Research, analysis, and perspectives on the built world.
Community opposition to AI data centers has blocked $162 billion in projects. The AI industry faces bipartisan resistance that developers who build in the physical world already understand how to navigate.
February 24, 2026 ·7 min read
From $20M construction AI rounds to agentic real estate platforms, these are the seed-stage companies attracting institutional capital to transform how the built world gets designed, financed, and operated.
February 19, 2026 ·8 min read
85% of institutional investors expect AI to be standard in CRE due diligence within two years — here's how leading firms are building the workflows to get there.
January 23, 2026 ·6 min read
A data-driven overview of 2025 CRE conditions across industrial, data center, multifamily, office, and life sciences — and where AI-native operators find advantage.
January 9, 2026 ·7 min read
Morgan Stanley projects $34B in efficiency gains for the REIT sector from AI, yet most firms are in pilot phase — here's where adoption is actually accelerating.
January 6, 2026 ·6 min read
Proptech investment surged 68% year-over-year to $16.7B in 2025, with AI-centered companies growing at double the rate of non-AI peers — here's where capital is concentrating.
December 19, 2025 ·6 min read
This article defines AI-native service companies — hybrid firms that merge automation and expertise to deliver outcomes, not software. It showcases Build’s leadership in CRE, OffDeal’s impact in banking, and Crosby and EvenUp’s reinvention of law. It explains how “software-delivered services” are transforming industries with 10× efficiency and outlines a decision framework for transitioning to this model.
October 27, 2025 ·5 min read