Key Takeaways
- • Inman named Luxury Presence Best Overall Proptech of the Year at its 2026 Best of Proptech Awards, with BrokerBot, an AI assistant built for brokerages, as runner-up.
- • Winners were selected in 21 categories from 126 nominees, and Inman added runners-up in most categories for the first time.
- • Livia won Best AI-Native Startup, and 100, which uses AI to catch rental application fraud, won Proptech Startup of the Year.
- • This year Inman merged its Best of Proptech and Best of AI honors into a single program, reviewed by a team of Inman executives.
- • Cotality won the new Responsible & Ethical AI Award, and Ashley Fidler of MoxiWorks and Josh Miller of Epique Realty were named AI Visionary and Proptech Founder/Visionary of the Year.
Summary
Inman, the real estate news organization, announced the winners of its 2026 Best of Proptech Awards on October 29, 2026 via PRWeb. Winners were named in 21 categories, selected from 126 nominees, with runners-up named in most categories. According to the announcement, Inman added runners-up in most categories for the first time this year because of the strength of the nominee pool.
Luxury Presence, which is used by more than 100,000 agents, took the Best Overall Proptech of the Year title, while BrokerBot, an AI assistant designed for brokerages, was runner-up. Other headline winners included 100, an AI-based rental application fraud detection platform named Proptech Startup of the Year, and Livia, which lets agents describe a buyer's wishes by call, text or email and returns a ranked MLS shortlist, named Best AI-Native Startup. Cotality received the new Responsible & Ethical AI Award.
This year marks the first time Inman has combined its Best of Proptech and Best of AI honors into one program. A team of Inman executives reviewed the nominations and made the selections. Individual honors went to Ashley Fidler of MoxiWorks, named AI Visionary of the Year, and Josh Miller of Epique Realty, named Proptech Founder / Visionary of the Year.
The announcement also listed winners and runners-up across categories including mortgage and lending (Tidalwave, with New American Funding as runner-up), title and closing technology (HomeLight, with Sabal Sign), property management (Grotto AI), and smart building (SmartRent). Venture Capital & Proptech Investment was awarded to Second Century Ventures / REACH, with no runner-up listed. Tom Bohn, CEO of Inman, said the technology "is solving real problems for agents, brokers, lenders and buyers."
Luxury Presence, which is used by more than 100,000 agents, took the Best Overall Proptech of the Year title, while BrokerBot, an AI assistant designed for brokerages, was runner-up. Other headline winners included 100, an AI-based rental application fraud detection platform named Proptech Startup of the Year, and Livia, which lets agents describe a buyer's wishes by call, text or email and returns a ranked MLS shortlist, named Best AI-Native Startup. Cotality received the new Responsible & Ethical AI Award.
This year marks the first time Inman has combined its Best of Proptech and Best of AI honors into one program. A team of Inman executives reviewed the nominations and made the selections. Individual honors went to Ashley Fidler of MoxiWorks, named AI Visionary of the Year, and Josh Miller of Epique Realty, named Proptech Founder / Visionary of the Year.
The announcement also listed winners and runners-up across categories including mortgage and lending (Tidalwave, with New American Funding as runner-up), title and closing technology (HomeLight, with Sabal Sign), property management (Grotto AI), and smart building (SmartRent). Venture Capital & Proptech Investment was awarded to Second Century Ventures / REACH, with no runner-up listed. Tom Bohn, CEO of Inman, said the technology "is solving real problems for agents, brokers, lenders and buyers."
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