PropTech
Chinese property portal & Asian real estate platform merge to create international new-build powerhouse
Juwai.com and IQI Global have merged to create 'Asia’s biggest proptech group specialised in global new development properties'
Amazon partners with US real estate brokers for a new home-buying platform
Realogy - which owns property brands including Century 21, Coldwell Banker and Sotheby's International Realty - has teamed up with online retail behemoth Amazon to drive buyer introductions
CBRE signs up to ‘deposit-free’ payment platform for private tenants
Payment technology firm flatfair allows tenants to pay a regular 'membership fee' rather than a lump sum deposit
Global real estate giants unite for massive $500m proptech investment fund
Venture capital firm Fifth Wall has assembled a remarkable consortium of 50 international property behemoths - including British Land, CBRE and Cushman & Wakefield - creating a half-a-billion dollar…
Software leader opens up property platform ‘to accelerate global PropTech innovation’
Reapit is inviting other PropTech firms to play with its estate agency software platform
The Image Is Everything: On the risks & rewards of CGI for luxury property developments
Computer generated images and animation have become de rigueur in property marketing - and the stakes are high and rising, explains Mark Gleghorn of DBOX
Just six Local Authorities have moved land searches online
The Land Registry has been making strides along its "digital street" programme for some time, and this week marks a full year since the online Local Land Charges Register first went live.
Watch: How PropTech innovators are transforming the property sector
Here's a fascinating discussion on technology in the property sector, which took place during May's Future Proptech event.
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