TOP TECH TRENDS TRANSFORMING THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY

Article | April 22, 2020

Real estate is a key element of the U.S. economy. Residential real estate provides housing for individuals and families and is a major source of wealth and savings for Americans. Commercial real estate creates spaces for retail, offices, manufacturing, and apartment buildings as well as creating jobs to sell, build, and maintain all these structures.

Article | April 22, 2020

Search online for real estate investment strategies, and you’ll be overwhelmed with the information overload that hits you. Self-proclaimed experts, gurus, and never before heard of writers (because everyone has a book these days) keep posting hordes of stuff regarding where you should focus your efforts and what you should put your money into. Read a few of these sources, and you’ll see that most of the stuff is the same. It’s very unusual to find ideas that are starkly different online. Head to the store and buy books on investment strategies. Though definitely not to-the-point and instead highly detailed, once you finish reading, you will find yourself at the same spot you were before. Countless case studies, multiple options, a lot of theory, and no practical application! Don’t fret. My article today isn’t going to give you 10 more real estate investment strategies.

Article | April 22, 2020

Since we know machine learning is driving innovation across every industry, real estate included, I took the time to summarize my experience as an attendee of ICNY by highlighting key findings in this blog post. These insights are based on my personal interpretation of the sessions, booth visits, and conversations with industry players (real estate agents, proptech workers, investors, and other conference participants). It’s no longer news that the real estate industry experienced a major revolution over the last few years with the involvement of iBuyers. In short, iBuyers digitize as many housing transactions as possible. Players like Zillow, Opendoor and Redfin offer buyers, sellers, and renters the option to find an agent or search, distribute, finance, and even close a transaction online.

Article | April 22, 2020

Proptech now disrupting the marketplace ranges from artificial intelligent, automation and smart buildings to the use of big data, blockchain and cloud-based computing. Proptech, a portmanteau from “property technology”, is used to describe any technology for the real estate space. These days, it is a common phrase recognised by real estate professionals to define property-specific innovation. Proptech addresses fundamental questions of how users experience and extract value from real estate. Whether it’s planning or construction, renting or buying, management or selling, the Proptech ecosystem is increasingly comprehensive—and competitive.