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This #AI and #robotics firm is building homes in microfactories for maximum production. My latest exclusive in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/09/vika... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #Housing #Residential #Innovation
Vikas Enti of Reframe Systems: 5 Questions
The startup raised $40 million to up its automated microfactories, which churn out different types of homes.
commercialobserver.com
September 22, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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#AI is keeping an eye on tenant applications, as autonomous decisioning platform seeks to reduce rental delinquency and evictions. My latest exclusive in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/06/tena... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #Multifamily #SingleFamily #Residential
Tenant Screening Firm Findigs Raises $32M Series C Round
The autonomous decisioning platform aims to reduce rental delinquency and evictions.
commercialobserver.com
June 2, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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Lighting the way to a better design and preconstruction risk-reduction #AI-powered platform. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/06/prec... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #ConTech #Construction #Design #FundingRound
Design and Preconstruction Startup LightTable Raises $22M Series A
AI native platform says it can identify early risks in development plans as well — if not better — than the likes of Anthropic’s Claude.
commercialobserver.com
June 2, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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Global #RealEstate operators uniting over Uniti, an agentic #AI #startup for property managers across asset classes. My latest in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/07/unit... #Property #PropTech #SeriesA #ClientGrowth
Agentic AI Startup Uniti Draws More Clients Amid $12M Series A
The 2-year-old company’s roster now includes major self-storage, coworking and multifamily clients.
commercialobserver.com
July 28, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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Investors bet on #proptech startup building #digital infrastructure for county and state #realestate data. My latest exclusive in today's #PropTechInsider:
Startup Balcony Secures $12.7M Seed Round commercialobserver.com/2026/05/star... #Property #TitleInsurers #MortgageLenders #CapitalMarkets
Startup Balcony Secures $12.7M Seed Round
The Hoboken firm specializes in digital infrastructure for county and state real estate data.
commercialobserver.com
May 26, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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ICYMI - Apollo liftoff!
My latest exclusive in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/09/elis...
#RealEstate #Property #PropTech #AgenticAI #AI #Housing #HealthCare
Proptech Unicorn EliseAI Launches AI Agent Apollo
It’s aimed at all property operations tasks, from answering leasing inquiries to assigning and completing work orders.
commercialobserver.com
September 8, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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Investors see lots of smarts in #multifamily data firm ApartmentIQ with $25M funding round. My exclusive in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/08/apar... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #AI #VentureCapital #VC #Innovation
ApartmentIQ Secures $25M Follow-On Funding Round
Backing comes as the multifamily data platform passes 8 million customer units.
commercialobserver.com
August 11, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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Fixing the #PropertyManager-repairs gap through #PropTech. My latest exclusive in today's #PropTechInsider:
PropUp and Fortress OS Announce Residential Maintenance Partnership commercialobserver.com/2025/09/prop... #RealEstate #Property #Multifamily #SaaS
PropUp and Fortress OS Announce Residential Maintenance Partnership
Proptech SaaS firm to provide open API ecosystem for the multifamily company.
commercialobserver.com
September 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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ICYMI: #RealEstate #tech giant gobbles up home data marketplace platform. Read all about it in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/08/cost... #Property #PropTech #HomeData #Acquisition #Innovation
CoStar Closes $800M Cash Acquisition of New-Home Platform Zonda
The real estate information giant expands into new-home data, analytics and online marketplaces with the deal.
commercialobserver.com
August 25, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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Spatial intelligence-driven valuation startup CEO talks of journeying from his native Haiti to the U.S. and beyond. My lastest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Hantz Févry of Geolava: 5 Questions commercialobserver.com/2026/01/hant... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech
Hantz Févry of Geolava: 5 Questions
Spatial intelligence-driven valuation startup CEO talks of journeying from his native Haiti to the U.S. and beyond.
commercialobserver.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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Data is in-"deed" still king even as public-records #AI #titlesearch grows, new study contends. My latest in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/08/ai-p... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #TitlePlant #PropertyRecords #PublicRecords
AI-Searched Public Records Insufficient for Title Decision-Making
Analysis compares AI-only record searches with title plant-supported examinations to evaluate completeness, accuracy and insurability.
commercialobserver.com
August 18, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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Can you hear me now? A loud and proud Seed Round for a #CRE-focused mobile communications #PropTech firm. My latest in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/08/cell... #RealEstate #Property #Cellular #Innovation
Cellular Provider InfiniG Secures $5M Seed Funding
Started by a Meta alum, the startup focuses on scaling mobile coverage as a service for commercial real estate.
commercialobserver.com
August 25, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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The machines feel the heat with Butlr's two new office maintenance products. My latest in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/09/butl... #RealEstate #Property #Office #PropTech #ThermalSensing #MachineLearning #AI
Butlr’s New Thermal Sensor Products Aim at Occupancy and Restrooms
The startup spun out of MIT aims to lower building operators’ costs without cameras and other devices that might compromise anonymity.
commercialobserver.com
September 1, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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Like the proverbial tree, a #rental platform grows in Brooklyn. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider.
