2022 And Real Estate Tech

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The pandemic has successfully mated two age-old incompatible entities - real estate and technology. 

Proptech saw widespread adoption globally as the physical presence heavy sector faced it's biggest nightmare, immobile humans. 

2022: The Seen And Unseen In Tech

Going by all the good stuff that happened to proptech through 2020-21, 2022 should be no different. Here's what the experts feel will be top real estate tech trends in the new year. 

Housing - Tech adoption to enable remote sales - via virtual tours, augmented reality, digital workflows - shall remain the top trend as developers woo national and international clients who may not travel in the foreseeable future. 

Also, PlanTech, a new kid on the block, will continue growing in 2022 in order to assist the planning system to efficiently service the increased demand for new builds to meet local housing targets.

💡 PlanTech Explained: PlanTech is a developing field of practice for emerging technologies and digital innovation for how we plan and design cities.

Office - Experts feel that 2022 will be the year that will ramp up tech, leading to centrally controlled systems that bring about health benefits (better air quality, healthy temperature control), cost efficiencies and ESG benefits. 

Look out for proptech offerings that sense building data and then use it to adapt every possible system to create a better environment for workers, while saving money and protecting the environment. 

Visualising - The year of the virtual interior decorator is here. 2022 will be the year when virtual staging gets smart. Visualising a space – its layout, furniture and finishes – is still largely a manual process, but the new year could change that for good. 

Sustainability - Just like office landlords have started to adopt tech to measure and control energy performance in real time, retail landlords will face greater demands to do the same. 

2022 will be a year when proptech will see a whole new market open up - retail showrooms, malls, shopping centres et al will increase their use of real time technology solutions.