In this Weekly Radar, we cover:

• Flow faces skepticism for its vague community vision, but may thrive abroad where tenant screening is less restricted.
• The GEM Proptech Index decreased 1.08% from the previous week.

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BIZ INTEL

PROPTECH INDEX WEEKLY
By: Community Relations

Consisting of 27 stocks, the GEM Proptech Index had a combined market cap of $240.342B, a decrease of 1.08% from the previous week.

GEM DIAMOND MEMBER NEWS

• Broker Public Portal launched brokerdata.com. – Dan Troup 
• Jeff Corbett joined ENRG Realty as VP of Technology and Data Strategy. –  Rivers Pearce 
• Redfin partnered with Thumbtack. – Genevieve Becker 
• Evocalize launched its new Housing Digital Co-Marketing Network. – Matthew Marx 
• BOSSCAT partnered with Pillar To Post Home Inspectors. – Min Alexander 
• Tether RE is now a member benefit of Incline Village REALTORS®. -- Scott Martin
• BeachesMLS hired Solid Earth to provide an enhanced, agent-facing interface to its front-end productivity experience. – Eric Stegemann 

BUILT WORLD

FLOWING IN AN INTERVIEW
By: Drew Meyers

It's no secret, ❇️I'm not exactly a bull when it comes to the prospects for Flow❇️. But the fact remains, Adam Neumann built a brand in commercial real estate--an industry with zero brands. While I'm as puzzled about Flow as the next guy, ❇️the massive a16z round from 2022 is one of the reasons Flow's journey is worth following❇️. a16z co-founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz recently sat down with Adam Neumann to unpack the Flow comeback story. Watch the full episode: