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AI Tools Bring New Efficiency to Institutional Property Transactions

REItrades, an automated commercial real estate marketplace, is changing how real estate professionals handle institutional property transactions with its AI-powered platform. In a recent interview, Artur Muller, Founder and...

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...

The World’s Buildings Are Digital Blank Spots – And Time Is Running Out to Fix It

The construction and real estate industries have spent a decade trying to digitalize existing buildings, with poor results. Several startups worldwide have attempted to...

In Real Estate Development, Spatial Reasoning Is AI’s Biggest Limitation

The conversation around AI in real estate development has matured. Six years ago, the question was whether AI could do the job at all....

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...

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...

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...

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...

Independent Hotels Have an AI Advantage Over Big Brands. They’re Starting to Use It.

Large hotel chains spent much of 2025 announcing AI initiatives. Independent hotels spent it testing them, and the independents are pulling ahead, according to...