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One of London’s major regeneration sites has turned to GIS software provider Esri to improve its use of drones for image processing, groundworks surveys and communication with stakeholders.

From Tishman Speyer to Hines and Ivanhoe Cambridge, several leading real estate owners in Chicago have backed a proptech platform to reverse growing vacancy rates.

Dominic Grace, former head of London Residential Development at Savills, has joined Austrian startup Propster months after it launched its UK business.

China’s largest property startups are rapidly catching up with their US counterparts, but despite growing opportunities, entering the market remains a challenge for western companies, according to a report by MetaProp.

With the project now live, PlaceTech caught up with Bogdan Nicoara, CEO and co-founder of Bright Spaces, and Oliver Moorhouse, director of Moorland Property Solutions.

Finnish construction technology firm GBuilder will use its fresh finance to accelerate into the UK, Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Matterport is due to go public in a massive $2.9bn deal this year. Taking a brief break from the mission to digitalise the entire built environment, James Morris-Manuel, MD of EMEA at Matterport, speaks to Karl Tomusk about what lies ahead.

Four years after founding, the artificial intelligence-powered design platform that helps architects find the best solution for a site, has been acquired by the US CAD giant in one of the largest property tech acquisitions seen to date.