Apr 8, 2026

Real Estate Tech — 2026-04-08

This week's PropTech coverage is led by fresh data from ICE Mortgage Technology's April 2026 Mortgage Monitor, showing spring housing markets wrestling with affordability headwinds as mortgage rates rise nearly 40 basis points from early-year lows. Better.com made a significant AI push, integrating its Tinman underwriting platform directly with ChatGPT to shift mortgage decisions out of traditional LOS workflows. Meanwhile, ServiceTitan's 2026 report reveals a stubborn AI adoption gap in residential contracting, with only 25% of contractors using AI meaningfully despite growing customer demand for digital pricing tools.

5 min read/15 sources

Apr 1, 2026

Real Estate Tech — 2026-04-01

This week in PropTech, Better and Coinbase launched the first token-backed conforming mortgage in a landmark blockchain-meets-lending partnership, while the digital mortgage market continued its rapid evolution as borrowers grow more complex and more digital. On the macro side, rising mortgage rates — Freddie Mac's benchmark hit 6.38% for the week ending March 26 — and geopolitical uncertainty are testing the resilience of PropTech's recovery-year thesis, though India and the UK show strong regional momentum in real estate digitization.

5 min read/15 sources

Mar 29, 2026

Real Estate Tech — 2026-03-29

This week's biggest PropTech story is the landmark partnership between Better Home & Finance and Coinbase, which launched the first-ever token-backed conforming mortgage — a watershed moment for crypto-real estate convergence. Simultaneously, macroeconomic headwinds from the U.S.-Iran conflict are pushing mortgage rates to their highest levels since August 2025, creating fresh urgency for digital lending innovation. On the event front, PropTech Pulse joined Smart Home Expo Mumbai 2026 as a media partner, signaling continued expansion of the PropTech ecosystem into South Asian markets.

5 min read/15 sources

Mar 24, 2026

Real Estate Tech — 2026-03-24

This week in PropTech, ICE Mortgage Technology made a major product push by unveiling AI-powered voice and chat agents for mortgage servicing at its X26 conference, signaling a new front in mortgage automation. Angel investors are selectively backing early-stage PropTech founders, with AI capabilities now an near-prerequisite for securing pre-seed and seed funding. The UK government's recognition of Smart Data in the home-buying process also drew praise from industry bodies, pointing to growing regulatory tailwinds for digital property transactions.

4 min read/15 sources

Mar 22, 2026

Real Estate Tech — 2026-03-22

This week in PropTech, AI-powered platforms dominated headlines as KeyPath took top honors at the SXSW 2026 PropTech Startup Showdown, while venture capital continued its selective but substantial flow into the sector — February alone saw approximately $1.04 billion raised across 38 transactions. Dubai emerged as a notable regional hotspot, with multiple reports highlighting its regulatory and digital infrastructure push around tokenization, smart buildings, and trust-layer housing platforms. Across the board, investors and analysts agree: the AI reshuffling of real estate tech is underway, but long-term winners remain far from certain.

6 min read/15 sources

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