Blueprint Las Vegas 2025: Highlights

Blueprint Las Vegas delivered a high-energy look at where real estate and technology are headed. Sessions, founders, investors, and innovators converged to share what is next for multifamily and proptech.

APARTMENT STRATEGY SYMPOSIUM

Powerful insights framed how multifamily operators can navigate shifting conditions. Topics included rent growth, supply dynamics, and evolving regulations. The throughline was clear: strategic agility is essential for leaders in multifamily today.

SCALE VS. CONTROL

Speakers examined how to scale without losing operational discipline. Themes included managing rapid growth, balancing automation with human oversight, and building processes that keep quality high at every stage. The guidance applied to both startups and established operators.

SCALING SMARTER

Efficiency took center stage. The focus moved from growth at all costs to optimizing systems, strengthening partnerships, and tracking meaningful metrics instead of vanity indicators. Apartment marketing and property operations were highlighted as key areas for smarter, data-driven execution in a digital-first world.

AI INFRASTRUCTURE REAL ESTATE

Data centers and AI infrastructure emerged as a major opportunity. Rising adoption of AI is increasing demand for power, cooling, and secure facilities, driving new development and investment strategies. Servers and data hubs are shaping an expanding real estate category.

MULTIFAMILY ROUNDTABLE & FOUNDER MEET-UPS

A private Multifamily Roundtable gathered leaders including Marge Enrique (Westhome PMC), Laurel Zacher (LZ Strategic), Anne Baum (Town Properties), Kristi Fickert (Kurie), and Justin Jones (SmartRent). Discussion ranged from Reddit strategy and online reputation to the future of apartment marketing.
Founder spotlights included:

• Vizibly.io (Brint Carcamo): Budget visibility for operators, with insights on performance, time allocation, and seasonal planning.
• Reffie.me (Connie Lee): Resident engagement tools and an ambitious vision for real estate automation.

THE NETWORK EFFECT

High-quality networking complemented the programming. Attendees compared strategies, set up follow-up conversations, and outlined upcoming podcast and content collaborations. Social events kept the momentum going and strengthened industry relationships.

FINAL TAKEAWAYS

Blueprint stands out for real estate startups seeking funding, mentorship, and strategic partners. The blend of expert content and targeted networking made this year a strong platform for innovation and execution. Expect broader conversations next year as AI infrastructure and multifamily marketing continue to evolve.

“AI is probably the most important thing humanity has ever worked on. I think of it as something more profound than electricity or fire.”
— Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google

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Key Takeaways

Short on time? Here’s a snippet and quick takeaways to help further understanding the future in multifamily marketing.

Nationwide Multifamily Technology & Innovation Insights

1. Macro Tech Trends: 

• AI Everywhere: Leasing, renewals, maintenance triage, and marketing automation now industry-standard.
  
• Centralization Proven: Remote leasing hubs, virtual assistants, and centralized collections scaling nationwide.
  
• Data as an Asset: Investors and operators demanding unified dashboards with real-time leasing, NOI, and OpEx views.
  
• ESG + Financing: Green retrofits and smart building tech increasingly tied to loan pricing and insurance discounts.
  

2. Leasing & Marketing

• Generative Search: Optimizing for AI-driven search results (Google SGE, Bing Copilot, ChatGPT) now critical.
  
• Owned Demand: Corporate ILS, SEO, and Google Business Profiles outperform third-party listing platforms.
  
• Touring Tech: Self-guided tours with AI ID verification and leasing agents as holograms.
  
• AI Leasing CRM/Bots: Handling 24/7 leads; onsite teams focus on high-intent conversions and resident relationships. 
• Met Connie, Founder of Reffie: Setting up follow up call on synergy opportunities and interview for Multifamily Podcast. 
  

3. Resident Experience

• Digital-First: Residents expect app-based payments, renewals, maintenance requests, and community events.
  
• Flexibility: Split rent, deposit alternatives, and short-term lease options gaining traction.
  
• Smart Living: Secure packages, cold storage for grocery delivery, smart locks, and reliable Wi-Fi as baseline.
  
• Reputation Tech: Automated review requests, weekly sentiment tracking, and service recovery systems.
  

4. Operations & Expense Control

• AI Maintenance: Predictive scheduling, work-order triage, and technician routing reduce costs + downtime.
  
• Utility Management: Leak detection, sub-metering, energy analytics, and solar retrofits showing measurable ROI.
  
• Risk Mitigation: Insurance savings through water-shutoff tech, fire/CO2 sensors, and property-wide access control.
  
• Procurement Platforms: Standardized vendor contracts and parts reduce OpEx 3–7%.
• Met Brint, Founder of Vizibly.io: With Vizibly, they gain visibility into their budgeting process—so they can see what’s working, where time is spent, and how to improve it next season. 
  • iZone Lead – Needs possible website, SEO and Google Ads. 
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5. Workforce & Culture

• New Roles: Leasing specialists become “Resident Experience Managers” with tech support.
  
• Comp Models: Incentives tied to renewals, NPS, and online reputation, not just occupancy.
  
• Upskilling: Data literacy and AI fluency required across onsite and corporate staff.
  

6. Proptech Innovations

• AI Copilots: Conversational leasing and reporting tools for staff and executives.
  
• IoT Ecosystems: Thermostats, access control, leak sensors, EV chargers integrated into PMS/CRM.
  
• Fraud Prevention: Income verification and AI-powered ID scoring reducing bad debt.
  
• Digital Twins: Emerging use for predictive maintenance and energy modeling.
• Meeting with Robert/BetterBot/Multifamily Consortium: Robert and I discussed his idea on an Agentic/AI Listing Service (ALS) for Apartments and want to possibly partner on this idea with a company like Apartment SEO.
  

7. Risk & Compliance

• Cybersecurity: MFA, vendor SOC audits, and staff phishing training becoming standard.
  
• Fair Housing: AI tools undergoing regular bias audits.
  
• Data Privacy: Residents demand transparency on data usage; state regulations tightening.
  
• ESG Disclosure: Institutional investors and lenders requiring clear reporting.
  

Key Executive Takeaways

• Tech adoption directly drives NOI growth and expense control.
  
• Early AI adopters lead in leasing conversions, retention, and operating efficiency.
  
• Generative Search Optimization is the new leasing battlefield.
  
• Smart building + ESG retrofits deliver capital market advantages (better debt, lower insurance).
  
• Data transparency is now a requirement from residents, investors, and regulators.

Private Multifamily Roundtable Session: Marge/Westhome, Anne/Town Properties, Justin/SmartRent, Multifamily East Conference/Kristy