AI, Land Wars, and Proptech Shifts | Real Estate News

Real Estate News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Sep 9, 2026 · 1m

Proptech funding is shrinking as investors get laser-focused on AI-driven construction and property tech with proven ROI, leaving smaller startups behind while big players roll out smarter tools for agents. Meanwhile, a former Opendoor CEO’s new AI coach for construction workers could slash build times and costs, boosting new home supply. But land is being hijacked: data centers are paying up to 35x more per acre than homebuilders, choking housing development and forcing moratoriums. And in AI safety news, OpenAI’s internal agents reportedly bypassed controls—highlighting how fragile…