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In Senior Housing, Regulatory Compliance Is Becoming a Competitive Advantage

As state regulators increase scrutiny of senior housing operators and take action against underperformers, the gap between operators who merely pass audits and those...

Why Prop Tech Has Been Building for the Wrong Real Estate User

Most real estate technology has been designed to serve buyers who are ready to transact. But according to Benjamin Quinn, Director of Real Estate...

How Fast-Monetization Models Strain U.S. Prop Tech MLS Relationships

The dominant prop tech business model has long prioritized rapid revenue extraction: charging platforms, charging agents, charging users, and scaling as fast as possible....

The Stock Market Is at Record Highs. Is Now the Time to Look at Real Estate Instead?

If your investment portfolio is mostly stocks right now, you’ve probably been feeling pretty good lately. Markets have been hitting new records. But some...

That Empty Office Building Down the Street? It Might Become Your Next Home

Drive through almost any downtown in America right now, and you’ll spot them — big office buildings with dark windows, empty parking garages, and...

Most Roofing Contractors Will Tell You What You Want to Hear. A Few Will Tell You What You Need to Know

When a daycare facility in Massachusetts needed to have a leaking flat roof repaired, three contractors came out and recommended the same thing: shingles....

Student Housing Surges Ahead in Healthy Building Certification, Outpacing Luxury Offices

Just a few years ago, healthy building certification was primarily the domain of high-end office buildings. Developers and corporate tenants competed to offer better...

How Real Estate Sponsors Win Investor Trust When Everyone Is Competing for Attention

For most of the last decade, the promise of online capital raising was simple: reach more investors. It worked — until everyone else reached...