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4 days ago

Real Estate Is Insecure About Its Relationship With Data and AI And it should be — artificial intelligence is powering data, but it’s a risk at the same time.

It's not me, it's you. If there is a you. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Real Estate Is Insecure About Its Relationship With Data and AI commercialobserver.com/2026/03/real... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #AI #Data #Security

@philbk2024.bsky.social

1 week ago

Angel Investors Help Answer Startups’ Prayers Early-stage investors putting more faith into proptech entrepreneurs, but their financial blessings may be hard to obtain without AI.

What #proptech #startups get the halo effect from early-stage investors? My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
In Proptech, Angel Investors Help Answer Startups’ Prayers — Selectively commercialobserver.com/2026/03/ange... #RealEstate #Property #AngelInvestors #EarlyStageInvestment #AI

@philbk2024.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Colton Pace of Ownwell: 5 Questions The platform, which just raised a $50 million Series B, has facilitated one million property tax appeals and counting.

Fast-funded startup is using #AI (of course) to find the appeal in tax appeals across the country. My latest interview in today's #PropTechInsider:
Colton Pace of Ownwell: 5 Questions commercialobserver.com/2026/02/colt... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #Taxes #Funding

@philbk2024.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Trump’s Environmental Changes and CRE Climate Tech: What to Know Don’t expect a significant impact on demand for the technology right away.

Will the #EPA's new regulations crush #ClimateTech or be DOA, as state & city regs take precedence? My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Trump’s Environmental Changes and CRE Climate Tech: What to Know commercialobserver.com/2026/02/gree... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #ESG

@philbk2024.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

AI Is Coming for SaaS in Proptech For a time, though, artificial intelligence will coexist with software as a service before displacing it.

Don't look back. Something may be gaining on you. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
AI Is Coming for SaaS in Proptech commercialobserver.com/2026/02/ai-v... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #AI #SaaS #Innovation

@philbk2024.bsky.social

1 month ago

Ben Miller of Fundrise: 5 Questions ‘AI is going to eat half the white collar jobs in the world. It's going to eat the real estate profession as well.’

Democratizing #realestate investment with the threat and promise of #AI (which may eat us all, oh my!). My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Ben Miller of Fundrise: 5 Questions commercialobserver.com/2026/02/ben-... #Property #PropTech #Investments #Innovation

@philbk2024.bsky.social

1 month ago

In Proptech, Overpricing Is Now an Issue Price discovery and valuations have become more of a moving target, especially for startups.

What's it worth to you? #Founders and #investors hagle over #PropTech company pricing. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
In Proptech, Overpricing Is Now an Issue commercialobserver.com/2026/02/prop... #RealEstate #Property #VC #Valuations

@philbk2024.bsky.social

1 month ago

Real Estate Law Platform Orbital Raises $60M Series B London-based proptech startup expanding into the U.S.

In case you missed it while shoveling snow, it's in today's #PropTechInsider:
Real Estate Law Platform Orbital Raises $60M Series B commercialobserver.com/2026/01/real... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #RealEstateLaw #Digitalization #Innovation

@philbk2024.bsky.social

1 month ago

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.

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

@philbk2024.bsky.social

1 month ago

Real Estate Law Platform Orbital Raises $60M Series B London-based proptech startup expanding into the U.S.

U.K.-originated #PropTech startup raises the bar with huge funding round to expand in the U.S. My latest story online now at #PropTechInsider.
Real Estate Law Platform Orbital Raises $60M Series B commercialobserver.com/2026/01/real... #RealEstate #Property #AI #Innovation

@philbk2024.bsky.social

1 month ago

Bridge Loan Platform Atlas Invest Raises $25M BlackRock leads the funding for the AI-driven lending company.

