A New Wave of Flood and Leak Tech Is Safeguarding Multifamily Assets

Multifamily Capital Improvements

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Franco Faraudo
December 03, 2025

Propmodo Technology

By Franco Faraudo · December 3, 2025

Greetings,

The big tech news this week was the DOJ’s unexpectedly light settlement with RealPage, which imposed minimal penalties and reset how tech firms can use non-public data to suggest pricing. The lenient outcome appears to have emboldened the company. This week, RealPage filed a lawsuit challenging New York’s statewide ban on algorithmic rent-setting tools. If the company gains traction in court or even gets its arguments meaningfully heard, similar challenges in other jurisdictions are likely to follow.

This week we’re looking at how smarter systems are reshaping multifamily capital improvements, giving operators clearer cost visibility, and faster ways to prevent small issues from turning into major losses. Water is a prime example, with modern leak-detection tools catching problems before tenants notice. Meanwhile, new CapEx technologies are replacing guesswork and fragmented spreadsheets with shared, unit-level data that keeps projects accurate and accountable. Together, these upgrades are driving a shift toward proactive protection, tighter budgets, and more resilient assets.

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Water damage is a major multifamily risk, and new leak-detection tech offers earlier alerts, automated shutoffs, and better oversight to prevent costly losses.

https://propmodo.com/a-new-wave-of-flood-and-leak-tech-is-safeguarding-multifamily-assets/

The Tools Helping Owners See Real-Time Build Costs at the Unit Level

Multifamily and CRE owners are gaining clearer CapEx control with real-time data, standardized bids, and structured costs that eliminate blind spots in property renovations.

https://propmodo.com/the-tools-helping-owners-see-real-time-build-costs-at-the-unit-level/

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🗽 New York, new tech
New York City is testing new technologies for its Smart City Testbed that will help analyze pedestrian activity and help residents visualize new facilities using augmented reality.

🎁 Building unboxing
Walmart is scaling up its use of 3D printed construction for its logistics warehouses.

🥵 Too hot to compute:
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s futures market went offline last week due to a cooling issue at a data center.

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Propmodo Technology is edited by Franco Faraudo with contributions from readers like you and the Propmodo team.

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