Construction, Real Estate & Infrastructure

Austin, Texas – September 25, 2026 -- T3 Sixty and Real Estate News have named nine finalists for the 2026 Edge Pitch Battle, a live proptech competition set for Oct. 28-29 in Dallas as part of Edge: The Tech and Data Forum.

Nine early- to growth-stage firms will compete across the full real estate transaction lifecycle

The finalists include 10xSearch, Agent Buddi, FIJIapp, homhub, Open Houses Direct, Pairgap, Purlin, RealAnalytica and VIZO. Collectively, the companies address discovery, client matching, deal closing and business operations for agents, brokerages, teams, MLSs and associations. Purlin was cited as the most scaled competitor in this year's field, offering an end-to-end platform spanning search to close.

Cambridge, Mass. – September 25, 2026 -- Blitzy has signed a 52,000-rentable-square-foot office lease at One Kendall Square, the largest new office lease completed in Cambridge in 2026, according to JLL, which represented the company in the deal.

Blitzy quadruples headcount after $200 million raise

The autonomous software development company, founded in Cambridge in 2023, raised $200 million in May 2026 at a $1.4 billion valuation in a round led by Northzone. Blitzy quadrupled its headcount in the first half of 2026 and now employs more than 200 people in Cambridge.

Jacksonville, Fla. – September 25, 2026 -- LandSouth Construction, a multifamily general contractor operating across the Southeast for nearly 30 years, has launched a redesigned website at www.LandSouth.com aimed at how developers now research and vet construction partners before making contact.

New site structures project history by market, location, and construction expertise

The platform allows developers, owners, and investors to explore LandSouth's work across multifamily luxury housing, HUD/affordable housing, and other specialized development sectors in one place. The company said the redesign gives prospective clients clearer visibility into its nearly three-decade project history and the types of developments it has delivered.

Austin, Texas – September 25, 2026 -- The typical U.S. down payment fell to $27,100 in the second quarter, the lowest second-quarter level since 2021, even as higher mortgage rates pushed estimated monthly payments up 74% over five years to $2,376, according to Realtor.com's second-quarter Down Payment Report.

Down payments drop 9.2% year over year despite seasonal rebound

The median down payment rose seasonally to $27,100, or 13.7% of purchase price, in the second quarter from $25,000, or 12.9%, in the first quarter. That still marked a decline of 9.2% in dollar terms and 0.6 percentage points as a share of price versus the $29,900, or 14.3%, recorded a year earlier. The rebound extended into July, when the typical down payment hit an annual high of $28,800, or 14.0%, still 7.5% below year-ago levels.

Calgary, AB – September 24, 2026 -- Renoworks Software Inc. (TSXV: RW) (OTC: ROWKF) has launched Renoworks.ai, a next-generation AI-native platform aimed at reshaping how building product manufacturers, distributors, retailers and contractors monetize homeowner engagement during remodeling projects.

Platform ties photorealistic AI renderings directly to sellable products

Unlike general-purpose generative AI tools that produce inspirational imagery, Renoworks.ai connects each design to actual products, colors and configurations offered by participating manufacturers. The system incorporates natural lighting, shadows, depth and architectural detail to generate photorealistic remodeling visuals.

Las Vegas – September 24, 2026 -- BOXABL Inc. (Nasdaq: BXBL) has appointed Timothy Goldsmith, CPA, to its board of directors, naming him chair of the Audit Committee effective Sept. 24, 2026, as the modular housing manufacturer builds out financial and governance infrastructure two months after its Nasdaq debut.

Goldsmith brings two decades of EY audit leadership to BOXABL's board

Goldsmith spent nearly 21 years at EY, serving as audit partner from 2018 to 2026, where he oversaw more than 20 complex public and private company audits and led a team of over 30 audit executives. He directed audit strategy for companies ranging from $200 million to over $3 billion in revenue, with technical expertise spanning U.S. GAAP, IFRS, SEC and PCAOB standards, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, and M&A accounting. Earlier in his career he worked as a U.S. SEC capital markets senior in Hong Kong, advising on cross-border IPOs involving U.S. operations.

San Diego – – September 24, 2026 -- Industrious, in partnership with GANMI, is adding roughly 27,000 square feet to its Core Columbia workplace at 401 W A St in downtown San Diego, doubling the footprint to approximately 54,000 square feet. Members will gain access to the expanded space starting June 2027.

Expansion targets rising demand from defense, AI and life sciences startups

GANMI and Industrious cite sustained high occupancy at the existing location as the driver for the expansion, particularly among startups and growing companies in defense, artificial intelligence, life sciences and medical devices — sectors where San Diego has built a strong innovation cluster. The expanded space will add 305 office seats and 50 access seats.

St. Louis – September 24, 2026 -- Novaclad has released a free iOS app that measures a kitchen with an iPhone's LiDAR sensor, prices a countertop from a fabricator's own catalog, and routes the job to a local shop in about five minutes, replacing a quoting process that has traditionally taken days.

The app is the first consumer product built on Novaclad's AI-LiDAR measurement engine and marks the initial piece of the company's planned Fabrication Cloud, a network intended to connect homeowners directly to local fabricators of countertops, cabinetry, tile and millwork.

Ketchum, Idaho – September 24, 2026 -- Skilled trades workers reach financial break-even by age 19, nearly seven years faster than bachelor's degree holders who hit that mark at 26, according to new commissioned research from truck-storage manufacturer DECKED. The findings, drawn from an economic trajectory study and a proprietary survey of 500 tradespeople, anchor the company's new Built for Those Who Build campaign, launching with a Builder's Day event on Sept. 30 at DECKED's manufacturing facility in Defiance, Ohio.

Glendale, Calif. – September 24, 2026 -- Linc Housing and National CORE have opened Pioneer Village, a 340-home affordable housing community in Glendale, California, drawing more than 7,500 applications for its units.

Development delivers 340 homes across three five-story buildings on 2.79 acres

Located at 515 Pioneer Drive, the elevator-served complex includes 92 units for low-income seniors aged 62 and older, 245 family units, and three apartments for on-site staff. Homes are affordable to households earning between 30% and 80% of area median income. Construction began in January 2023 and finished in July 2026, with resident move-ins starting in June.