Microsoft, Planon Integrate Booking App with Space Planning Insights
Microsoft and Planon announced that Microsoft Places will integrate with Planon’s integrated workplace management system, linking real‑time reservation data with floor‑plan and space‑utilization insights. The joint solution lets facility managers spot over‑booked rooms, under‑used floors and mismatched space demand, enabling smarter consolidation and scheduling. By feeding occupancy signals into Outlook and Teams, the integration also supports AI‑driven recommendations for desk and meeting‑room bookings. The move responds to growing demand for data‑rich FM tools highlighted by JLL and ISS surveys.
Hyperscale Data Center Proposed for Car Boot Sale Site in Buckinghamshire, UK
Mulberry Commercial Developments II has submitted an outline planning application to build two hyperscale data‑center buildings on a 60,000 sqm greenbelt site in Denham, Buckinghamshire. The land currently hosts the Denham Giant Car Boot sale, one of the largest in Greater...
Entrata Collaborates with OpenAI to Define the Future of Autonomous Property Management
Entrata, the multifamily operating system serving about 2.5 million units, announced a long‑term strategic partnership with OpenAI. The deal gives Entrata access to frontier models such as GPT‑5.5 and Codex, which will be embedded into its platform to expand autonomous AI...
Quintain Expands Into Third-Party Management for BTR Platform
Quintain Living, the Build‑to‑Rent arm of UK developer Quintain, announced a new third‑party management service for its BTR platform. The move opens the platform to institutional landlords, allowing them to lease existing and future assets under Quintain’s operational model. Quintain...
Schneider Electric Launches AI-Driven Continuous BMS Monitoring Service
Schneider Electric unveiled EcoCare, an AI‑driven continuous monitoring service for building management systems (BMS). The company says EcoCare can slash energy consumption by roughly 25% and cut system downtime by up to 45% versus traditional reactive maintenance. The offering builds...
Coinbase to Launch Token-Backed Mortgage Down Payments This Summer
Coinbase and Better Home & Finance will launch a token‑backed mortgage product by summer 2026, letting qualified borrowers pledge Bitcoin or USDC as collateral for down‑payment loans on Fannie Mae‑backed homes. The initiative follows the FHFA’s 2025 directive that allows...
Lofty Launches New Client Transaction Portal
Lofty, a real‑estate technology platform, unveiled a new Client Transaction Portal designed to streamline deal workflows for agents and buyers. The portal centralizes document signing, payment processing, and status tracking in a single, secure interface. Early beta users report faster...
Property Sector Plans for Digital ID Collapse over Government Policy Concerns
UK property sector leaders have scrapped the MyIdentity digital identity programme, citing unclear government policy and no clear consumer benefit. The initiative, which aimed to let buyers and sellers verify their identity once and share it across agents, lenders and...
Urbanise.com Targets Strata Payments Market With NAB Integration
Urbanise.com Limited (ASX: UBN) is rolling out a staged upgrade to its strata‑management platform that embeds NAB banking and payment services, including PayID, PayTo and BPay, directly into the Urbanise ecosystem. The upgrade also introduces a white‑label Owner Portal that...
Raoul Thomas: A Q&A on How AI Is Redefining Asset Value Across Real Estate and Infrastructure
Raoul Thomas, a Miami‑based executive chairman, says AI‑powered operating systems are reshaping how real‑estate, hospitality, and infrastructure assets are valued. He argues that beyond traditional inputs, the intelligence of an asset’s operations will soon be a core underwriting factor for...
Canopy MLS Goes National, Opens Listing Entry via 3rd Parties
Canopy MLS, based in Charlotte, has opened its platform to licensed real‑estate professionals nationwide, joining a recent wave of regional MLSs going national. The expansion coincides with a new capability that lets brokerages submit listings through approved third‑party or proprietary...
Honeywell Technologies Rebrand Sets Tone for Building Automation Focus Post Spin-Off
Honeywell will split into two publicly traded entities on June 29: Honeywell Technologies (HT), focused on building automation, will retain the existing HON ticker, while Honeywell Aerospace will trade as HONA. HT’s building‑automation segment grew 8% in Q1, outpacing the company’s...
Digital Property Vision Outpaces E-Signature Adoption in UK
The UK Land Registry has recorded only two Qualified Electronic Signature (QES) submissions in 2024 and five in the first quarter of 2025, highlighting sluggish e‑signature uptake. Novus Strategy’s CEO Claire Van der Zant says the market will follow a...
Maybe It's because I'm a Londoner...how the UK Capital City's Office Market Is Booming Thanks to an AI Influx
London’s office market is booming as AI firms flood the city, with more than 450,000 sq ft leased in April—almost twice March’s volume and ten‑fold growth over the past year. Nearly half of the deals target the Knowledge Quarter around King’s Cross...
Graphisoft to Preview Collaboration Layer and Archicad–Forma Connection
Graphisoft will unveil an open collaboration layer at the AIA Conference, creating a cloud‑native hub that synchronises models, documents, issues and decisions across the Nemetschek Group’s portfolio. The layer supports industry formats such as IFC, BCF, PDF, DWG and RVT,...