proptech

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noun

The application of information technology to real-estate markets.

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Meanings

nounproptech (uncountable)

alternative prop-tech · alternative PropTech

  1. uncountableThe application of information technology to real-estate markets.

    The amounts involved on the investment side are significant across many proptech startups. Property tech venture capital platform PiLabs launched in 2014 and has already spent £113m backing 47 founders in the sector; […]

    2017 May 8, Jon Card, “Proptech: the businesses transforming the housing market”, in The Guardian
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    “Lisbon has several ingredients making it a unique and efficient tech ecosystem,” says Suharev, CEO of proptech company CASAFARI, listing factors such as quality of life, governmental programs designed to attract foreign entrepreneurs, and its Silicon Valley-like business mindset.

    2022 October 7, “The Hottest Startups in Lisbon”, in Wired UK, →ISSN

Origin

Blend of property + technology.

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APA

proptech. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proptech

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Chicago

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