Wednesday, April 29, 2026

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AWW adopts AI-powered scanning for BIM and compliance

AWW Architects adopts NavLive’s AI-powered LiDAR scanning to accelerate BIM workflows and strengthen Building Safety Act compliance.

Daleel secures $3m in pre-seed round

AI platform Daleel secures $3m in pre-seed round to advance product development and expansion.

MARC secures $1m pre-seed to scale AI for real estate asset management

Dublin-based MARC raises $1m pre-seed to expand its AI platform for contract intelligence across institutional real estate portfolios.

Coadjute joins FCA AI Live Testing Sandbox

Coadjute announces that it has been accepted into the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) AI Live Testing Sandbox.

Google plans a massive investment in Anthropic

Google could be set to input a large investment in Anthropic, confirms the artificial intelligence (AI) firm recently.
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Development & Construction

Platform 37 and The AI Exchange: new spaces for AI innovation 

Landmark King’s Cross building Platform 37 and The AI Exchange in London is named after a breakthrough moment in AI research.

AUAR wins ULI PropTech Innovation Challenge 2025

Automated Architecture is named European winner of ULI’s PropTech Innovation Challenge for its AI-led timber housing platform.

Prophetic powers D.R. Horton’s AI-driven land acquisition

Prophetic secures nationwide rollout with D.R. Horton, using AI to speed land decisions and support faster housing development across the United States.

NavLive selects NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX to power AI construction scanner

Edge AI system-on-module brings on-device SLAM and computer vision to handheld construction scanning.

Smart Buildings & Facilities Management

Investment & Market Trends

Google plans a massive investment in Anthropic

Google could be set to input a large investment in Anthropic, confirms the artificial intelligence (AI) firm recently.

Finnish PropTech Jaakko.com secures funding for expansion 

Helsinki-based PropTech startup Jaakko.com raises funds to accelerate product development and international expansion.

Emerging Tech & Innovation

Restb.ai reach milestone following AI deployment 

Real estate company Restb.ai announces a huge milestone achieved following AI deployment in its growing network.

Reapit extends AI estate agency platform 

Reapit unveils the next phase of its Reapit AI (RAI), extending the software's estate agency platform AI capability.

Propalt launches ChatGPT connector

Propalt, a property data platform, launches a ChatGPT connector specifically for estate agency use, the first of its kind.

Coadjute launches ‘Clara’ to combat money laundering

Coadjute launches the UK’s first digital human to support estate agents, buyers, and sellers with anti-money laundering (AML) checks.

Initial funding secured for inaugural global decarbonisation fund

LaSalle has secured its first capital for its new global decarbonisation fund.

Entrata introduces multifamily industry’s first agentic PMS

Entrata evolves its Operations Experience Platform (OXP), and introduces the industry’s first agentic property management system. 

Leadership

Adapting to a more complex leasing landscape with AI-driven operations

VerbaFlo highlights shifting student housing dynamics as operators face rising costs, leasing variability and demand for AI-driven efficiency.

Ways AI is making my student housing operation smarter

Student housing depends on repeating, partially automatable processes and is full of information that can be hard for humans to form into patterns.

ESG

PEOPLE

Transactions & Brokerage

GPE finalises leasing at SIX St Andrew Street

GPE leases the final office space at SIX St Andrew Street to an AI company.

Yield launches AI tool to convert website traffic into qualified leads

Yield launches AI software to help estate agents convert website traffic into qualified buyer and seller leads.

Hospitable launches marketplace for STR owners and managers

Hospitable launches a data-driven marketplace aligning short-term rental owners and managers based on performance and commercial fit.

Nurtur launches new live listings AI tool

Nurtur has launched an AI voice feature to surface live property listings during phone calls.

Research

Data & Analytics

Alfred announces the launch of Arqline

Alfred introduces Arqline, unified national operating platform built to deliver stronger performance across multifamily and BTR portfolios.

Property shares dip amid AI fears 

Property shares drop as investors question long-term agency margins, betting AI automation will change real estate business models.

Optiml and Scaler delivers intelligence for institutional portfolios

Optiml and Scaler collaborate to connect real estate data infrastructure with institutional-grade decision intelligence.

Key Data launches Dex AI to turn STR analytics into daily performance actions

Key Data launches Dex AI, an AI-powered analytics tool helping short-term rental managers turn performance data into daily actions.

Former global design leader launches AI-driven nHabit rental platform

Former architecture chief launches nHabit, an AI-powered rental platform using geospatial intelligence to transform how renters find homes.

Gen II launches Sensr Portal to redefine investor access in private markets

Gen II upgrades its Sensr Portal with AI, transforming investor access to private market data, reporting and insights through natural language queries.