Areas for the use of proptech are advancing rapidly, enabling capital allocators to dig deeper into their investment decisions. From machine learning and digital twins to occupancy management systems, a wealth of tools are available now. Which tech should real estate investors be using? And what hurdles still exist in their adoption?

These and other questions were addressed in a recent virtual roundtable on using technology hosted by Institutional Real Estate, Inc. The in-depth strategy session with institutional investors, consultants and investment managers was moderated by Reno Sio, managing director, Asia Pacific, at IREI. Key takeaways included the following:

Despite technological advancements, investors see a lot of challenges with getting high-quality and standardised data to analyse performance, with the perennial challenge being able to do predictive analysis in a timely manner. The biggest roadblock involves data integrity and data organisation