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The Evolution of Commercial Real Estate Development
Real estate developers have played a key role in shaping the landscape and character of urban environments over the last 100 years. From the earliest iterations of the contemporary real estate market to the revolutionary changes that have come to the industry over the last several decades, developers are constantly adapting to meet a shifting…
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10 Ways Real Estate AI is Transforming the Industry
The commercial real estate development industry, like many others, is set to be disrupted and enhanced by artificial intelligence (AI). The industry has a reputation for being slow to adopt new technologies – Deloitte’s 2024 Real Estate Outlook survey reported 61% of respondents said their firm’s core technology infrastructure still relied on legacy systems. However,…
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Revolutionizing Real Estate Development: Introducing Northspyre AI & More
Sophisticated developers understand that half the battle in ensuring a project’s success happens before construction begins. In the pre-development stage, crucial decisions are made: Are you working with the right vendors? Are your vendor bids and contracts airtight to minimize future change orders? Simply put, are you setting yourself up for success? Or are you…
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How Real Estate Development Software Unites Finance and Project Teams
Over the course of a complex development process, your project management and financial teams need to communicate to bring projects in on time and under budget. Finance and project teams work together to ensure a project is financially feasible, capital is deployed correctly, and investors or other key stakeholders receive reports on a project’s progress.…
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5 Tips for Vetting Real Estate Software Development Company Options
The commercial real estate industry has undeniably embraced technology. Nearly 100% of commercial real estate companies have invested in technology and are expanding technology programs—and technology advancement continues to rank at the top of trends driving the industry forward. As in daily life, tech-powered tools are quickly becoming a standard part of real estate operations,…
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The Proptech Industry Embraces Diversification in 2024
It’s been a rocky year for investors across all sectors. In 2023, commercial real estate investment experienced its fair share of dislocation, and CRE investment is down as much as 60% this year. But real estate isn’t the only space where investors have become skittish. Venture capital investors have also dramatically reduced funding for innovation…
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How to Leverage Automation Across the Real Estate Development Process
When many Americans get home at the end of the day, they unlock their front door with a cell phone and turn on the house lights with their voice. Air conditioners switch on instantly, home assistants play music and the ovens begin heating up for dinner, all without touching a button. It’s all made possible…
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The Next Leap with Northspyre 2.0: Elevating Real Estate Development
Real estate development is a complex industry, requiring you to navigate a variety of factors, from shifting market conditions to zoning and regulatory standards to stakeholder involvement. Delivering projects on time and under budget is more difficult than ever amid modern development challenges like ongoing economic uncertainty, labor shortages, and supply chain disruptions. Northspyre’s…
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A Real Estate Developer’s Guide to Software
Over the last few years, the COVID-19 pandemic, macroeconomic conditions, and changing expectations around work and lifestyle have increased the need for technology across industries. In a McKinsey survey of 800 executives, 85% of respondents said their businesses had accelerated digitization. Though the real estate industry has been slower to adopt new technology in comparison…