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Real estate has historically been a relatively safe haven for investment dollars—you buy, you live, you gain. Online real-estate platforms have held tight to this narrative amid a turbulent equity market, shaken first by a global pandemic and now by what seems to be a macroeconomic downturn. Should you believe them?  

Dan Drogman, CEO of Smart Spaces, and Ella Walter, innovation manager at GPE, discuss how GPE is approaching innovation and embracing technology in commercial real estate.

During the worst days of the pandemic, when people were stuck at home and starving for some form of entertainment beyond streaming yet another TV series, many turned to DIY home improvement projects. With the home now a place for work, school and leisure all at once, the DIY home improvement market has grown so significantly that globally, it’s expected to reach $514.9 billion by 2028-end, up fr...

Israeli pre-construction AI and computer vision startup Firmus raised $4.5 million in seed funding, which will drive its vision to bring data-driven decision-making capabilities and AI-based risk management to the earliest stages of construction projects, the company announced on Sunday.  

Global venture funding totaled $47 billion in April 2022—the lowest amount invested in private companies in the past 12 months—based on an analysis of Crunchbase data. While the dip isn’t massive, it does signal that the slowdown we saw in the first quarter of this year is the start of a longer-term shift in funding, particularly at late stage.  

Is real estate a force for good for the environment? Striking an optimistic note in her keynote address earlier this week, Julie Hirigoyen, CEO of the UK Green Building Council, showcased several exceptional buildings that suggest it can be.  

Proptech is hot, drawing a record $4 billion in investments during the first quarter of this year.  

RET Ventures was created in 2017 in close collaboration with some of the most prominent REITs and private owner-operators of multifamily and single family properties in the United States. Along with our strategic partnerships, we had a unique mandate: identifying and nurturing companies that did not just have growth potential, but would tangibly address the very real technology and operational cha...

A lasting market downturn is unlikely to knock the tech industry from its perch at the top of American business, but it would reshape the tech world's dynamics in profound ways.  

Overland Park-based Realto has closed a $4.5 million funding round — thanks in large part to the backing of Kansas City-based investors.