Putting real estate investments to the ESG test

How an increasing focus on ESG is influencing the industrial sector

The commercial real estate’s industrial sector is beginning to slowly reform to meet investors’ requirements in terms of environmental, social and governance (ESG), particularly with new buildings or those undergoing major refurbishment.  

Will Proptech Pop the Housing Bubble or Make It Worse?

As the U.S. housing shortage worsens, some proptech startups are attempting to balance the buyer-seller equation through their respective approach to the market. However, it is questionable whether their efforts will bring relief to single and multifamily homebuyers.

Arup launches ‘mainstream’ circular buildings toolkit

Arup has launched a practical toolkit designed to bring a circular economy for buildings into the mainstream, future-proofing assets as sustainability policies redraw the real estate landscape.

Proptech was a party last year. ‘2022 is the hangover,’ investor says

Investors focused on real estate dish on the selloff of proptech stocks and why they’re still optimistic on the rest of the year.

Agency heavyweight joins property investment PropTech platform

One of the biggest names in agency has been appointed as chairperson of the board at BidX1, one of Europe’s leading digital property investment platforms.

White House Move Signals Major Tech Shift for Real Estate Industry

In late March, the Biden administration unveiled a new initiative with the potential to impact our country’s health and infrastructure on an unprecedented scale. The Clean Air in Buildings Challenge implores building owners to improve their indoor air quality (IAQ) through improvements to HVAC and filtration. While the ask seems simple enough, it marks the federal acknowledgement of a major shift that’s shaking up the health, real estate and building management sectors; IAQ has become a national…

Millennial Property Managers Leading Software Adoption

A survey of UK property managers by MRI Software reveals millennials have emerged as the dominant age group in the industry and that women continue to be underrepresented.  

See you at CREtech London

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A Real Estate Nightmare on Foxhall Road

Two houses in DC’s Palisades were “built to perfection,” according to their developer: Steve Salis, owner of Ted’s Bulletin and Kramers. But the homeowners allege they were defrauded into buying $1.8 million lemons.