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philbk2024.bsky.social
Democratizing #realestate investment with the threat and promise of #AI (which may eat us all, oh my!). My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Ben Miller of Fundrise: 5 Questions commercialobserver.com/2026/02/ben-... #Property #PropTech #Investments #Innovation
Ben Miller of Fundrise: 5 Questions
‘AI is going to eat half the white collar jobs in the world. It's going to eat the real estate profession as well.’
commercialobserver.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:21 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
What's it worth to you? #Founders and #investors hagle over #PropTech company pricing. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
In Proptech, Overpricing Is Now an Issue commercialobserver.com/2026/02/prop... #RealEstate #Property #VC #Valuations
In Proptech, Overpricing Is Now an Issue
Price discovery and valuations have become more of a moving target, especially for startups.
commercialobserver.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:48 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
In case you missed it while shoveling snow, it's in today's #PropTechInsider:
Real Estate Law Platform Orbital Raises $60M Series B commercialobserver.com/2026/01/real... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #RealEstateLaw #Digitalization #Innovation
Real Estate Law Platform Orbital Raises $60M Series B
London-based proptech startup expanding into the U.S.
commercialobserver.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:32 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
Spatial intelligence-driven valuation startup CEO talks of journeying from his native Haiti to the U.S. and beyond. My lastest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Hantz Févry of Geolava: 5 Questions commercialobserver.com/2026/01/hant... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech
Hantz Févry of Geolava: 5 Questions
Spatial intelligence-driven valuation startup CEO talks of journeying from his native Haiti to the U.S. and beyond.
commercialobserver.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:06 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
U.K.-originated #PropTech startup raises the bar with huge funding round to expand in the U.S. My latest story online now at #PropTechInsider.
Real Estate Law Platform Orbital Raises $60M Series B commercialobserver.com/2026/01/real... #RealEstate #Property #AI #Innovation
Real Estate Law Platform Orbital Raises $60M Series B
London-based proptech startup expanding into the U.S.
commercialobserver.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:03 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
An #AI-powered #CRE lending platform gets big boost from mixed debt and equity partnership with #BlackRock. My latest exclusive in today's #PropTechInsider:
Bridge Loan Platform Atlas Invest Raises $25M commercialobserver.com/2026/01/brid... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #CRELending
Bridge Loan Platform Atlas Invest Raises $25M
BlackRock leads the funding for the AI-driven lending company.
commercialobserver.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:58 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
Hype, hype, hype, the boys are marching!
(Old reporters' joke about PR hype. Now you don't have to look it up.)
But maybe #AI is not over-hyped. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Is AI in Proptech Overhyped? commercialobserver.com/2026/01/ai-p... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech
Is AI in Proptech Overhyped?
Short answer: No. Long answer …
commercialobserver.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:43 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
#Technology is unlocking valuable rent data, leading to more #proptech M&As. My latest exclusive feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Multifamily Data Platform Real Estate Building Analytics Acquires Markerr commercialobserver.com/2026/01/real... #RealEstate #Property #Multifamily #Innovation
Multifamily Data Platform Real Estate Building Analytics Buys Markerr
The latter firm holds a lot of public rent data via clients such as Invitation Homes, LCOR and Berkshire Residential.
commercialobserver.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:40 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
#POC leads to #AI platform acquisition that aids lenders, investors, and brokers. My latest feature exclusive in today's #PropTechInsider:
AXCS Capital Acquires Propvetter for Under $1M commercialobserver.com/2025/12/axcs... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #Investment #Fintech
AXCS Capital Acquires Propvetter for Under $1M
Real estate investment management firm will bring the AI startup in-house for its debt brokerage subsidiary George Smith Partners.
commercialobserver.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
A new CEO wants to take measuring #sustainability in #realestate to a new level for customers. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Maureen Waters of Measurabl: 5 Questions commercialobserver.com/2025/12/maur... #PropTech #Property #ESG #Innovation
Maureen Waters of Measurabl: 5 Questions
Waters took over earlier this month as CEO of the go-to platform for sustainability data in commercial real estate.
commercialobserver.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
Should we fear or favor the future in #RealEstate tech? Some answers are revealed in my latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
2026 Proptech Predictions: Anyone Up for AI? commercialobserver.com/2025/12/2026... #PropTech #Property #Technology #AI #Innovation
2026 Proptech Predictions: Anyone Up for AI?
Asset classes as diffuse as office, retail and data centers are ripe for continued disruption in the new year.
commercialobserver.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:47 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
Let's all sing it together: "Money, money, money . . . MON-EY!" Looking back at how the dough rose and fell in #proptech. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Proptech Funding in 2025: Following the Money All Over commercialobserver.com/2025/12/prop... #RealEstate #Property #Funding
Proptech Funding in 2025: Following the Money All Over
Investors and principals parse the capital trends over the past 12 months, including which asset classes commanded the most investment.
commercialobserver.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
ICE raids are cruel, inhumane, and do nothing to serve public safety.

