The first Virtual Reality headset was invented in 1968, and the technology got a huge bump in 2014 when Facebook bought Oculus VR, so why has it taken so long for real estate and property to embrace it? On our first Proptech Panel for 2024, our President, Kylie Davis explores three different and compelling use cases for VR across both residential and commercial real estate. Josh Callaghan from Little Hinges Christian Schwerdtfeger from IMMERSIV Michael Shaw from EnvisionVR Gain exclusive insights into how to use VR in designing, buying, building, selling and maintaining property plus insights ..read more

Creating new value from existing assets is one of the big benefits of digital disruption. So how is this playing out in the commercial property sector? Our Proptech Panel for February explores new ways commercial property owners can improve efficiency and realise new revenue streams in their existing buildings to revitalise and add value to tenants without even moving a brick. Join our host Carolyn Trickett from JLL Spark, together with our expert panel Chris Mason from MobileDock, Sean Lucas from Essensys, and Mosstyn Howell from UbiPark as we discuss how delivering better connectivity, parki ..read more

Now one of the biggest growth categories in the Proptech Awards for 2023 was tech for developers and off the plan sales.  And our next guests are a brand new startup specialising in disgitising how land is sold. Landnow is a real time marketplace for land sales allowing the building industry to see exactly which blocks are available, their location and specifications to ensure they are suitable for different house designs and most importantly, the ability to put a block on hold. It replaces the very slow and laborious system of emailing pdfs of stock lists and constant phone and email tag ..read more

So buckle up for a niche - but super fascinating - Proptech in this episode with my guest Sean Lucas from Essensys.  Essensys deliver end to end solutions for digital access for flex spaces including connectivity, access control and network infrastructure.  Sounds simple but you know what they say - simple at the front means a lot of complication out the back. And the nature of shared office space with all different types of computers and systems plugging in exponentially increases that complication.  And with hybrid working changing so many of our office spaces, and flexible wo ..read more

Brene Brown said famously that data is a story with soul. And our next guest is a Proptech founder working to put the soul into the development of new communities through the smart use of data.  Jessica Christiansen-Franks is the co-founder and CEO of Neighbourlytics, a data company that specialises in helping developers understand what makes communities genuinely tick.  From online restaurant reviews to event check-ins, the Neighbourlytics technology synthesises data from digital sources to see places through the eyes of local residents - helping citymakers understand, measure and m ..read more

Now have you heard about the push to electrify Australia’s residential sector? It’s a concerted campaign driven by the Australian Government to meet a target where 82 per cent of our energy is generated through renewable sources rather than coal and gas by 2030. And to hit this target, the vast majority of Australia’s 12 million existing home owners need to switch their homes off fossil fuels and onto solar or wind power. But where on earth do you start? This is something that I’m personally looking at for my home and the options - and the adulting required - is exhausting.  But my next g ..read more

Now have you ever rushed into the office running late to realise once that you've left your security pass on the kitchen bench, or in a different handbag - and your day turns to custard because you need to be manually signed in? Or dashed out to a client coffee, left your pass on your desk and spent half an hour after the meeting trying to find someone to let you through the security barriers while you get side-eyed by the front desk. Is it just me who is completely hopeless when it comes to security passes? I don't think so.  Well my next guest is Steve Katanas, head of ANZ for physical ..read more

If you’re a real estate agent, you’re going to love this next podcast. My guest is Cameron Shroeder from a brand new proptech - started in just January this year - called FallbackAI. Fallback AI solves that problem that nearly all agents experience -  a dislike of cold calling. It is AI that clones your voice and sends a voice mail to your contacts so that instead of spending hours calling and having your call rejected, you can get on with your day and deal with incoming calls from people who want to talk to you and spend more time closing. Cameron is an experienced entrepreneur with a so ..read more

We're all familiar with the idea of adding an extension or a pool to increase the value of our home. But what about your homes energy efficiency - or lack of it? We are moving into a new era where the energy efficiency and carbon credentials of your home will soon play a significant role in how much your home will be worth.  And my next guest, Allys Todd is the co-founder and CEO of a Proptech helping homeowners - and property industry professionals - as this becomes reality.  Val.ai is a new startup whose AI is able to help valuers, financial institutions and insurance companies und ..read more

My guest in this episode is Sonja Markovic from an exciting new proptech  called Evitat that is making it easier to renovate and build homes using materials and services that are energy efficient and have strong green and health credentials.  Evitat were the winners of the Most Innovative Startup in the Environment Social and Sustainability in the 2023 Proptech Awards and it has a great story. Evitat was born from the pain that Sonja experienced trying to restore a Queenslander that has been damaged by a cyclone - an experience that she says was like studying for a PhD.  And wit ..read more