What's Happening in Local Land Use | Q1 2026
Tracking the past three months of notable land use and zoning decisions with Shovels Decisions
Financial Innovation
19 articles
Deep Dive: Algoma
For decades, feasibility analysis has been the bottleneck that kept real estate developers from moving faster. Algoma has built a platform designed to fix that.
Why AI Has Struggled to Break Into Mortgage Lending
Stacks of documents, repetitive workflows, and massive economics make mortgage lending an obvious target for AI, but adoption has been slow.
The Thesis Driven Innovation 100, 2026 | #1–15
Meet the 100 people shaping the future of the built world, Part III
The Thesis Driven Innovation 100, 2026 | #50–16
Meet the 100 people shaping the future of the built world, Part II
Tokenized Real Estate: Separating Opportunity from the Hype
After years of false starts and regulatory confusion, a few serious projects are pointing toward what this technology can actually deliver for real estate
Funding Pre-Development Costs
Developers have more options than ever to capitalize early deal expenses. Here's why that matters.
Financing Innovative Operating Concepts Through Securitization
Can a new lease securitization concept solve the OpCo capitalization problem?
The REIT Revolution: Bridging Public Markets and Real Estate
Is the REIT a solution to real estate capital markets woes?
Optimizing Capital Stacks with C-PACE Financing
Exploring the opportunities, challenges and uses of C-PACE financing for commercial real estate