This Week's Radar Storylines: * The General Services Administration is looking at ways to modernize their mega portfolio, a perfect opportunity for any CRE startup. * "Interspecies Design" has become a talking point for buildings built with sustainability in mind. * tldraw released a new feature that utilizes AI to easily turn doodles,

This Week's Radar Storylines: * ShowingTime+ is pitching a familiar tune: featured listings. In a sense, featured listings is exactly what online real estate was meant to disrupt 20 years ago. * JP Morgan research shows misalignment between core greenhouse gas producers and areas of tech investment.  * OpenAI's Development Day released key

This week's Radar Snapshot: * As efficiency regulations tighten, green steel is one decarbonization tool that doesn't rely on offsets. The US Inflation Reduction Act will hopefully spur domestic innovation. * Alternative concrete companies are getting an increasing amount of national attention. We explore a few of the companies making waves. * WeWork

RADAR SNAPSHOT * The verdict in the Sitzer/Burnett trial was decided with less than three hours of deliberation, and additional class-action lawsuits were immediately filed against major brokerages. * Zillow acquired CRM Follow Up Boss for $400 million in initial cash consideration and up to $100 million in a potential cash

Weekly Radar Snapshot: * Redfin's new Redfin Max looks to supplement their salaried approach with more traditional commission splits. * Offerpad partners with Anywhere to connect out-of-market iBuyer leads with agents. * MRI Software announced their adoption of the OSCRE commercial real estate data standard, as an increasing number of companies adopt standards

Weekly Radar Snapshot * An agent in Fargo, NorthDakota, hosted a 63-hour long open house raising $33,000 for the Alzheimer's Association. * The NYC Smart City Testbed Program will select eight new technologies annually, pioneering proptech development through collaborations with city agencies. * This week, the FHA broadened access to mortgage financing

Here are the headlines covered for this week: * Meow released a white glove service for founders to access mortgages. * A pilot program in Los Angeles is leveraging AI to prevent people from slipping into homelessness, and has helped 560 people with an 87% success rate in two years. * 830 LEED

Here's what's covered in this week's edition of real estate tech and Built World signal: * The General Services Administration is looking to spend $3.8 billion on innovation focused on reducing carbon emissions. * New Zillow research indicates that the value of the US housing market has increased 49% from pre-pandemic

Weekly Snapshot: * Compass released the MVP of "CompassAI"  to help produce content for agents. * Kestrix, a startup working on building heat loss detection software announced a $500k pre-seed round. * Large tech companies (think FAANG) are pledging millions to tackle the affordable housing crisis in the cities home to their headquarters.

This Week's Radar Snapshot: * A UN task force is looking to bring transparency to biodiversity reporting and startups are looking to capitalize on the opportunity . * How pre-fab company Cover is able to build a home in 33 days. * Autonomous delivery network, Arrive, just filled a patent for a smart mailbox

This Week's Radar Snapshot: * Housing Choice Vouchers are being replaced with Cash under a new HUD pilot program * How a recent funding round for Mighty Buildings indicates that 3D home printing can mean much more for developers Editor's Corner: By: Drew Meyers Blueprint has come and gone. What a week

THIS WEEK'S RADAR COVERS: * Possible solutions to the ambiguity of ESG ratings. * An update on the expected damage caused by the wildfires in Maui. * How a scuba resort in Malaysia emerged from an oil rig. EDITOR'S CORNER: Blueprint is this week, and we're looking forward to seeing many of you

EDITOR'S CORNER: We hope you all had a great Labor Day Weekend. With Summer winding down, we're looking forward to the Fall push before the industry winds down for the holiday season. Are you attending Blueprint next week? The Geek Estate Team is, and we'd love to connect. Shoot Ben

EDITOR'S CORNER: Conference season is just around the corner. We're at iOi in Miami Beach this week, with Blueprint and CREtech just around the corner. If you see us around, we'd love to talk with you! -DM CLIMATE ESG STICKS AND SUSTAINABILITY STONES By: Logan Nagel A recent social media

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