Technology is being repurposed to find lost animals--and owners who don't clean up after their pets. Apartment complexes are increasingly using DNA analysis to identify which owners leave behind unscooped dog waste. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. It is every pet owner's worst nightmare: their beloved furry friend going missing. In 2025, a dog named Ziggy made a break for it and bolted during a road trip with his human, a California woman named Surely.

There have been a lot of hot technologies to generate a buzz over the years, but this one feels a bit different. The rapid adoption of ChatGPT and other generative AI tech has led to a major investment and opportunity for Microsoft (followed by a buggy demo of Google''s AI ChatGPT competitor, Bard), and the halo effect of anything related to Artificial Intelligence has spread from tech stocks to crypto and across almost any function and industry you can imagine. The growth of ChatGPT's user base in particular has been incredible and has created a widespread excitement far beyond most of other recently hyped tech. It's not often that an early stage technology like this has captured such mainstream attention. Despite the mad dash to get involved in everything AI and feel of a potential bubble around the space, this technology has the potential to be a true game changer in a number of areas including education, programming, content creation and, yes, real estate.

Tel Aviv, Israel-based Resonai aims to build the "digital square foot" and prepare the built world for its "mixed-reality" future. The company is looking to transform physical spaces into intelligent, digitally empowered environments. After successfully growing and steering the $60 million sale of Pebbles Interfaces to Meta's Oculus in 2014, Emil Alon founded Resonai in order to develop a new OS that would converge the physical, built world with emerging digital and web technologies. "Augmented reality is going to dramatically change the world we live in and the way we experience it today," he told VentureBeat. "It will require a new paradigm of ownership, accountability and privacy in a world where everything can be reshaped seamlessly for users at any given time."

For many years, people dreaded the emergence of artificial intelligence and new technologies. Those who grew up before the iPhone and internet felt that their jobs would be put into jeopardy. The pandemic made even the most fervent Luddites change their attitude toward robotics, AI and technology. While sheltering at home, riding out the Covid-19 outbreak, they turned to online shopping on Amazon, ordering food deliveries via DoorDash and having others shop for food with the Instacart app. If a person needed to venture outside, and didn't want to risk going on public transportation, they requested an Uber or Lyft car.

The real estate industry has started leveraging the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning to provide efficient services to property managers, landlords, tenants, and others. AI has helped to build a dedicated platform for real estate like property management software and many more for automating a complicated processes. This cutting-edge technology helps to build a strong relationship between landlords and tenants. Here is an exclusive interview with Andrews Moses, Co-Founder and CEO, Tenantcube, where he elaborates how the company integrates AI/ML into real estate to offer a property management software for efficient service with a team of real estate expertise. Tenantcube offers next-generation property management software and is designed to be an end-to-end platform fulfilling the needs of landlords, property managers, and tenants. The software drastically improves the entire experience of renting and saves time and money spent on traditional methods of rental property management.

One of the more permanent changes of the past year relates to technology in the workplace. The pandemic-induced lockdowns accelerated the digital transformation of business that was already underway, and real estate is no exception, especially when it comes to the incorporation of artificial intelligence. To gain a better idea of the perception of AI in property management, AppFolio conducted a study on the crossover of these two disciplines. When asked "I believe I have a basic understanding of artificial intelligence," 85% of the property management executives, decision makers, and generalist property managers surveyed answered in the affirmative. But when asked "Have you ever used or interacted with AI-based technology," only 32% said yes. 49% said no and 19% were unsure.

Advancements in technology are shaping the way real estate agents and homeowners navigate the home selling and buying process. In today's modern world, real estate professionals rely on sophisticated data to drive decisions, assess home value, and find ideal buyers. Keeping up with the times can be difficult, but the technology that's now available to agents is an exciting and convenient shift. Here are a few ways new technology is shaping the real estate industry and how agents can gain a competitive advantage by staying informed on the latest trends. Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the real estate industry. While still a relatively new trend, AI is here to stay.

SmartRent, which provides smart home automation for property owners, managers, developers, and residents, today announced that it has raised $60 million. CEO Lucas Haldeman said the funding will enable the company's next phase of growth as it expands its portfolio of offerings. According to Statista, revenue from the smart home market is anticipated to climb 18.3% from 2020 to 2023, resulting in market volume of $41 billion within the next three years. But appliances, lighting fixtures, and security cameras are often not user-friendly, which has threatened to impede adoption. A survey conducted by TechSee found that nearly 74% of respondents were "certain" or "very likely" to return a new smart home purchase if they found it difficult to install.

No industry is immune to technological advances, but real estate is one niche that has been traditionally slower to adopt new trends. PropTech is booming and changing the way we buy, sell, and interact with our properties. I have recently been to ProbTech events to deliver keynotes, and more and more companies in the industry are asking for my advice on tech transformation. So, with this post, I would like to share the key trends every real estate professional and property manager needs to be aware of. The real estate and property management industries are uniquely positioned to benefit from big data.

No industry is immune to technological advances, but real estate is one niche that has been traditionally slower to adopt new trends. PropTech is booming and changing the way we buy, sell, and interact with our properties. I have recently been to ProbTech events to deliver keynotes, and more and more companies in the industry are asking for my advice on tech transformation. So, with this post, I would like to share the key trends every real estate professional and property manager needs to be aware of. The real estate and property management industries are uniquely positioned to benefit from big data.