 pm CT at: https://t.co/ykUbRecWPm #TPSS #IoT #sustainability #AI #5G #cloud #edge #digitaltransformation #PeggySmedley #podcast https://t.co/hNOtt3fnsX
HotelTechReport Releases the 2026 HotelTechIndex™ Market Leaders Report, the Industry's Most Comprehensive Technology Ranking
HotelTechReport unveiled its 2026 HotelTechIndex Market Leaders Report, the most comprehensive hospitality‑technology ranking built on 80,921 verified reviews from hoteliers in 152 countries. The study introduces the inaugural Shift Index™ that isolates ten macro trends reshaping hotel‑tech adoption, alongside the...
Five London Hotels Capture 57% of AI Recommendations, Revenue Intelligence Embeds in PMS
Recent research shows five London luxury hotels captured 57% of AI-driven travel recommendations, highlighting a winner‑take‑all distribution model. Google’s AI Mode appears to prioritize OTA partners, limiting direct‑booking visibility for many properties. Meanwhile, RoomPriceGenie’s revenue‑intelligence now embeds directly into 15...
CRMLS Expands RealReports Partnership
California Regional MLS (CRMLS) announced that its RealReports AI‑powered home‑report service will be offered as a no‑cost core product to all its members. The move follows strong adoption by multiple real‑estate associations, prompting CEO Art Carter to extend the tool...