My responsibility is to be the mayor to each and every person that calls this city their home. That includes millions of immigrants— of which I am one.
December 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
philbk2024.bsky.social
Financial modeling #proptech #startup gets foundational funding to aid #realestate investors. My latest exclusive in today's #PropTechInsider:
BuiltAI Secures $6M Seed Round commercialobserver.com/2025/12/buil... #Property #FinTech #RealEstateInvestment #AI
BuiltAI Secures $6M Seed Round
London-based financial modeling and portfolio management platform expanding to the U.S.
commercialobserver.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
What can #proptech do for Mayor-elect #Mamdani and what can he do with it to better New York City? My feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Mamdani and Technology: What New York’s Built Environment Might Expect commercialobserver.com/2025/12/mamd... #RealEstate #Property #NYC #TechPolicy
Mamdani and Technology: What New York’s Built Environment Might Expect
It's a target-rich municipal environment for proptech.
commercialobserver.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
If you guessed #multifamily, you win. (Sorry. No prizes.) My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Which Real Estate Sectors Are Ripe for Proptech Disruption? commercialobserver.com/2025/11/real... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #Disruption #Innovation
Which Real Estate Sectors Are Ripe for Proptech Disruption?
There are lots of candidates, but residential and multifamily get the most votes.
commercialobserver.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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adamkinzinger.substack.com
Again before we go praising MTG… and if shes truly changed great, but can somebody please ask her about January 6? Have her address that to see if this is real
November 17, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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adamkinzinger.substack.com
If this picture was of Obama, you know @FoxNews would do three weeks solid on why the flag was on the ground.

At least three weeks
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
philbk2024.bsky.social
You don't need #ArtificialIntelligence to find the #PowerPropTech2025 players. They're right here! And they all need #AI. Our latest list dropped today @CommercialObserver.
commercialobserver.com/power-series...
#PropTech #RealEstate #Property #Technology #PowerList
2025 Power Proptech
commercialobserver.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
Now #industrial and #logistics facilities can really know the score when it comes to #digital #connectivity. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
WiredScore Expands Into Industrial Real Estate commercialobserver.com/2025/11/wire... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #Contech
WiredScore Expands Into Industrial Real Estate
The sector’s tech connectivity race is on, and the global digital certification giant is here for it.
commercialobserver.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
Plug in, power up, and crash on the couch. Home EV ports have never been in greater demand. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Multifamily EV Charging? Proptech Firms Are Along for the Ride commercialobserver.com/2025/11/mult... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #Multifamily
Multifamily EV Charging? Proptech Firms Are Along for the Ride
EV sales hit a record in the third quarter, and that demand is translating into more business for servicers who work with apartment owners.
commercialobserver.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
There's nothing artificial about #CRE owners' questioning of #AI and #proptech providers are the first to admit it. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Commercial Real Estate Owners Are Just Starting to Decode AI commercialobserver.com/2025/10/comm... #RealEstate #Property #Tech
Commercial Real Estate Owners Are Just Starting to Decode AI
The proptech firms that service owners say accuracy and trust are the major challenges in adopting the fast-evolving technology.
commercialobserver.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
Bringing an "AI brain" to architecture, design and developers is bringing big money to this #proptech startup. My latest exclusive in today's #PropTechInsider:
Acelab Secures $14M Series A Funding commercialobserver.com/2025/10/acel... #RealEstate #Property #Architecture #Design #ConTech
Acelab Secures $13.5M Series A Funding
Startup is building an ‘AI brain’ to aid architects, developers, operators and contractors in making decisions about construction materials.
commercialobserver.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
Things that keep #realestate tech founders and investors up at night and haunt their days are explored without fear in my latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Proptech’s Scariest Trends commercialobserver.com/2025/10/prop... #Property #PropTech #ZombieCompanies #CREfears
Proptech’s Scariest Trends
AI, indecisive millennials, skittish VCs, Mayor Mamdani, too much red tape, firms that overpromise — the list goes on.
commercialobserver.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
A deep-dive conversation into where academic research and real world #proptech practice meet and grow. My latest exclusive feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
A Proptech Principal and a MIT Lab Chairman Start Talking … commercialobserver.com/2025/10/prop... #RealEstate #Property #Research
A Proptech Principal and a M.I.T. Lab Chairman Start Talking …
HqO CEO Chase Garbarino and M.I.T.’s Steve Weikal on ‘systems thinking,’ tech, capital and civic design.
commercialobserver.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM