AI, Tech Adoption, the Future of CRE & Building Relationships | Live from the Real Estate Gala ft. ButterflyMX, Hoya Capital, Crexi, CBRE, VryfID & More

In this special episode of Tangent Proptech, Edward Cohen is on the red carpet at one of the most exclusive commercial real estate events of the year: the Real Estate Gala in New York City. This episode features rapid-fire conversations with founders, investors, brokers, developers, and operators across the proptech and commercial real estate ecosystem.

A big focus of the evening was on AI. Namely, this question: how is AI being used in real estate right now? And possibly more front-and-center: whatโ€™s hype and whatโ€™s here to stay? From leasing and marketing to underwriting and financial modeling, this episode explores where artificial intelligence is already driving value in real estate, where itโ€™s falling short, and how we can close the gap.

(00:00) - Welcome to the Real Estate Gala Red Carpet Interviews
(02:30) - Cyrus Claffey (ButterflyMX): AI Across Product, Marketing, & Operations
(06:00) - Zach Molzer (Molzer Development) & Madi Bremer (CBRE): Networking & AI in Leasing
(08:30) - Gabe Einhorn (VryfID): Content, Consistency, and AI Efficiency
(10:00) - Kaylan Knitowski (Franklin Street): AI Workflows and Competing with Experience
(13:30) - David Auerbach (Hoya Capital): Driving Tech Adoption in Real Estate
(14:45) - Adam Steiner (Rick, Steiner, Fell, and Benowitz): Document Automation & Bridging Tech and Business
(16:45) - Humberto Lopes (HL Dynasty, Gotham Housing Alliance): A Human-First Real Estate Perspective
(19:15) - Jovian Lopes (Gotham Housing Alliance): AI for Research vs Human Relationships
(21:00) - Lauren Oโ€™Breza (Foresite CRE): AI in Brokerage & Underwriting
(24:30) - Pablo Barreiro (Fortec): Simplifying Tech Adoption & the Future of Financing
(26:00) - Shanti Ryle (Crexi): AI Data Enrichment & Storytelling Advantage
(30:30) - Rameen Inayat (Ryan): AI for Admin & Property Tax Insights
(32:00) - Collaboration Superpower: Priya Parker
 
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