PropTech Sector Sees Growing M&A Interest as Macro Trends Reshape Real Estate Market

Source: William Blair — 

Technological innovation is disrupting the residential real estate sector as investors and innovative companies seek to address all parts of the homebuying value chain and improve the experience of both real estate agents and consumers.

Key takeaways:

• Influential macro trends—including disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the differing needs of consumers across generations—have led the residential real estate industry through a wave of technological innovation across all constituents of the ecosystem, from buyers and sellers to appraisers, lenders, closing attorneys, and loan maintenance providers.