PropTech
Purplebricks backs out of America as operating losses double
Hybrid estate agency reports strong growth in the UK, but is winding down US operations as operating losses double
Zoopla ramps up exec team with six new hires
Former Microsoft and Photobox man David Wascha joins PropTech conglomerate Zoopla as Chief Product & Technology Officer;
Zoopla upgrades mobile app to ‘pave the way for future innovation’
60% of househunters start their property search on a mobile device, says the property portal
Spencer’s Move iQ backs home reservation platform Gazeal
Phil Spencer's property advice website has thrown its support behind anti-gazumping proptech enterprise Gazeal
In Pictures: Google owner reveals ground-breaking Toronto waterfront masterplan
Alphabet-owned Sidewalk Labs has developed a smart city regeneration plan for 12 acres of Toronto's industrial waterfront, calling it 'the most innovative district in the entire world'
New ‘big data’ platform allows estate agents to mine detailed property intel
Homesearch aims to become 'the port of call for residential property information, transaction history, demographic data, insights and reporting'
Property reviews platform raises £1m; plots national expansion
Homeviews launched earlier this year, pitched as 'TripAdvisor for Property'; it's just raised over £1m to fund expansion into cities beyond London
New connectivity rating scheme launches for UK homes
Office infrastructure rating scheme WiredScore launches residential certification, focusing on the British build-to-rent sector
Re-imagining real estate: How ‘tokenisation’ is transforming global property investment
The blockchain ecosystem is growing, says Steven Lang of Savills, and this ‘tokenisation’ has the potential to revolutionise the global real estate sector by fragmenting real-world assets into digital…
New prime London property portal offers ‘off-market’ listings
Ten prime London estate agents have signed up to Utsav Goenka's new venture, Vyomm
Blockchain-powered platform looks to change the game for real estate freelancers
Developed alongside firms including Foster + Partners, Nodal Labs has already inked a £250m deal with a construction recruiter and signed up over 20,000 freelancers
Proptech start-up BestBid raises £500k
Tom Scarborough's new venture attracts investors including LoveFilm co-founder William Reeve