Welcome to The Print, Blueprint's weekly curation of the most important things going on in real estate and construction technology. We hope our newsletter will keep you informed as we shine a light on the newest innovations and opportunities that exist in the built world.
What new?technologies are?actually having?a meaningful impact on construction? For DPR Construction it's all about virtual design. In a recent Print?Live interview, CTO Atul Khanzode?spoke about how he evaluates technology, and gave his take about how it will impact the way buildings are constructed in the?future.?
- Banks are loaning $2B to build a 100-acre AI data center in Utah. It's one of the biggest construction loans ever for a data center, highlighting?booming demand for artificial intelligence.?(WSJ)
- Surprising rent growth emerges in select multifamily markets. What Shoreham Capital is doing to navigate supply challenges in certain regions.?(Globe St.)
- There was a significant jump in housing delistings at the end of last year,?with almost?73,000 homes?being taken off the market in December — a?64%?increase year-on-year, the highest level in almost a decade — after failing to find a buyer.??(Sherwood News)
- Risk and resilience strategies for CRE's uncertain future.?(Propmodo)
- The proptech executives and real-estate operators working at?DOGE might know where you live.?(Curbed). Trump officials target?hundreds of federal buildings for possible sale.?(NYT).?Government tax cuts take aim at property taxes. (Propmodo)
- The millennial homebuying predicament.?How population shifts might make homes into?bad investments.?(Business Insider)
- How to transform?300K homes and?500M SF of CRE to be energy efficient, healthy and?comfortable — interview?with Aeroseal CEO Amit Gupta.?(Tangent Podcast)
- Diana Lind?wishes?we talked about government development efforts?"less in absolutes and more in terms of batting averages."?(The New Urban Order)
- Builders and?owners remain bullish on sustainability despite Trump changes. While the White House has targeted funds connected to clean energy and sustainability projects, contractors have been following another set of orders: those of their customers. (Construction Dive)
RAISES, BUILDS AND TEARDOWNS
- CoStar Group has completed its $1.6B purchase of spatial mapping company Matterport. The companies expected to finish the deal by the end of March, putting them ahead of schedule. (Inman)
- Reneo, a solution for the?large-scale decarbonization of residential real estate, has amassed a €600M capital platform to identify and realize the ecological and economic potential of stranded real estate assets.?(Press Release)
- CoreLogic parent Stone Point Capital is investing in Keller Williams as part of what the firms described as a plan to accelerate growth and fuel innovation. (Inman)
- Open Meta City, the virtual real estate platform, has executed a token subscription agreement with GEM Digital,?securing?a $20M commitment to drive the integration of advanced AI-powered features into Open Meta City. (Press Release)
- U.K. startup?Just Move In, which has zoomed in on fintech for home services, has raised an $8M?Series A fround.?(Techcrunch)
- Multifamily fraud prevention software platform 100 has?launched?100x, an initiative that brings together identity and fintech industry leaders, influential multifamily operators and some of the nation’s largest multifamily owners.?(Commercial Observer)
- Henry AI, a first-of-its-kind AI analyst for the CRE sector,?has raised $4.3M in seed funding.?(Press Release)
- HouseWhisper, an AI-powered assistant for?real estate professionals to manage their workflow,?announced its official launch and nearly $10M?in seed funding.?(Press Release)
- Oslo-based Telescope, which aims to help real estate unlock the upside of sustainability,?has raised a €3.7M seed round. (EU Startups)
- Anything Real Estate?has appointed?Guy Barretta?Chief Operating Officer, bringing over two decades of real estate expertise and proven operational leadership to the company.??(Morningstar)
