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Metros with the highest price cuts Link

• Sellers are cutting prices most often in the South and West, with Austin leading the way at 22.2% of listings seeing at least three reductions.

• High inventory levels in cities like San Antonio, Tampa, and Phoenix are giving buyers more room to negotiate as homes sit on the market longer.

• Experts say these repeated cuts show that sellers are finally adjusting to a more normal market after the pandemic-era price spikes.

Medical Office Investments Surge 122% in Q4 Link

• Investment in medical outpatient buildings hit $6.1 billion in the final quarter of 2025, more than doubling the volume from the previous three months.

• The massive jump was fueled by a $2 billion deal where Remedy Medical Properties bought a large chunk of Welltower's portfolio.

• This surge helped the sector reach $12.6 billion for the full year, marking its best performance since 2022.

Zombie Homes Are Heavily Concentrated in the Midwest Link

• While the national average for "zombie" foreclosures is only about 3.27%, cities like Cleveland and St. Louis are seeing rates as high as 9.9%.

• These vacant, abandoned properties are a bigger problem in the Midwest and select Florida neighborhoods than in places like New York or Philadelphia.

• Properties owned by big institutional investors are actually more likely to be sitting empty than those owned by regular people.

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Microsoft Copilot for Real Estate link 

Microsoft is integrating generative AI directly into the productivity tools agents already use, effectively lowering the barrier to entry for advanced data analysis and automated client communications across the U.S. housing market.

Grotto AI: The Multifamily Leasing Platform That Uses AI to Coach Leasing Agents link 

By providing real-time performance feedback and automated coaching, Grotto AI is transforming U.S. multifamily leasing from a high-turnover administrative role into a data-driven sales powerhouse.

Zoning Data: How Proptechs Are Delivering Clarity From Complexity link 

AI-driven zoning analytics are dismantling the largest barrier to U.S. housing development by instantly identifying buildable sites and density potential across fragmented municipal codes.

Proptech Startups That Just Got Funded

• Optiml, a Swiss RE business Intelligence co, raised an €8M seed led by KOMPAS.

• Cadastral, a CRE AI agent, raised a $9.5M seed round.

• ScyAI, a Swiss RE risk intelligence stack, raised a €2M pre-seed led by AEN.

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