A market correction will only increase the urgency with which owners must seek out operational efficiencies and ancillary revenue opportunities. Proptech is forecast for further growth in 2019 , with a rising number of smart properties , while digital developments in renttech will make the sector the leading proptech category , according to real estate angel investor , John Helm . Venture capital firms invested $ 12.6bn in the proptech sector in 2017 , continued backing the sector in 2018 and almost all are expected to close in 2019 . The growth of proptech is not expected to be smooth , although the sector is expected to benefit from a predicted property market correction in 2019 .
Proptech is forecast for further growth in 2019 , with a rising number of smart properties , while digital developments in renttech will make the sector the leading proptech category , according to real estate angel investor , John Helm . Venture capital firms invested $ 12.6bn in the proptech sector in 2017 , continued backing the sector in 2018 and almost all are expected to close in 2019 . The growth of proptech is not expected to be smooth , although the sector is expected to benefit from a predicted property market correction in 2019 .