Our mission has always been to close the innovation gap between the ANZ property sector and the world’s leading regions. The GlassDollar report now provides the quantitative backing that confirms why this matters.

Artificial intelligence is no longer something that sits in the IT department. It is already shaping how properties are marketed, how leads are followed up and how transactions are processed. The Australian Government’s National AI Plan sets the rules of the game for how this will evolve, across infrastructure, skills, investment and regulation.

Over the weekend, together with Ebonnie Schravemade and Tom Ellis, we celebrated the close of another REACH Australia and New Zealand program, six remarkable companies and their owner-founders.

In the fast-paced world of proptech, it is easy to become fixated on one thing: funding. And in many cases, that makes sense. Raising capital can be the difference between bringing your idea to life or folding before you have begun.

Because what happens after a weekend like that is not just sore muscles. It is clarity. It is energy. It is perspective.

I had the privilege of attending the Blueprint Conference in Las Vegas for the first time this year, and it’s safe to say this event has carved out a unique space in the real estate and proptech landscape

This week in Nashville, the NAR REACH Global Portfolio Summit convenes, and if you work in proptech, that matters more than you think.

For proptech founders, the leap from concept to sustainable scale is one of the hardest moves they’ll ever make. Navigating capital, technology, and market adoption all at once can feel overwhelming. That’s where accelerators come in.