Real Estate Transactions, Smart Contracts

Streamlining the Development Process with Blockchain Technology (III of IV)

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 2/20/2024

Our prior two posts on blockchain technology and real estate looked at blockchain basics and how it can be used to make real estate transactions and the recording of documents more transparent, efficient, and secure. But I...more

The Tokenization of Real Estate—How Blockchain Technology Will Impact Real Estate

Locke Lord LLP on 7/31/2019

Tokenization Process - Tokenization is the process of representing fractional ownership interest in an asset with a blockchain-based token. A blockchain is essentially a distributed database of records, or public ledger of...more

Real Estate Horizons: The Power of the Brand

Hogan Lovells on 4/10/2019

Real Estate Horizons is a snapshot of key legal topics and market trends across the globe. This post higlights the importance of IP rights in this sector. With property developments increasingly focusing on experience and...more

Blockchain And The Future Of Insurance Regulation

Bricker Graydon LLP on 2/20/2019

Blockchain is simultaneously one of the most exciting and confusing new technologies to emerge over the last decade. In its simplest form, blockchain is a ledger. ...more

PropTech: Exploring the future impact of tokenization, smart contracts, and blockchain on the commercial real estate industry

Hogan Lovells on 2/20/2018

Historically commercial real estate was stuck in the Stone Age. Traditionally, ownership and encumbrancing regarding the properties have been kept in paper formats — some of which may or may not be publicly available....more

Blockchain: The Impact on the Real Estate Industry

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 12/28/2016

By changing the way that information is digitally stored and exchanged, blockchain technology will alter the way real estate is recorded, transferred, financed and managed globally. Bitcoin, the popular virtual currency...more