Proptech market experienced a skyrocketing growth in the past few years. Real estate stakeholders, in fact, have shown much more interest in the market after realizing its enormous potential. As shown by Proptech1’s research, in Europe the investment in proptech grew by 550% from 2014 (€77 million) to 2019 (€500 million). This amount of money led the market to a growth never seen before. It has been estimated that the proptech market in Europe had a 45% CAGR from 2014 to 2019.  The best proptech startups in Italy Compared to more mature markets like the UK or Germany,  Italian propte ..read more

Improving people’s lives is property development’s goal. It, in fact, allows people to live indoor spaces in a new and more functional way. In this context, technology is what helped industry stakeholders to achieve these extraordinary results.  In particular, in the past few years we have seen a boom in the development of new systems and alternative technologies that push forward the idea of property development. For instance, smart buildings and healthy buildings have attracted attention from many people recently. These are buildings that improve the tenants’ experience through a partic ..read more

Many investors are allocating their assets in alternative investments due to the high risks and low returns of traditional investment models. According to a The Motley Fool’s recent study, in 2020 the 81% of  ultra-high-net-worth investors (those with a $30 million net worth) invested the 50% of their assets in alternative channels. In the next few years this number will grow, leading the market to a booming expansion.  Among all the alternative investments, there is one specific asset that stands out for its ability to reduce overall portfolio risk and maximize returns: real estate ..read more

Not only cryptocurrencies. Blockchain, technology first developed in 2008, finds its way in multiple sectors thanks to its versatility. Among these sectors, real estate is one of those that can face huge improvements. Blockchain is rising in the sector because it offers a way out from the long bureaucracy and third-party intermediation. These elements are indeed the cause of a significant slow down of the entire development project from its beginning until the property sell-out.  What is blockchain and what are its effects in the property market?   Blockchain: the technology of ..read more

Lack of flexibility and long bureaucracy. These are just some of the bank financing’s elements that have slowed down the property market after the 2008-2009 financial crisis. However, the gap left by banks drove the rise of new financial solutions that allow, from one side, a more flexible and profitable source of funds for real estate developers. On the other hand, these channels give access to a wider range of investment opportunities to professional investors. All the new solutions fall under the alternative financing umbrella. Among the different solutions offered by alternative financing ..read more

Technology and research. Based on these factors, real estate developers can develop new strategies to improve not only their business. but also the entire property market.  Tech progress offers several new construction processes that are much more performant than what we were used to.  Together with the introduction of 3D printing technology, one of the new construction approaches through which it is possible to achieve better results is the one of prefab houses, or modular houses.  Prefab houses: what are they Modular construction differs from the traditional one because the bu ..read more

How to improve the construction process and reduce costs? This is the question every property developer needs to answer to push the business forward and offer better products.  The construction or the ristrutturazione of a building represent a huge part of all the expenses a developer undertakes. Not only materials and their transportation, but also the labor costs throughout the construction period affect the developer’s finances. Recently, technological progress helps design new paths to overcome these issues. One of the most recent and influential ones are 3D printers through which it ..read more

Sharing is caring. This is the motto that guided millennials in creating one of the most influential economic movements: the sharing economy. Sharing economy has an approach to property completely different to the one traditional model. Sharing economy finds its roots in the principle according to which everyone can benefit from a good or service even without personally owning a determined good. This means that both benefits and costs can be split by a community. From knowledge-sharinng to car-sharing. Sharing economy is part of every single aspect of the economy. Although, one of the markets ..read more

We have all learnt a fundamental lesson in the past year: health is the imperative factor to build a new normality sustainable both socially and environmentally.  People’s mental and physical wellness is indeed the cornerstone of companies’ future strategy. Despite the uncertainty of the future due to the rise of the delta variant, companies are changing their approach to their workspace. We have already talked about smart buildings, the innovative buildings that meet modern needs thanks to new technologies. Smart buildings is an umbrella term for many types of technological buildings aim ..read more

There is a common error property developers make when evaluating different financing channels. They tend to focus exclusively on the interest rete. This is what is called interest trap. It is indeed important to take into consideration the interest rate when you need huge amount of capital to fund your development projects. Nonetheless, interest rate should not be the only factor you have to consider. This is why: 1 – Not always the expected interest rate reflects the final costs  Often the interest rate expected at the beginning of a project might change. If the evaluation and ..read more