Built World

The canvas of human existence, it is where we live, where we work, where we sleep, where we consume, where we move, where we create, where we connect, and where we play.

Latest articles

A Deep Dive on WeWork

A Deep Dive on WeWork

[Editor’s note: Originally published in The Appraisal on February 15th.] WeWork is currently trading at $1.55 (at the time of writing), off more than 85% from its peak. Despite the miss, several Wall Street analysts have reaffirmed their bullish outlook on the company — their…

Read Article »
CityBldr’s First SaaS Product is Taking on the Housing Crisis

CityBldr’s First SaaS Product is Taking on the Housing Crisis

CityBldr is a marketplace used by large real estate operators, developers, and investors to locate, analyze, and trade underused properties in any real estate asset class through proprietary analytics. After working exclusively with enterprise companies since 2018, CityBldr launched its first SaaS product, Local, which…

Read Article »
Proptech’s Leader Has Been Crashing on Our Couch This Whole Time

Proptech’s Leader Has Been Crashing on Our Couch This Whole Time

[Editor’s Note: Below is the full text of our 232th Weekly Transmission, originally delivered direct to the inbox of more than 600 GEM members on November 10th, 2022.] Discussions about proptech leaders usually start and end with either CoStar or Zillow. Both are formidable proptech companies. CoStar has…

Read Article »
BIM and Digital Twins: Getting Beyond the Hype

BIM and Digital Twins: Getting Beyond the Hype

[Editor’s note: Originally published here.] It’s a common misconception that Building Information Modeling (BIM) is synonymous with the term Digital Twins. In many cases, BIM is considered a part of the construction process, while the concept of Digital Twins suggests real-time data visualization of maintenance and operations….

Read Article »
Real Estate Tech Awards – Applications Due August 1st

Real Estate Tech Awards – Applications Due August 1st

Calling all startups and scale-ups reimagining the built world: Colliers is partnering with CREtech to host this year’s Real Estate Tech Awards, an opportunity for innovative companies that are advancing technology across the CRE industry to be recognized. Get your applications in now and meet us on the global innovation stage…

Read Article »
A Unified Smart Apartment Solution

A Unified Smart Apartment Solution

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Homebase.] Combining smart access control, community WiFi, device automation, and digital payments, Homebase provides property managers and tenants a hubless solution for smart apartments. With Homebase’s fully managed…

Read Article »
Location Intelligence for an All-Encompassing Range of Users

Location Intelligence for an All-Encompassing Range of Users

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Local Logic.] Enables consumers, investors, developers, and governments to better understand cities through location intelligence in the form of webtools, APIs, data, and analytics, Local Logic produces seventeen location…

Read Article »
A Start-to-Finish Manufacturer of Factory-to-Site Infill Homes

A Start-to-Finish Manufacturer of Factory-to-Site Infill Homes

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Module.] Module offers a range of factory-built modular houses that are optimized for infill development and offsite manufacturing. Factory-construction allows Module to offer more precise construction and a 25-40%…

Read Article »
Transparency Leading to Affordable Housing

Transparency Leading to Affordable Housing

[Editor’s note: Originally published as a Radar entry for members of the GEM.] Public is a new demonstration website by CityBldr to show cities “how many additional people could be housed on all available public land within the city limits,” according to GeekWire. The data, covering 100 U.S. cities…

Read Article »
Bringing HOAs Into the Digital Era

Bringing HOAs Into the Digital Era

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Neighborhoody.] Neighborhoody is bringing transparency to HOA and Condo communities by collecting, maintaining, and publishing basic information in a central database. HOA and Community leaders can claim their community…

Read Article »

Brought to you by...

Discover an exclusive, objective lens into the trends, companies, people, and ideas shaping the future of real estate and the broader built world.

Curated news and commentary. Thesis-driven essays. Sector analysis & product reviews.