PropTech
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
Seven more proptech start-ups tapped by HM Land Registry
2019's Geovation cohort includes a digital concierge, a personal property investment hub, and a community-led neighbourhood planning tool
Blockchain platform promises to ‘revolutionise’ global property transactions
A new "digitally native" platform is promising to cut the time it takes for residential and commercial property deals to go through "by months", while improving transparency, reducing risk, "and potentially…
Tchenguiz ‘plans to invest $100m in proptech’
Property mogul tells reporters at MIPIM that he wants 'to be at the forefront of when property meets tech'; predicts 'big growth from companies that can speed up estate agency work'.
Six more proptech start-ups put on Pi Labs’ fast-track
Proptech venture capital firm Pi Labs has confirmed which six start-ups it will be backing in its seventh "pre-seed growth programme", which starts in May.