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Wisdom in Real Estate Data About a decade ago, the term “Big Data” came to the fore. If you look at the Google “N-gram” service, you’ll see a massive spike in the use of that term since 2009. Just a bit later, “Artificial Intelligence (AI)” resurged, never to leave...

The data deluge in fintech In an article in the venerable technology publication Information Week, I wrote about ponderous and misleading nature of the oft-made comparison of “data” and “oil.” While the “data is the new oil” metaphor has elements of merit, it falls...

AI in Proptech: Reality and hype There is a defining concept in every era of business and technology. Innovations tend to be clustered around these concepts; as they emerge into the market, they create a flywheel that further elevates the idea. As investors take note,...

What You Need to Know About Cloud-Native FinTech Financial technology (FinTech) is an area of increasing interest, as evidenced by venture funding, media coverage, and the entrée of large companies and governments into the space. Indeed, finance and technology bind...

The Emergence of AssetTech, PropTech, and PaymentTech Financial Technology - or Fintech- is one of the most exciting areas in both the technology and investment worlds. Fintech subsumes a set of sub-areas, each of which in its own right is larded with potential. I...

The Resurgent Importance of AVMs by Romi Mahajan, Quantarium Board Advisor and Malcolm Cannon, COO Quantarium All industries have standards and solutions that generate debate about their relative importance. Sixteen years ago, Nicholas Carr wrote an article...