An #AI-powered #CRE lending platform gets big boost from mixed debt and equity partnership with #BlackRock. My latest exclusive in today's #PropTechInsider:
Bridge Loan Platform Atlas Invest Raises $25M commercialobserver.com/2026/01/brid... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #CRELending

@philbk2024.bsky.social

1 month ago

Is AI in Proptech Overhyped? Short answer: No. Long answer …

Hype, hype, hype, the boys are marching!
(Old reporters' joke about PR hype. Now you don't have to look it up.)
But maybe #AI is not over-hyped. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Is AI in Proptech Overhyped? commercialobserver.com/2026/01/ai-p... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech

@philbk2024.bsky.social

2 months ago

Multifamily Data Platform Real Estate Building Analytics Buys Markerr The latter firm holds a lot of public rent data via clients such as Invitation Homes, LCOR and Berkshire Residential.

#Technology is unlocking valuable rent data, leading to more #proptech M&As. My latest exclusive feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Multifamily Data Platform Real Estate Building Analytics Acquires Markerr commercialobserver.com/2026/01/real... #RealEstate #Property #Multifamily #Innovation

@philbk2024.bsky.social

2 months ago

AXCS Capital Acquires Propvetter for Under $1M Real estate investment management firm will bring the AI startup in-house for its debt brokerage subsidiary George Smith Partners.

#POC leads to #AI platform acquisition that aids lenders, investors, and brokers. My latest feature exclusive in today's #PropTechInsider:
AXCS Capital Acquires Propvetter for Under $1M commercialobserver.com/2025/12/axcs... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #Investment #Fintech

@philbk2024.bsky.social

2 months ago

Maureen Waters of Measurabl: 5 Questions Waters took over earlier this month as CEO of the go-to platform for sustainability data in commercial real estate.

A new CEO wants to take measuring #sustainability in #realestate to a new level for customers. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Maureen Waters of Measurabl: 5 Questions commercialobserver.com/2025/12/maur... #PropTech #Property #ESG #Innovation

@philbk2024.bsky.social

2 months ago

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.

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

@philbk2024.bsky.social

3 months ago

Proptech Funding in 2025: Following the Money All Over Investors and principals parse the capital trends over the past 12 months, including which asset classes commanded the most investment.

Let's all sing it together: "Money, money, money . . . MON-EY!" Looking back at how the dough rose and fell in #proptech. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Proptech Funding in 2025: Following the Money All Over commercialobserver.com/2025/12/prop... #RealEstate #Property #Funding

@philbk2024.bsky.social

3 months ago

BuiltAI Secures $6M Seed Round London-based financial modeling and portfolio management platform expanding to the U.S.

Financial modeling #proptech #startup gets foundational funding to aid #realestate investors. My latest exclusive in today's #PropTechInsider:
BuiltAI Secures $6M Seed Round commercialobserver.com/2025/12/buil... #Property #FinTech #RealEstateInvestment #AI

@philbk2024.bsky.social

3 months ago

Mamdani and Technology: What New York’s Built Environment Might Expect It's a target-rich municipal environment for proptech.

What can #proptech do for Mayor-elect #Mamdani and what can he do with it to better New York City? My feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Mamdani and Technology: What New York’s Built Environment Might Expect commercialobserver.com/2025/12/mamd... #RealEstate #Property #NYC #TechPolicy

@philbk2024.bsky.social

3 months ago

Which Real Estate Sectors Are Ripe for Proptech Disruption? There are lots of candidates, but residential and multifamily get the most votes.

If you guessed #multifamily, you win. (Sorry. No prizes.) My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Which Real Estate Sectors Are Ripe for Proptech Disruption? commercialobserver.com/2025/11/real... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #Disruption #Innovation

@philbk2024.bsky.social

4 months ago

WiredScore Expands Into Industrial Real Estate The sector’s tech connectivity race is on, and the global digital certification giant is here for it.

Now #industrial and #logistics facilities can really know the score when it comes to #digital #connectivity. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
WiredScore Expands Into Industrial Real Estate commercialobserver.com/2025/11/wire... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #Contech

@philbk2024.bsky.social

4 months ago

Multifamily EV Charging? Proptech Firms Are Along for the Ride EV sales hit a record in the third quarter, and that demand is translating into more business for servicers who work with apartment owners.

