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AI Was Supposed to Fix Construction’s Labor Shortage. The Industry Is Still Waiting.
Most homebuilders still run on spreadsheets, phone calls, and manual site inspections. That’s not for lack of trying; it’s a symptom of a broader...
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MLS Listing Data Is Being Scraped and Resold Without Authorization, Creating a Gray Market
Real estate listing data in the United States flows through about 500 cooperative MLS systems. These are databases where agents share property information so...
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Multifamily Operators Are Rejecting Proptech Tools That Can’t Prove Their Value
Proptech spending in multifamily has grown for years, but that growth is no longer guaranteed. As portfolios face tighter margins and site teams manage...
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Buildings Change Hands Constantly. Their Data Rarely Comes With Them
Every time a building changes hands, gets renovated, or moves from one management team to another, the same costly problem repeats: the incoming party...
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Why AI Adoption in Mortgage Lending Stalls at Middle Management
Artificial intelligence adoption in mortgage lending is not hitting a single wall of resistance. Instead, it is fracturing along organizational lines. Benjamin Gerochi, AI...
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Los Angeles Wildfires Push California Builders Toward Fire-Resistant Concrete Construction
The January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires destroyed approximately 14,000 homes across Malibu, Pacific Palisades, and Altadena. The rebuilding conversation has focused on speed and...
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Multifamily Operators Are Rethinking Retention Strategies as Residents Stay Longer
For years, multifamily operators measured success by how fast they could fill vacant units. New leases meant revenue. Turnover was a cost of doing...
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Commercial Construction’s Bidding Process Still Runs on Email and Spreadsheets. AI Is Starting to Change That.
Every year in the United States, roughly 700,000 commercial construction projects come out of the ground, representing $1.6 trillion in domestic activity. Behind each...