Wednesday, May 13, 2026

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AI in facilities management: enhancing user experience 

Part two: CBRE shares how AI-powered tools improve occupier comfort, security and workplace experience.

Optimism grows for AI in construction despite adoption challenges

RICS report reveals potential for AI to transform project design, scheduling, and risk management, but adoption remains low.

Clearwater PACE secures funds to scale C-PACE platform

Clearwater PACE one of the nation's leading Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy platforms secures funds for its platform.

VREY raises funds in seed round

Berlin-based climate tech startup VREY (RE Joule GmbH) has successfully raised funds in a seed funding round.

Zigbang deploys AI to prevent jeonse fraud

Zigbang, a Korean real estate service platform deploys the use of AI to combat jeonse fraud.
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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

VREY raises funds in seed round

Berlin-based climate tech startup VREY (RE Joule GmbH) has successfully raised funds in a seed funding round.

Clearwater PACE secures funds to scale C-PACE platform

Clearwater PACE one of the nation's leading Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy platforms secures funds for its platform.

Emerging Tech & Innovation

Zigbang deploys AI to prevent jeonse fraud

Zigbang, a Korean real estate service platform deploys the use of AI to combat jeonse fraud.

Masada launches smart elevator solutions

Masada Technology Company Limited launches its smart elevator business, combining AI technology, and intelligent control systems.

CBRE India launches AI platform

CBRE unveils India’s first AI-native workflow platform purpose-built for institutional-grade real estate investment. 

Visiofy set to launch AI rendering tool

Finnish company Visiofy is set to improve architectural model visuals with the launch of its new AI rendering tool.

Street.co.uk unveils new AI platform

Street.co.uk unveils a new AI driven platform designed to assist the real estate agency sector and improve workflows.

Tokenopoly launches first AI real estate agent

Tokenopoly has launched the first AI real estate agent, which aims to automate human workflows.

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

Osborne Clarke advises OpenAI on London lease

International law firm, Osborne Clarke, provides legal advice to OpenAI on its London lease.

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.

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.