Plug in, power up, and crash on the couch. Home EV ports have never been in greater demand. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Multifamily EV Charging? Proptech Firms Are Along for the Ride commercialobserver.com/2025/11/mult... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #Multifamily

@philbk2024.bsky.social

4 months ago

Commercial Real Estate Owners Are Just Starting to Decode AI The proptech firms that service owners say accuracy and trust are the major challenges in adopting the fast-evolving technology.

There's nothing artificial about #CRE owners' questioning of #AI and #proptech providers are the first to admit it. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Commercial Real Estate Owners Are Just Starting to Decode AI commercialobserver.com/2025/10/comm... #RealEstate #Property #Tech

@philbk2024.bsky.social

4 months ago

Acelab Secures $13.5M Series A Funding Startup is building an ‘AI brain’ to aid architects, developers, operators and contractors in making decisions about construction materials.

Bringing an "AI brain" to architecture, design and developers is bringing big money to this #proptech startup. My latest exclusive in today's #PropTechInsider:
Acelab Secures $14M Series A Funding commercialobserver.com/2025/10/acel... #RealEstate #Property #Architecture #Design #ConTech

@philbk2024.bsky.social

4 months ago

Proptech’s Scariest Trends AI, indecisive millennials, skittish VCs, Mayor Mamdani, too much red tape, firms that overpromise — the list goes on.

Things that keep #realestate tech founders and investors up at night and haunt their days are explored without fear in my latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Proptech’s Scariest Trends commercialobserver.com/2025/10/prop... #Property #PropTech #ZombieCompanies #CREfears

@philbk2024.bsky.social

5 months ago

A Proptech Principal and a M.I.T. Lab Chairman Start Talking … HqO CEO Chase Garbarino and M.I.T.’s Steve Weikal on ‘systems thinking,’ tech, capital and civic design.

A deep-dive conversation into where academic research and real world #proptech practice meet and grow. My latest exclusive feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
A Proptech Principal and a MIT Lab Chairman Start Talking … commercialobserver.com/2025/10/prop... #RealEstate #Property #Research

@philbk2024.bsky.social

5 months ago

Real Estate Really Wants to Use AI, But Not Fully Ready for It: Survey Results indicate growing acceptance of the technology, but also fears that organizations don’t yet have the in-house expertise for it.

When it comes to #realestate #AI use, the readiness is all. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Real Estate Really Wants to Use AI, But It’s Not Fully Ready: Survey commercialobserver.com/2025/10/real... #Property #PropTech #Innovation

@philbk2024.bsky.social

5 months ago

Brick & Mortar Ventures’ Darren Bechtel On AI and the Next Big Thing Pure-play AI investments are a no for him now — "most are not really up to snuff to meet the needs of the customers in construction."

#Contech #VC takes level view of smart machines' impact on #building. My latest exclusive feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Brick & Mortar Ventures’ Darren Bechtel On AI, Robots and the Next Big Thing(s) commercialobserver.com/2025/09/bric... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #AI #Robots

@philbk2024.bsky.social

5 months ago

Yaron Dycian of Wint: 5 Questions The Boston-based company claims to have reduced its customers’ water damage costs by 90 percent, saving insurers millions in damages.

ICYMI - My exclusive interview with the chief product and chief strategy officer at Wint, in today's #PropTechInsider:
Yaron Dycian of Wint: 5 Questions commercialobserver.com/2025/09/yaro... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #WaterSustainability #BuiltWorld

@philbk2024.bsky.social

5 months ago

Proptech Leans Into AI to Speed Residential Listings Searches Investors anticipate more competition for the in-house tech at legacy sites such as Zillow and Apartments.com.

Direct #GenAI queries bird-dogging home hunting for a new generation. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Proptech Leans Into AI to Speed Residential Listings Searches commercialobserver.com/2025/09/prop... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #Residential #AI