This Month
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- Fintech
Fintech lender raises $50m to take on the banks
A Silicon Valley fund is bankrolling an Aussie fintech that says it solves the financing problem for homeowners looking to move before they sell their old home.
- Paul Smith
June
ASX-listed PropTech buys Eagle Software, raising equity
Real estate sales and renting automation play PropTech Group is asking fund managers to back its acquisition of Melbourne-based listing management company Eagle Software.Â
- Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Yolanda Redrup
Catalano, Waislitz go all in on proptech
Artificial intelligence that does the work of a real estate agent is part of a major property technology play orchestrated by Antony Catalano and Alex Waislitz.
- Martin Kelly
- Exclusive
- Commercial real estate
How trustworthy is your building?
In a global first, KPMG is developing with the NSW government a platform to give developers, insurers and owners much-needed insight into a building’s quality.
- Michael Bleby
Airtasker co-founder turbocharges Soho property portal
With the acquisition of homesales.com.au, Mr Lui says he his Soho app now has coverage of the residential market comparable to realestate.com.au and Domain.
- Larry Schlesinger
SPAC mania could reach REA Group
The dominant Aussie portal’s Asian assets could be swept up by a Peter Thiel-backed SPAC if Bloomberg reports are accurate.
- Tom Richardson
REA to offer exclusive home loan rates, quick applications
The largest home listings company has bought into the Simpology mortgage applications and lodging business.
- Michael Bleby
Tenant portal Equiem gets Lincoln Property Company investment
The large US office owner and manager sees the Australia-founded tenant portal as a key part of its return-to-office push.
- Michael Bleby
Daughter of RP Data founder invests in Bogut-backed proptech
Michelle Catelan, whose late father founded RP Data (now CoreLogic), was the lead investor in a $3 million funding round at ListingLoop.
- Larry Schlesinger
Taronga proptech play wins backing from Japan
So far Taronga’s RealTech Ventures Fund has invested in at least 12 innovations, such as OpenSpace, which uses an AI-driven platform to provide 360-degree visibility for construction sites.
- Nick Lenaghan
May
Funding a long slog for early proptech start-ups
In a fragmented market, start-ups can struggle to get funding even when the investors are looking for them.
- Michael Bleby
How to invest in residential property - without buying a house
With property prices rising again, some investors are seeking a slice of residential real estate via new-age crowdfunding and investment funds.
- Aleks Vickovich
April
How data is changing the way offices are run
The post-pandemic re-evaluation of corporate real estate plans amid an oversupplied office market means there is even more pressure to better understand and improve commercial real estate.Â
- Patrick Sisson
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- Commercial real estate
Equiem acquires British Land’s Vicinitee tenant portal
Australian proptech firm buys a rival portal that takes it into 157 new buildings immediately and will boost its further growth ambitions.
- Michael Bleby
PEXA steps up UK push, eyes NZ and Canada
As shareholders in the electronic conveyancing group weigh up a potential $3 billion IPO, expansion offshore is accelerating.
- Simon Evans
Proptech poised for post-pandemic boom
Institutional investors are pouring billions of dollars into exclusive real estate technology funds. These small cap stocks offer retail investors a taste.
- Aleks Vickovich
March
- Exclusive
- Regulation
PEXA gets certainty in $240 million e-conveyancing market
State governments and regulators have junked their own proposal and backed the e-conveyancing platform’s plan to let others into the $240 million market.
- Michael Bleby
Outgoing Steinert further boosts Stockland data
The country’s largest diversified developer says data is the new oil and wants to secure its supply of it.
- Michael Bleby
February
Even after the pandemic, real estate lags on technology
COVID-19 put a rocket under proptech adoption, but a new survey shows significant hurdles still stand in the way.
- Michael Bleby
KordaMentha relaunches DIY home-selling platform
BuyMyplace boss Rose Schiavello says on average vendors could save $20,000 in agent commissions and fees if they are prepared to spend about 14 hours of their own time.
- Larry Schlesinger