Brooklyn’s Industry City a Surprising Oasis for Proptech Startup commercialobserver.com/2026/05/broo... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #AI #Renters #Multifamily
Brooklyn’s Industry City a Surprising Oasis for Proptech Startup
Rental platform Openigloo didn’t expect to be charmed by the mammoth complex with a deep past — let its CEO explain.
commercialobserver.com
May 12, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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Digital design is becoming the foundation of architectural creativity. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Proptech AI Has Designs on Architecture commercialobserver.com/2025/08/prop... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #Architecture #Design #AI
Proptech AI Has Designs on Architecture
VC money is starting to back firms that use artificial intelligence to make the normally paper-heavy architecture world more efficient.
commercialobserver.com
August 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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As Mike Breen (Knicks fans will know.) would shout: BOOM! BOOM!
#SFR startup scores $15M funding and a new agentic product. My latest exclusive in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/08/sfr-... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #Residential #Leasing #AI
SFR Leasing Operating System Boom Secures $15M Series A Funding
Company also announces the launch of BoomCRM, an agentic leasing and touring product.
commercialobserver.com
August 18, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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Surprise! #PropTech leading $5-10M Seed Rounds across industries in 2026, with #AI a prime driver. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/08/prop... #RealEstate #Property #VC #Funding #Startups #Innovation
Proptech Seed Rounds Are in Full Bloom
The sector leads all industries in startup funding size in 2026 — and, yes, AI has a lot to do with it.
commercialobserver.com
August 25, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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#PropTech platform R-Zero wants to take the stress off the electrical grid through #HVAC use reduction. My latest in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/06/r-ze... #RealEstate #Property #ElectricalGrid #AI #Innovation
As AI Stresses the Grid, R-Zero Looks to Reduce HVAC Use
The physical AI platform uses real-time occupancy intelligence and existing building systems to lower costs.
commercialobserver.com
June 23, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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Should we fear or favor the future in #RealEstate tech? Some answers are revealed in my latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
2026 Proptech Predictions: Anyone Up for AI? commercialobserver.com/2025/12/2026... #PropTech #Property #Technology #AI #Innovation
2026 Proptech Predictions: Anyone Up for AI?
Asset classes as diffuse as office, retail and data centers are ripe for continued disruption in the new year.
commercialobserver.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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ICYMI: #PropTech investors find additional value in a heavy #construction online marketplace. My exclusive in today's #PropTechInsider:
Contech Firm Heave Raises $7M Series A as It Plans to Expand commercialobserver.com/2025/08/cont... #RealEstate #Property #Contech #VC #Innovation
Contech Firm Heave Raises $7M Series A as It Plans to Expand
Startup’s pivot to an online-heavy equipment repair marketplace proves positive.
commercialobserver.com
September 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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#Proptech startup uses #AI to ingest data rooms, making finance transactions faster and more "Relyable." My latest exclusive in today's #PropTechInsider:
Multifamily Deal Diligence Platform Rely Raises $4.5M in Seed Round commercialobserver.com/2026/05/mult... #RealEstate #Property #Multifamily
Multifamily Deal Diligence Platform Rely Raises $4.5M in Seed Round
The proptech startup uses AI to ingest and structure transaction data rooms in minutes.
commercialobserver.com
May 19, 2026 at 8:29 PM
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#AI-driven peer review platform for real estate emerges for #developers and the #construction industry. My exclusive in today's #PropTechInsider:
LightTable Comes Out of Stealth Mode With $6M Seed Round commercialobserver.com/2025/08/ligh... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #Contech #PeerReview
LightTable Comes Out of Stealth Mode With $6M Seed Round
Proptech startup uses AI to digitize peer reviews for real estate projects.
commercialobserver.com
August 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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100+ year old family #realestate firm is not too old to learn new #proptech tricks and to bring them in-house. My latest exclusive feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/08/owne... #AI #Property #CRE #Residential #EntertainmentRealEstate #Innovation
Owner Fisher Brothers Launches AI Innovation Lab
The company is the latest in commercial real estate to seize on the technology to build applications and AI agents in-house.
commercialobserver.com
August 11, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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Exciting opportunities, new challenges - and oh, yeah, AI - highlight the new year's #realestate tech outlook. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Proptech in 2025: Principals and Investors Sound Off commercialobserver.com/2024/12/prop... #Property #PropTech #AI #VC #Entrepreneurs
Proptech in 2025: Principals and Investors Sound Off
ROI, startups that scale, M&A, increased funding, risk management — and, of course, AI — will trend.
commercialobserver.com
December 17, 2024 at 5:22 PM
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ICYMI: Financiers are getting frisky with new #proptech/#fintech management platform. My latest feature in this week's #PropTechInsider:
Maybern CEO Ross Mechanic Wants to Make Life Easier for Private Equity CFOs commercialobserver.com/2024/12/mayb... #RealEstate #Property #CFOs #PrivateEquity
Maybern CEO Ross Mechanic Wants to Help Private Equity CFOs
His automated data replaces Excel for billion-dollar-plus investment deals, including in real estate.
commercialobserver.com
January 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM