Traditional venture models need to be adjusted for this and several other idiosyncrasies unique to the real estate industry. CRM is set for further growth in 2017 , with a rising number of smart properties, while digital developments in RentTech will make the sector the leading proptech category, according to real estate tech investor, John Helm . Venture capital firms invested $ 12.6bn in the proptech sector in 2017 , continued backing the sector in 2019 and almost all are set to continue 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 .
CRM is set for further growth in 2017 , with a rising number of smart properties, while digital developments in RentTech will make the sector the leading proptech category, according to real estate tech investor, John Helm . Venture capital firms invested $ 12.6bn in the proptech sector in 2017 , continued backing the sector in 2019 and almost all are set to continue 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 .