PropTech

Hybrid estate agency reports strong growth in the UK, but is winding down US operations as operating losses double

Former Microsoft and Photobox man David Wascha joins PropTech conglomerate Zoopla as Chief Product & Technology Officer;

60% of househunters start their property search on a mobile device, says the property portal

Phil Spencer's property advice website has thrown its support behind anti-gazumping proptech enterprise Gazeal

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'

Homesearch aims to become 'the​ port of call for residential property information, transaction history, demographic data, insights and reporting'

Homeviews launched earlier this year, pitched as 'TripAdvisor for Property'; it's just raised over £1m to fund expansion into cities beyond London

Office infrastructure rating scheme WiredScore launches residential certification, focusing on the British build-to-rent sector

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…

Ten prime London estate agents have signed up to Utsav Goenka's new venture, Vyomm

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

Tom Scarborough's new venture attracts investors including LoveFilm co-founder William Reeve