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What Happens to Proptech When Anyone Can Build Software?
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Fusion42 · 6 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
AI-driven software development has lowered the technical barriers in proptech, enabling more rapid and widespread software creation by non-engineers. This shift forces real estate firms to rethink buy versus build strategies, especially leveraging proprietary data for in-house tools despite ongoing engineering demands for maintenance and code review.
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You must shift your product strategy from code skill to domain knowledge now that AI speeds software writing. Focus on proprietary data to build tools tailored to your real estate operations, as testing ideas cheaply removes traditional barriers.
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