Property Portal Watch

Can EQT double its money with PropertyGuru Group? After news emerged of a $1.1Bn takeover bid last week, Simon Baker, Edmund Keith and Harvey Hancock discuss the deal on an emergency podcast to take a closer look at the Group's performance and identify its biggest opportunities under new ownership. Full podcast is out now - watch and listen on Youtube and Spotify today. Links below: Youtube: https://lnkd.in/e2SY_J5B Spotify: https://lnkd.in/e7vp-5jf

From colleague to interviewee, this one has been a long time coming. Shout out to my brother-in-arms Federico Gallina who is living the dream as a founder of his own business. Here is my Ten Questions interview with Leasy (Techstars '23). Enjoy! https://lnkd.in/d7YVmzWc

We first heard of Coralytics Inc when we read about their collaboration with Property Finder. The company's self-description as "a cloud-based provider of Industry-leading AI models, specifically built for the real estate industry" ticks a lot of the boxes we need for further investigation, so we got in touch with co-founder Mike McCabe to find out more... https://lnkd.in/dYwZ9t79 #proptech #marketplaces #ai

This week Harvey Hancock and Simon Baker spoke to someone on the front lines of PropTech venture capital, Maciej (Mike) Plichta, CFA. If you're out there raising capital or thinking about doing so soon or looking to invest in #PropTech, this one is worth your time...

For public companies sometimes being well known is as good as doing well. Simon Baker reckons that CoStar might have an ulterior motive for getting into residential real estate and making noise about taking on Zillow and Rightmove. "How do I get people's attention on a CoStar share?... 99.9 % of people in, the United States or around the world have got nothing to do with commercial." "Whoever heard of Nvidia, until we had 'AI' plastered across the world?" Is CoStar Group winning the portal wars yet? Hear what Simon and Edmund Keith have to say on the latest episode of the PPW Pod. YouTube: https://lnkd.in/dPXhGCnr Spotify: https://lnkd.in/d8NDMBEr #proptech #marketplaces #residentialrealestate

Should real estate portals provide more information for their users? - Flood risk 🌊 - Coastal erosion ♒ - Planning restrictions 🏗 - Environmental data🌲 - Market activity 🏘 We know that all this data is available in most markets, but we don't see it on most portals. Why is that? On this week's PPW Pod Edmund Keith and Simon Baker are joined by Addland CPO, Hannah Parker (self-confessed "PropTech geek" and someone who knows plenty about putting data on portals). YouTube: https://lnkd.in/dMUcp36w Spotify: https://lnkd.in/dVzGStZi #PropTech #realestate #portals

This week on the PPW Pod Edmund Keith and Simon Baker had a fascinating conversation with Jorge Combe, CEO of DD360. We speak to a lot of challenger real estate portals around the world and usually, they all have the same problem. "Whenever you take a look at other PropTechs in the world, usually they're burning money. So they need to make desperate moves to make money and survive. They start charging for leads or charging for something." Jorge's business is different and, perhaps, unique in the world... Watch or listen to the episode now if you want to know why a Mexican FinTech business built a real estate marketplace. YouTube: https://lnkd.in/dqumKDvN Spotify: https://lnkd.in/dBFivWMV #realestate #fintech #marketplaces

Are you one of the nearly 200 people who have already registered for the PPW Conference in Barcelona?  Yes, tickets are selling fast, so don't say we didn't warn you! Book your room at the conference hotel now while our exclusive promotion is still available.  Only 30 room packages are left! Book yours now before it's too late! (deadline: 19 July) You will find the link to the booking landing page in your registration confirmation. Need help with this or any other questions about the conference? contact Lola Pastor Berdugo https://lnkd.in/eymd9MHU #conference #realestate #proptech #ai #marketplaces #Barcelona

Are real estate portals invincible? It’s a strong claim, but the more you think about it, the harder it is to argue. On this week’s podcast, Online Marketplaces editor Edmund Keith poses this killer question to industry veteran Simon Baker, from topics including iBuyers and Aggregators to Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence. Watch and Listen on Youtube, Spotify and iTunes today. Full episode below. https://lnkd.in/d_7a3h3Q

ProprHome is hoping to be the flagship for a new breed of real estate marketplaces that use blockchain technology to drive and reward trust and transparency in the market. As the platform goes live in its first market of Portugal, we spoke to founder and former agent John McCoy to find out more about the project... Read the interview: https://lnkd.in/dZf5XRwr #blockchain #marketplaces #realestate